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Question Your World: Is Some Stress Good for You?

No pain, no gain…right? Well, that phrase seems to go hand in hand with workout routines, but it may also be applicable for the brain! Scientists have been studying the impact of acute and chronic stress on the brain and have concluded some very interesting results. So, what does stress do to the brain? Check out the latest Question Your World Radio Report from the Science Museum of Virginia to learn more.

Tomorrow’s Jets Could Fly with Flower Power

Camelina Jet Fuel

Due to rising oil prices and environmental concerns, the aviation industry is now looking at many biofuels as alternatives to petroleum derived fuel. NASA researchers conducted a series of test flights recently that proved a commercial jet can fly safely with a blend of jet fuel made from Camelina plant oil.

WCVE Public Radio’s Charles Fishburne has more in this Science Matters report.

Question Your World: How Did Everyone Really End Up Everywhere?

For about 200,000 years humanity has been making its way from Africa to just about every corner of this planet. The study of our past helps explain the evolution of life here on Earth. We’ve put a lot of time and effort into digging through the past and have constructed the time line of our story, all the while continually making new discoveries. So, what happens when we make a new discovery that totally contradicts what we've learned? Listen to the latest Question Your World Radio Report from the Science Museum of Virginia to learn more.

Question Your World: How Do You Feel About Robots?

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Would you be happy if a robot gave you flowers? Would you be sad if you saw someone hurt a robot? Those are the types of questions that were on a recent German scientific survey, but why? Why do we need to understand how we feel about robots? Listen to the latest Question Your World Radio Report from the Science Museum of Virginia to learn more.

Question Your World: How Far Does Our Solar System Stretch?

Voyager

Our lovely and comfortable home here on Earth is a long way away from the end of our solar system. Here on Earth concepts of boundaries involve rivers, lakes, mountains, human imposed borders, and so on. However, this is not how the limits of our solar system are established. There is not one point that defines the end, but there is definitely an end and it’s really far from here. Listen to the latest Question Your World Radio Report from the Science Museum of Virginia to learn more.

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New Permanent Exhibit to Open at Science Museum

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"Boost" is the first new permanent exhibit to open at the Science Museum of Virginia in ten years. Focusing on wellness and self improvement, "Boost" opens to the public on Saturday, June 22.

 

 

New Online Atlas For Rare Winged Insects In Virginia

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Bug lovers can now access a new online atlas featuring some of the rarest, winged insects that occur in Virginia.  Charles Fishburne has more in this WCVE Science Matters report.

Goochland STEM Camp Sold Out; Needs Funding

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Goochland’s Second Annual Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics Summer Camp gets underway on the 24th at the county middle school.

JMU Students Seek World Record Cross-Country With Electric Motorcycle

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An engineering student from Richmond will be part of a team from James Madison University that will be crossing the United States on a battery-powered motorcycle in three days.  Charles Fishburne has more in this WCVE Science Matters report.

VCU Medical Center Uses Actors to Simulate Patients

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The Center for Human Simulation and Patient Safety has moved into its new building on the VCU Medical Center Campus.
The state of the art facility is used to train medical students in a unique way.

Dr. Ellen Brock and Dr. Aaaron Anderson explain how programmable manikins are us
Actors, portraying patients, interact with doctors in training at the Center for
Actors, portraying patients, interact with doctors in training at the Center for