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Strange Insect Encounter: The Human Instinct
Labor Day Encounter
On Labor Day this year, I visited West Point Dam, Georgia for a small family picnic. It’s supposedly a good spot for...
The Future of Touch: How Neural Networks are Revolutionizing Prosthetics
You might be familiar with The Amazing Spiderman where Dr. Connors, the villain, has an amputated arm. He tests reptilian DNA to see how...

Don’t Fall for the Galileo Gambit
Image Credit: Galileo gambit. (2018). RationalWiki. https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Galileo_gambit
Lots of new ideas are introduced to science all the time. Many of these ideas are accurate and...

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...
The Devil Wears Science Journey
Working behind the scenes of an event can be an eye-opening experience, especially when it's a science show with a unique twist. That's exactly...
What’s It Like Working in a Mouse Lab?
This semester, I started doing animal work in a research lab that uses mice as model organisms. Every time I’ve explained my training to...
A SAM-e Self-Experiment
The SAM-e Supplement: say goodbye to depression? TBD.
One year ago, as I was browsing the supplement aisle of Costco, a woman approached beside me....
Diary of a Mad Grad Student #1
In my stress over grad school and figuring out what my life will look like, I've been asking myself questions about my goals and...
The Science Behind Dyeing My Hair (with cool pics!)
Ten years ago, if you told me that I was going to dye my hair red when I was 21 years old, I would...
The Devil Wears Science: My Experience!
Since it was my first semester in the StemCOMM VIP, I was a little nervous to be taking part in organizing a Fashion Show...





