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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...
The Primary Colors are What?!
It’s about that time of the year where projects are due. You want to create a fantastic looking poster to present your research in...
Anxiety
Exams……projects……homework assignments, it never ends! In turn, the anxiety begins to manifest. According to the National Institute of Mental Health, an estimated 19.1% of U.S....
Taste of Science: Spicy Science
As the leaning tower of Jenga pieces fell after a heated battle of, what my friends and I liked to call "Spicy Jenga", I could only dread...
E-Stim and Muscle
Way back when the internet was just a dream, electricity was seen as a means to power machines, to make life easier, and to...
LSD and Scientific Advancement
LSD. Acid. Lucy. Whatever you decide to call it, lysergic acid diethylamide has been illegal for years in most countries world-wide despite a lack...
Master Memory
Whether you are cramming for an exam, or simply trying to remember your grocery list, memory is involved in practically every part of everyday...