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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...
Why do I sneeze when I step out into the sun?
Have you ever stepped out into the sun after a long day of sitting inside and suddenly felt the urge to sneeze?
Usually, sneezing is...
Carcinization: Evolution’s Favorite Shape is Crab
Evolution is a very complicated field - and one of the bigger long-standing questions is crabs! Specifically, why animals keep evolving into them!
The phenomenon...
A Chemist, a Vegetable, and Iron Oxide Walk into a Bar
POV: you’re a college student who lives on her own. Not only do you have to do homework and go to class, but you...
The Rise to Prominence of SIR Models in Infectious Diseases: The...
Introduction
The use of a system of differential equations to model the epidemiological dynamics of diseases across human populations has lately gained prominence. Several scholarly...
Plastic Straws and What to DO
The global warming clock says we have 15 years left before we reach a temperature point of no return. Will I be alive by...
Quantum Computing For Dummies
If you're even tangentially related to the tech world, you've probably heard an awful lot about Quantum Computing recently. But what exactly is it?...
A Spotlight on Black Licorice and its Darker Side
Black licorice. You either love it or you hate it. Some delight in the intense spice flavor that comes with a bite of licorice...