today i learned (til)
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...
Three Science Haikus
Electrons, protons
Wow, I do really love them
Talk about atoms!
Light years and darkness
Supernovas and black holes
Space is a wonder
The earth is warming
Polar ice caps are...
Can Aging Be Stopped?
Many people are shocked when they find out that the concept of aging can be explained by genetics through telomeres. Telomeres are 8000-10000 nucleotide...
Illegal Substances vs. Neurological Disorders: The Showdown
Studies at the forefront of treating an array of neurological disorders are beginning to utilize an interesting choice of drugs as treatments: psychedelics. Researchers...
Uncanny Valley
One month ago, my boyfriend and I went to Savannah for a visit. I’ve always heard there are a lot of nice little stores down pedestrian...
Gringo Perdido — King of the Road
“A repo man’s job is always intense” movie Repo Man (1984)
Field biologists get themselves into situations that other normal people, including other scientists, just...
1984 in 2020
The Chinese government has recently decided that the Chinese people are in need of some form of formalized credit system for the purpose of...