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A Spritz of Sperm Whale
When you think of perfume, what kinds of ingredients come to mind? Some people may think about flowery scents like rose, cherry blossom, or...
The Uncanny Valley – An Exploration of How Humans Perceive AI
Have you ever seen a humanoid design that looks just off? Whether it's the subtle placement of facial features, an abnormal glint in the...
How Science is Reinventing What it Means to “Stay Cool”
Introduction:
On a hot July day, what you wear to stay cool matters. There are common remedies to help you stay cool: wearing cotton and...
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...
The Psychology of Marketing: A Series (Part 1 – Introduction)
We are bombarded by advertising and marketing techniques every day, everywhere we go. Knowing how these methods work can help people sort out what...
“College Radio : It’s Not Dead”
Ruijie Slater (they/them)
"College Radio : It's Not Dead" (Dec. 2021)
“A Minority In STEM”
A Minority in STEM
You tell me that
“it must be so nice to be gifted in math”
Yet you don’t know how many nights
I spent crying...
Three Dog Star Night (Part 4)
Welcome back to our discussion on the Drake Equation and the Fermi Paradox! If you haven’t read part 1, part 2, and part 3...
To be human or something else?
In 1982, forty-four percent of Americans did not accept evolution as fact. Nearly four decades later, that percentage has dropped to forty. I do...
The Prehistoric Origins of Birds
You may have heard that modern birds evolved from dinosaurs before. More specifically, modern birds descend from theropods, which is a clade of dinosaurs....