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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...
Blinded By the Bytes
Blinded by the Bytes
Can AI Out-Swift the Superstars of Music?
Introduction
The Science Behind (Artificial) Hit Songs
Taylor Swift, Bruno Mars, The Weeknd, Travis Scott, Bad Bunny,...

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...
Malware Monikers: Cyber Threats with Intriguing Names
The names of malware frequently resemble whimsical nicknames or the titles of obscure indie bands rather than serious threats to global cybersecurity. However, beneath...
Lesser-Known Cybersecurity Threats: SEO Poisoning, Spamdexing, and AI Keystroke Capture
In an era where technology evolves at an unprecedented pace, the digital landscape has become a battleground for both innovation and malicious activities. Cybercriminals...
Cybersecurity Firsts: A Timeline
Sources:
https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/worlds-first-computer-bug/
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2020arXiv200715759L/abstract
https://www.cybersecurityeducationguides.org/john-mcafee-godfather-of-antivirus-software/
https://online.utulsa.edu/blog/famous-ransomware-attacks-in-history/
https://www.verizon.com/business/resources/articles/s/the-history-of-phishing/
https://usa.kaspersky.com/resource-center/threats/a-brief-history-of-computer-viruses-and-what-the-future-holds
https://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/a-byte-out-of-history-10-million-hack
https://www.britannica.com/technology/firewall
Are Joro Spiders Going to Kill Us All?
If you live in Atlanta, there’s a large chance you’ve come into contact with the now common Joro Spider. Measuring in at 3 inches...
How Can Science be Distinguished From Pseudoscience?
For decades, science and pseudoscience have been compared to each other using a wide variety of criteria. The question of what distinguishes the two...
My Experience with Biomechanics(BMED 3410) As a Biomedical Engineer
If you have ever entered into a STEM major at Georgia Tech, or at any other school, you know that it is not easy...




