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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...
Pride and [ERROR: FUNCTION TERMINATED]
It is a truth universally acknowledged that any homework of significant difficulty is in want of long hours to completion. In this case, twenty...
How Binge-Watching Ruins Your Memory
A Tale of Binge-Watching and You
After years of saying ‘I don’t need it’ or ‘it will waste my time,’ I finally caved last year...
Toxic Birds
Introduction:
To consider something toxic, it must produce “an adverse biological effect” to humans or other animals (“Basic Terminology”). For birds, several species have adverse...
Are All-Nighters in College Actually Beneficial?
In college, it’s hard to balance sleep and studying. Many students sacrifice sleep in the hopes that that time spent studying instead will positively...
Painting With all the Colors of the Wind Part Two
PART TWO: WHY DOES SYNESTHESIA HAPPEN?
So, we know a bit about what synesthesia is. But what actually causes these remarkable perceptions?
Well the truth is,...
Painting With all the Colors of the Wind Part One
PART ONE: WHAT IS SYNESTHESIA?
Read this sentence.
Now stop. Go back, and read it again, but this time, listen to that sentence as well. No,...