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Reshaping Public Science: Scientific Communication Through Podcasts

In this paper, two scientific podcast episodes are analyzed. The first is from Ologies by Allie Ward named “Molecular Neurobiology (BRAIN CHEMICALS) with Dr. Crystal Dilworth” where Allie and Crystal talk about neurotransmitters in our brain in relation to our moods and behaviors. The second podcast is from Science Vs named “Caffeine: How Much is Too Much?” where the hosts Rose Rimler and Wendy Zuckerberg clear up the confusion about the molecular mechanism of caffeine in the body and the effects of drinking caffeine regularly. The two podcast episodes will be used as examples for the analysis of the rhetorical aspects of podcasts in relation to scientific communication.

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Fading Echoes

In this essay, I use AI as a tool to write an essay about a personal haunting – the way in which personal photographic albums eventually remind you of the things that you have forgotten about your past loved ones more so than all of your cherished memories with those people. My writing is bolded while the words of ChatGPT follow in an unbolded format. AI was given the parameter to include “fading echoes” in every response to the prompts.

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Stubbornness is the Root of Tradition in Croatia

“We’re as stubborn as Dalmatian dogs” Anna says proudly as we walk through the city square past the Morpurgo Bookstore, one of the oldest bookstores in Europe. I look up in awe at the architecture. The worn-down white brick and the white-washed wood shutters provide a feeling of authenticity. In the near distance, stands a clock tower. The sun-shaped clock pointing towards the Roman numerals intrigues me as I think to myself, what is the history behind that clock tower?

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The Representation of Women Through Photography

What does it mean to be a woman? How does one tell the story of what a woman is? For decades, women have been both the photographer and the subject to be photographed. There are many different ways which women can be represented through photography. Whether it is to show the history of what being a woman means or to use photography as a medium for which issues surrounding women rights and health can be projected. More recently, women are being shown as inspiration and art through photography. The perception of what a woman is continues to evolve and through this paper, I aim to show the different ways in which the story of a woman can be told through photography.

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The Internal Nervous System of the Heart: Your Heart Has a Mind of its Own

Have you ever experienced heartache? That aching pain that you feel from deep within which causes all of your muscles to slowly tense and your breathing to become brisk and short. It makes you feel somewhat irregular and incomplete. Almost as if a piece of your identity and makings had been stolen from you. Often this pain is experienced when a loved one leaves your life for some reason. The terms “heartache” or “heartbreak” are only perceived as expressions that we use to name this feeling that many have experienced. However, there is truth behind these words as your heart truly does experience feelings of pain and longing.

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The Chemicals in Your Car Tires are Killing Coho Salmon

The West Coast of North America is known for our flourishing populations of Pacific salmon. Just think about how many people look forward to sitting down at a nice restaurant right along the water in the Downtown of Vancouver to eat a grilled piece of salmon with a maple glaze laying over a bed of an organic green salad. Yum. Sounds delicious to me. However, this luxury may become limited due to the declining populations of Pacific salmon. Your car tires are the problem.

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