James Collard
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Uncovering Pieces of the Universe Puzzle
June 08, 2017 10:21 AM
Thirty years ago, J. Ward Moody was pondering the existence of dwarf galaxies far, far away.
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Running to Support Cancer Research
May 17, 2017 02:04 PM
Parents pushing strollers, runners donning short shorts, BYU basketball players dressed as Batman, and countless others all gathered at the starting line of the annual Rex Lee Run on March 11, 2017.
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From Chariot to Prius: Society’s Developing Use of Resources
May 16, 2017 01:03 PM
For a thousand years, Hittite chariots rolled through the Middle East, injecting the empire’s influence into what is now present-day Turkey and Syria. The Hittite Empire’s success can be largely attributed to one thing—metal resources.
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Let Them Eat Pi
March 28, 2017 12:36 PM
Hordes of pie-loving students gathered in front of the Wilkinson Student Center on March 14 to celebrate the day that shares its name with the world’s most famous number—3.14… .
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BYU Gaining National Recognition for Undergraduate Research Support
March 21, 2017 12:40 PM
Archimedes was one of history’s most influential mathematicians, in addition to being an astronomer, engineer, and physicist. He developed an unprecedented method for determining the volume of objects and invented a heat ray to torch ships attacking his hometown. In explaining the principle of the lever, he said, “Give me but a firm spot on which to stand, and I shall move the earth.”
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Measuring a Quintillion Photons at the Speed of Light
March 20, 2017 12:45 PM
An individual could travel around the world more than seven times in a single second if moving at the speed of light. That’s pretty fast.
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Quey Hebrew Lecture: Sustaining a Metallic Society
March 14, 2017 12:49 PM
Over two hundred years ago, the world began to change. Massive, metal machinery replaced human hands to increase manufacturing efficiency. Factories cut into small-town skylines as our dependency on metals became increasingly apparent. But how have we been able to maintain the constant output of metallic materials since the Industrial Revolution? Can we continue at this hurried pace?
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Prehistoric “Buzzsaw Killer” Comes to BYU
February 22, 2017 09:19 AM
America loves a good shark story. The country’s obsession with the frightening fish has been manifested by its love of Jaws, Shark Week, and four full-length Sharknado films. Little do Utahns know, the state has its own shark story–kind of. Hundreds of millions of years ago, Northern Utah was at the bottom of a prehistoric sea, which housed large, shark-like creatures with sets of teeth like buzzsaws.
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Professor Researches Artificial Intelligence in Abu Dhabi, Returns to BYU
November 29, 2016 11:50 AM
Jacob Crandall used to look at sand dunes from his office window in Abu Dhabi. Now, BYU’s newest computer science professor looks out at Utah’s Squaw Peak instead. Whatever the location, Crandall is ready and eager to continue his research.
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