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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”
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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...
Hidden Figures Beyond: The First Black PhD in Chemistry, Marie Maynard...
How would you feel if you knew your work inspired hundreds, maybe even thousands of rising scientists to pursue the career that was meant...
The 2019 Novel Coronavirus Disease (2019-nCoV) Outbreak that Everybody is Talking...
People have different preferences for how they want to follow what is going on around the scientific world without having to spend too much...
Do You Live in a Kind Area?
When I went home to Kansas over Christmas break, we had a particularly nasty snowstorm, and my family and I happened to be out...
Gauging the Tides of Climate Change
When scientists or politicians begin to talk about climate change, most people become scared by the severity of the issue at hand, thinking there's...
Engineers Exposed: My Favorite Ethics Scandals
Imagine training your whole life to become an astronaut. Excelling in aerospace engineering degrees, going through years of training and exams, only for some...
That sounds fishy…
While scrolling somewhere in the interwebs, I saw a post someone had made about trying to hold their breath during action movies whenever the...