The Dose: Vintage Science
Vintage science covers, a Covid (vax) calculator, & foggy water
Welcome to The Dose! We’re delivering bi-weekly health and science updates right to your inbox, and we’re including some humor, art, and fun along the way.
We have some exciting new offerings at Unbiased Science!
First up, we partnered with CVEEP (The COVID-19 Vaccine Education and Equity Project) to create a streamlined calculator to help individuals understand their eligibiltiy for Covid-19 vaccines. When following the link, make sure to click on the calculator icon in the bottom right corner!
You asked, and we delivered! We’ve turned some of our most popular and impactful infographics into posters that are perfect for medical and educational settings. An easy way for patients and students to learn about flu shot ingredients, HPV vaccines, vaccine timelines, and annual exams. You can view and purchase the posters here. Price includes shipping, and they are professionally laminated.
Have you ever heard of the practice of hanging mesh netting to capture water droplets from fog? It’s common practice in places like Peru and Chile. The collected water is used for eating, drinking, and washing. But in more urban areas, this practice isn’t feasible because the water collected is full of pollution from the atmosphere. Researchers in Zurich are looking to change this. They’ve created a close-mesh lattice net, coated with titanium dioxide. The titanium dioxide breaks down the pollutants. The invention has only been tested in the lab and a small pilot program, but they’ve seen great results thus far. Read more about it here.
How about a science trip down memory lane? Check out some of these vintage science magazine covers, and marvel over just how far we’ve come!
Practical Electrics, September 1923. Who needs a real pet, when you can have an electric dog? (Perhaps this was the 20’s version of “hypoallergenic pets”?! Or maybe it was a glimpse into the future, since we now have Spot?!)
July 1925, Science and Invention. The Isolator, an invention to keep workers from being distracted by surrounding noises. Imagine what these people would think about today’s distractions?!
Radio Craft, June 1933. If we think cell phones in cars are a distraction, then you should look back to the ruckus that radios in cars caused! Some states were so opposed to radios in cars, they tried to make their installation a crime.
Now that we’ve looked at past scientific breakthroughs and inventions, we’d love to hear from our readers.
In our last issue, we took some of our more popular episode topics from season three, and asked our readers to choose their favorite. Here are the results:
Out of these four topics, which was your favorite from season 3?
Naturopathy 35%
Intermittent Fasting 32%
The Carnivore Diet 11%
Hypoallergenic Pets 22%
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