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Last year (2013) we published our first edition of Science Bulletin. The cover story was about how gardeners use science to manipulate plants, and create favorable conditions for them. To write the story SB editor Peter Smith visited the Villandry gardens on his vacation to France. After visited the gardens, and a few hours of additional research, he set to work on writing SB first article ever. The second article was about diagnosing cancer. The Science Bulletin staff was invited to the UCLA pathology lab, where Dr. Hart showed how pathologists diagnose cancer. The first addition also had an article about recreational astronomy in Southern California. After SB editor Grant Regen traveled to Astronomy events all last summer, he wrote an article about his adventure. The first edition also included an advances page, and a book review of E.O Wilson's Letter to a Young Scientist.
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By November 2013 all the Nobel prizes in science were announced so we put the faces of the laureates on the cover. Inside the magazine we wrote synopses of all of the Nobel prize winners work, and gave a little background on the Nobel prizes themselves. The edition also contained an article on how the printing press changed science forever. After visiting the International Printing Museum, Editor Peter Smith got in contact with the Science History Society, who provided some information regarding the article. The edition also included an article about the Curiosity rover, and searching for extraterrestrial life. To top off the edition Grant also wrote about the then impending comet Ison which was close enough to start observing, just around the time when the magazine was published.
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The 2014 January/February edition of Science Bulletin, is still the most popular edition we've ever written, as well as the longest. The cover article was about the scientific achievements of John F. Kennedy. Editor Grant Regen completed the article highlighting his push to put an American person on the face of the moon. Inside, Peter Smith wrote an article on the use of science to conserve paintings. Science Bulletin received special permission to tour the Getty Conservation Institute, courtesy of David Carson, who works there. The article explained several techniques in which conservators used science to save art. Contributor Daniel Cielak also wrote an article about SpaceX and Elon Musk. The final article was a review of the scientific achievements of 2013. The article was extremely hard to write, because we had trouble narrowing down the top achievements. Finally after hours of work the Editors had a list in which they could research and write about to form the article.
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The fourth edition of Science Bulletin, 2014 March/April edition, was jam packed with scientific content. The cover story was about bioluminescence. It explored how life can literally glow! The edition also included an article about the renovated Los Angeles Natural History Museum. It included a review of the Nature Gardens, Nature Lab, Otis Booth Pavilion, Dinosaur Hall, and Mammal Hall. The edition also included an article to prepare readers for April's Lunar eclipse which was then reviewed in the Debate edition. To read the March/April edition of Science Bulletin click on the cover in the magazine shelf two spaces to the right.
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The 2014 May/June edition of Science Bulletin was dedicated to the idea that applying science can be a tricky process. It examined issues where science was used to do things where the motives were in question, for example the edition included opinions regarding the use of Hydraulic Fracturing was good or bad. The edition also included two editorials, one attempting to dispel the notion that vaccines have nasty side effects and another questioning the use of drone technology for the use in United States Military operation. The editorial nature of the set of three topics led us to call the issue the “Debate Edition”. The issue also included an article about the solar eclipse or “blood moon”, and a piece about the auditory nature of Humpback Whales. Of course the issue also included the regular departments including “Advances”, “Under the Scope”, and “The Shot”.
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