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Neural Links: The Road to Real-Life Telepathy
Pssst... you... yes you... Can you hear me?
You hear someone speak to you, but nobody is around. What if that was your reality? Being...
Mind Over Matter: How Brain Implants Are Making Telekinesis Real
Imagine a world where you can move objects and complete tasks simply by thinking about them. Sounds like a pretty relaxing and too-good-to-be-true idea,...
GNU Privacy Guard (GPG) and the Protection of Sensitive Genetic Data
In today's data-driven world, few forms of personal information are as personal and revealing as genetic information. Genetic sequencing has become more widely available...
Benefits of Composting: why you should start composting now!
There is less than 5% of residential food waste that is currently being composted around the world. To be exact, about 3.7% as of...
Getting Back to Our Roots: Using interconnected plant roots as...
I am an Avatar the Last Airbender fanatic. I remember sitting on the couch awestruck watching the final battle between Ozai and Aang. Avatar...
Three Dog Star Night (Part 1)
I am just old enough to remember a time when most textbooks only spoke of exoplanets (i.e. those outside our solar system) in the...
Three Dog Star Night (Part 2)
Welcome back to our discussion on the Drake Equation and the Fermi Paradox! If you haven’t read part 1 already, it goes without saying...
Can diapers improve agricultural management?
Ever wondered how diapers can hold and absorb so much liquid? The simple answer is hydrogels. Disposable diapers have been on the...
Insect robots: How do they fly?
“How do airplanes stay afloat?”
“The same way a bird stays afloat.”
When we give that answer to a kid, we fondly realize the connection between...
Neuromyths: What We Know, and What We Think We Know
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Neuroscience is an ancient subject, but a very young science.
What I mean by that is, while people have been fascinated...