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About Me — Katrina Paulson

Following life’s curious adventures through writing — I consider myself to be creative but trying to explain who I am, always makes me draws a blank. For your sake, I’ll do my best. Family and Childhood I was born and raised in Portland, Oregon. I have a love/hate relationship with the city, but so far I’m still here. …

About Me

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About Me — Katrina Paulson
About Me — Katrina Paulson
About Me

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2 days ago

Language Runs Deep in Our Species

There are over 7,100 spoken and written languages today, but which is the oldest? What about the oldest extinct language? — Back before cell phones were standard, my friends and I used to write each other notes during class and exchange them in the hallways between bells. The boys thought it was great fun to intercept these hallway exchanges and read the note’s contents. To get around this annoyance and privacy…

Language

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Language Runs Deep in Our Species
Language Runs Deep in Our Species
Language

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6 days ago

The Placenta is a Temporary Yet Crucial Organ

You may lose your placenta at birth, but new research suggests it influences the rest of your life. — Parents are great, kids too, but I’ve never had the desire to become a parent by creating a child. Pregnancy is one experience I’m all too happy to skip, and perhaps because of that, I’ve never thought much about the placenta. I mean, I’m well aware of the incredible mind-bending…

Pregnancy

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The Placenta is a Temporary Yet Crucial Organ
The Placenta is a Temporary Yet Crucial Organ
Pregnancy

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Nov 21

Science Explains Why People Have Different Numbers of Abs

Some people have six packs, while others have eight packs, and some even have four or two packs. — I came of age when defined six-pack abs were all the rage. This was during the dawn of the internet when billboards, magazines, and shows were full of skinny people showing off their “washboard” abs. If you don’t know, the slang term “washboard” refers to the popular 19th and 20th-century…

Science

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Science Explains Why People Have Different Numbers of Abs
Science Explains Why People Have Different Numbers of Abs
Science

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Nov 16

Researchers Identify 168 New Nazca Lines in Peru

This makes over a thousand that we know of. — If you’ve read much of my writing, you’ve probably noticed that ancient human history is a favorite topic of mine. I just love learning about how people lived thousands and hundreds of thousands of years ago. We can’t know everything about them. …

Ancient History

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Researchers Identify 168 New Nazca Lines in Peru
Researchers Identify 168 New Nazca Lines in Peru
Ancient History

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Nov 12

A New Natural Hybrid Animal was Discovered in Brazil

It’s called Dogxim, part dog and part fox — Nature is a bit like a mad scientist with a passion for mixing and matching and trial and error. One look at evolution shows this perfectly. All species change over time. Combinations of traits, whether physical or incorporeal, are tweaked with every new generation. All with the same goal of…

Science

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A New Natural Hybrid Animal was Discovered in Brazil
A New Natural Hybrid Animal was Discovered in Brazil
Science

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Nov 8

How Your Genes Influence Your Taste

And how scientists may become able to alter our perception of taste in the future — My brother is the pickiest eater I’ve ever known. Most of my family thought his palette would expand as he got older, but his preferences as an adult haven’t changed much. I can describe his diet in two words: bland and repetitive. I don’t judge him for it; people like…

Science

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How Your Genes Influence Your Taste
How Your Genes Influence Your Taste
Science

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Nov 4

Getting a Thrill From Fear Should Be Counter-Intuitive

Yet, fear can be exciting, so there must be some benefit to intentionally scaring ourselves. — From time to time, especially around Halloween, I enjoy indulging in some good ol’ self-induced fear. Bring on the scary movies and haunted houses. Let’s check out that corn maze with the Freddie Krugers, Jasons, and clowns lurking around every corner. …

Fear

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Getting a Thrill From Fear Should Be Counter-Intuitive
Getting a Thrill From Fear Should Be Counter-Intuitive
Fear

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Oct 31

Your Microbiome Keeps Working After You Die

Your postmortem Microbiome teams up with microbes in the soil to ‘recycle’ your body — You likely know that you, me, and everyone else have whole communities made of trillions of microorganisms within us. Scientists began intensely studying our microbiome only a couple of decades ago, but they’ve already learned quite a bit. We now know these communities are vital to our health and work…

Death

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Your Microbiome Keeps Working After You Die
Your Microbiome Keeps Working After You Die
Death

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Oct 26

Quantum Biology

A relatively new field of research — Nature is multidimensional. Beyond the individual categories we study — like physics, biology, or chemistry — there are also two levels of Nature that follow different sets of rules: the macro, or large scale level, and the tiny quantum one. …

Science

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Quantum Biology
Quantum Biology
Science

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Katrina Paulson

Katrina Paulson

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I wonder about humanity, questions with no answers, and new discoveries. Then I write about them here and on substack! https://curiousadventure.substack.com

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