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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...
Marine Birds Fly Into Storms to Survive?
In a recent article written by Freda Kreier, I learned about a very interesting phenomenon that some researchers have discovered. Many different species of...
Dressing Up as Dora for Science
What’s the first thing you notice about this photo? Maybe it’s the girl in the paper towel shirt with a tin foil backpack posing...
How Scientists Tackle Chronic Osteomyelitis using Bioactive Glass
If you asked doctors how to treat chronic osteomyelitis, they would likely all say the same thing: antibiotics, amputation, or bone grafts. However, if...
Plant-Based Savoriness: Easy as 1-2-3, MSG
As a fourth year college student, I’ve spent a good amount of time cooking for myself and experimented with a lot of different cuisines...
Adventuring on Mi Teleférico
Traveling through the aerial space is how I moved across the city during my visit to La Paz, Bolivia, last summer. No, I do...
A Reflection On Divisive Foods: Coconut Water
Everyone’s relationship with food is a unique one and often changes and fluctuates over time. For some, it’s simply a means of survival, and...