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Inside the Helmet
Inside the Helmet
The Hidden Psychology of Football
Rishi Sukumar
What Fans Never See
Every Sunday, Monday and Thursday of every single week from September to February, millions...
A Skillet, Some Eggs, and a Story of Migration
I didn’t know what shakshuka was until my partner moved to Boston and convinced me to try a bite during brunch one weekend when...
Psychology’s Replication Crisis
One of the cornerstones of modern science is the criterion of replicability. Replicability is the idea that if a phenomenon is real, it should...
Why do I sneeze when I step out into the sun?
Have you ever stepped out into the sun after a long day of sitting inside and suddenly felt the urge to sneeze?
Usually, sneezing is...
Deadly Minerals
It’s easy to forget that some of the minerals found in the Earth can be extremely dangerous, despite the beautiful forms they can take. ...
Volcanoes: Quick and Easy
I present to you my two page cheat sheet on volcanoes since they are one of the most fascinating and awe-inspiring features of the...
To Zoo or Not to Zoo: a Story of Harambe
If you have been online at all the past couple of months, you have probably ran into Harambe--the latest meme hot off of the...
Could Aliens be Living in Our Solar System?
Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/visions-of-the-future/
Water: the ultimate resource. We depend on it to survive, but Earth is not the only place with a substantial amount of...
When Citrus Gets Lethal
So, the other day I got a new prescription, and as I skimmed through the 300 pages of side effect warnings (okay… maybe it...