Articles
Misophonia: The Unofficial Common Neurobehavioral Disorder
For sure most people have already experienced some ‘disliking’ sounds before. For example, the emergency sirens, high-pitched yellings, public space noises, etc. What’s about...
What’s Making That Smell? The Chemistry Behind Common Scents
The Science of Smell
Of the five senses, scientists understand the least about smell. We recognize scents when small airborne molecules stimulate receptors in the...
The Science of Sharing Information: The A, B, Ts of Storytelling
And, the explosion of information across scientific and technical fields over the past few decades has created a world overflowing with data. Scientific publications,...
Genetic Engineering: Woolld you, or woolldn’t you?
Imagine a tiny mouse with long, golden-brown fur that looks like it belongs on a woolly mammoth! As of a couple months ago, you...
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...
