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So You Hate Your Major… Now What?
Imposter syndrome is a phrase that many people in academia are uniquely familiar with. The feeling that maybe you aren’t smart enough for your...
AI and VR: A New Reality
Reality is defined by the world we live in and the rules it is bound by. Physics, time, societal norms—these are all things that...
“When” to Do Things by Daniel H. Pink
Nowadays, I "read" books mostly by listening to them. When you have to read textbooks and research papers all day, it's easier on the...
Janna Levin’s Black Hole Survival Guide
What would happen if you fell into a black hole? It’s a question that you want answered fast. After reading verbose academic articles all...
The Evolution from Fossil to Monster
Humankind as a species is over 200,000 years old. We are travelers, storytellers, and connoisseurs of legends and tales. For thousands of years,...
Three Dog Star Night (Part 1)
I am just old enough to remember a time when most textbooks only spoke of exoplanets (i.e. those outside our solar system) in the...
The Undersea Bone Devourer
Osedax, from the Latin os, oris (bone) and edāx, edācis (devourer), is a genus of undersea worms that consumes bone. A genus (which is...
The von Neumann Architecture
The von Neumann Architecture
Introduction
Have you ever wondered how your computer works? Who decided that we should use keyboards to tell our devices what to...
Making Bad Decisions: The Science of Decision-Making
MAKING BAD DECISIONS
Ever wonder why you make such bad decisions. We make around 35,000 decisions every day, and they can’t all be good. There...
A World with New Plastic
THE PROBLEM
Plastic pollution continues to be a growing environmental issue. Around 79% of plastic is gathered in either landfills or natural environments. Due to...