Articles
Neural Links: The Road to Real-Life Telepathy
Pssst... you... yes you... Can you hear me?
You hear someone speak to you, but nobody is around. What if that was your reality? Being...
Mind Over Matter: How Brain Implants Are Making Telekinesis Real
Imagine a world where you can move objects and complete tasks simply by thinking about them. Sounds like a pretty relaxing and too-good-to-be-true idea,...
GNU Privacy Guard (GPG) and the Protection of Sensitive Genetic Data
In today's data-driven world, few forms of personal information are as personal and revealing as genetic information. Genetic sequencing has become more widely available...
What’s with the Rising Egg Prices?
On a particularly cold night after hours of studying at a cafe, me and my friends are standing in the empty parking lot trying...
A Spotlight on Black Licorice and its Darker Side
Black licorice. You either love it or you hate it. Some delight in the intense spice flavor that comes with a bite of licorice...
Why Design?
One of the most challenging questions I am asked as a designer is why I chose the study path I chose. I am often...
Marine Birds Fly Into Storms to Survive?
In a recent article written by Freda Kreier, I learned about a very interesting phenomenon that some researchers have discovered. Many different species of...
POV: You are a Scientist Starting Research
Imagine you are sitting in your lab, racking your brain over what research project to start next. You’ve hit a metaphorical “researcher’s block” and...
Is that Marilyn Monroe… or Albert Einstein?!
What's Computer Vision anyway?
When I hear the term "computer vision", the first thing that comes to mind is a computer with eyes that enable...
