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The Science of Sharing Information: The A, B, Ts of Storytelling
And, the explosion of information across scientific and technical fields over the past few decades has created a world overflowing with data. Scientific publications,...
Genetic Engineering: Woolld you, or woolldn’t you?
Imagine a tiny mouse with long, golden-brown fur that looks like it belongs on a woolly mammoth! As of a couple months ago, you...
Vertigo: Living like you’re on a perpetual rollercoaster
From ages 6-10, my uncle took my cousin and I to Navy Pier every summer. It’s July, school is out, the sun is shining,...
The Pot That Keeps on Giving: Perpetual Stew
Image adapted from "Perpetual stew laughing" taken by Annie Rauwerda is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Would you eat stew from a pot that’s been cooking for...
The Science Behind Dyeing My Hair (with cool pics!)
Ten years ago, if you told me that I was going to dye my hair red when I was 21 years old, I would...
The Apple M1 Chip: A Breakthrough in Personal Computing
The M1 chip, a custom-designed system-on-a-chip (SoC) for Mac computers, was introduced by Apple in late 2020. This chip is based on Arm architecture...
Ada Lovelace: Countess, Programmer, Girlboss
Ada Lovelace is widely recognized as the world's first computer programmer. Her life and work paved the way for the development of modern computing,...
Why can’t I tickle myself?
I admit it. I am SUPER ticklish. The slightest touch from both man and machine alike will have me squirming and giggling like a...
The Cost of Cutting Your Crusts
I’ve eaten toast for breakfast or sandwiches for lunch since I discovered bread's existence. Not once, in all these years, have I ever cut...
Isaac Newton – One Bad Apple
Isaac Newton is one of the most well known historical figures in the world of physics, and rightfully so. As the father of classical...