today i learned (til)
The Syrinx: The Musical Instrument For Rose-Ringed Parakeets
The rose-ringed parakeet (Psittacula krameri) also known as the ring-necked parakeet, is a medium-sized bird species that is native to the Indian subcontinent as...
Caffeine: A Neuroprotective Agent Against Adenosine Receptors
Effects of Caffeine
Caffeine a widely consumed psychoactive stimulant mostly found in drinks such as coffee, tea, matcha, and other popular energy drinks is known...
Sharing the Magic of Science Even In the Dark
Every year in March, Georgia Tech hosts Science and Engineering Day in association with the Atlanta Science Festival on campus to provide hands-on science-related...
Hues of Education
College classrooms often bear the reputation of being dull and uninspiring. Most of the time, classrooms are just rows and rows of tables, black...
Volcanoes: Quick and Easy
I present to you my two page cheat sheet on volcanoes since they are one of the most fascinating and awe-inspiring features of the...
To Zoo or Not to Zoo: a Story of Harambe
If you have been online at all the past couple of months, you have probably ran into Harambe--the latest meme hot off of the...
Could Aliens be Living in Our Solar System?
Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/visions-of-the-future/
Water: the ultimate resource. We depend on it to survive, but Earth is not the only place with a substantial amount of...
When Citrus Gets Lethal
So, the other day I got a new prescription, and as I skimmed through the 300 pages of side effect warnings (okay… maybe it...
Badass Biology: Humanity’s Most Important Adaptation
Badass Biology: Humanity’s most badass adaptation
At some point, modern humans started believing that we are somehow special, that we are the center of creation...
The Art of Getting Robbed with Gringo Perdido
As a US citizen who travels internationally to conduct research, I’m well aware of the perception that gringos = $$. Sometimes that perception is...