today i learned (til)
The Art of Boredom
Introduction
Recently, I found myself unable to do nothing, even for a few minutes. It’s like my body itches to be occupied. I think it...
Nature’s Architect and Engineer: Beavers!
Unironically, beavers are genuinely one of my favorite animals! With their chunky bodies, fluffy fur, five-toed webbed hind feet, five-finger hands, orange bucked teeth,...
I love sharks, maybe you should too!
“Fish are friends, not food.” - Bruce from Finding Nemo. When I watched Disney’s Finding Nemo (2003) as a child, I was absolutely horrified...
The Marine Colonizers: Lionfish
Introduction:
As I scrolled through YouTube to look for something to watch, I came across a Short (the term for the vertical, short-form video format...
How Virtual Reality Makes Science Accessible
Imagine putting on a headset, picking up a 3D-printed lab tool, and suddenly you’re in a virtual chemistry lab- pouring colorful liquids, watching reactions...
Circadian Rhythms
Works Cited
Kay, Steve A. “Circadian rhythms from flies to human.” PubMed, NIH, 2002, https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12015613/.
Klerman, E. B. Circadian and sleep-dependent regulation of hormone release in...
Spiked Neural Networks
Works Cited
Davies, Mike. Loihi: A Neuromorphic Manycore Processor with On-Chip Learning, IEEE Xplore, January 2018, https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8259423.
Gerstner, Wulfram, and Werner M. Kistler. Spiking Neuron Models,...
The Future of Power
The Future of Power
Nuclear fusion is one of the most fascinating scientific goals in modern times. It is the same physical process that powers...
The Future of Genetic Engineering
Introduction
CRISPR-Cas9 is a groundbreaking discovery in modern science. Originally found in the bacterial immune system, this gene editing tool helps scientists precisely alter DNA...
Secrets Of The Skin: A Hidden Ecosystem
Every system in our body is connected, and every process in it is affected by all others. When two processes affect each other in...