University of Wisconsin–Madison

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The Sound of Science: Paul Hanson Mixes Music and Limnology

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Below is an excellent article from Isthmus.com on CFL research professor, Paul Hanson, and the music he hears (and makes) in science. By Allison Geyer. Data collected from sensors on a buoy in Lake Mendota map the ebb and flow of the algal blooms that each year turn the lake green with phytoplankton. A look …

A Look at Our Lakes on Earth Day

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Happy Earth Day! Wisconsin, of course, is where it all began, thanks to former U.S. senator Gaylord Nelson’s vision. As we here at the blog mulled over an appropriate topic for an Earth Day post, we kept seeing local media coverage about Madison’s lakes. And that had us returning to one thought – April rains …