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  • The Rising Toll of Climate Change on Mental Health

    The Rising Toll of Climate Change on Mental Health

    When we think of climate change, a few things come to mind: ice caps, extreme weather events, and rising temperature, to name a few. What one might not think of is the profound impact it has had on mental health.

    November 11, 2024
  • The New Dimension to the Climate Crisis: ChatGPT

    The New Dimension to the Climate Crisis: ChatGPT

    Many have expressed some apprehension towards the extent of AI integration into our daily lives. An overlooked variable in the creation of large language models (LLM) like ChatGPT is the massive amount of energy it uses, and the subsequent destruction of our environment.

    November 11, 2024
  • The Mysteries of the Cosmos

    The Mysteries of the Cosmos

    What are black holes? To better understand the incredible properties, components, and secrets of the black holes–our neighbors in the vast cosmos–we must further study the insights of the particulate matter that they provide.

    November 11, 2024
  • Earth’s Cosmic Jenga: Humanity’s Universal Balancing Act Against Entropy

    Earth’s Cosmic Jenga: Humanity’s Universal Balancing Act Against Entropy

    Earth is like a cosmic game of Jenga, each block represents a fragment of order in the universe. As we pull and place each block, the tower grows taller, more complex, yet increasingly unstable. Entropy becomes a perpetual game of Jenga, where there is a constant tendency for the universe to move toward chaos. Can…

    November 11, 2024
  • Tom-ate-to, Tom-ah-to: Consumer Choices

    Tom-ate-to, Tom-ah-to: Consumer Choices

    Recently, a new study has built upon previous behavioral models by adding an additional biological perspective behind decision-making. Most notably, a recent study on consumer decision-making investigates the role of serotonin on choice deferral; the choice to not make a choice; and the compromise effect, the tendency for consumers to pick the most intermediate options.

    November 11, 2024
  • Another Occupant of Your Mind

    Another Occupant of Your Mind

    A modern ‘Tulpa’ is an entity born from the mind. They are autonomous, entirely sentient thought-forms that, according to Stanford anthropologist Michael Lifshitz, inhabit the brain and body of their hosts while often serving as their close friends or confidants.

    November 11, 2024
  • Second Moon Prompts Discussion on Second Thoughts about Contemporary Scientists

    Second Moon Prompts Discussion on Second Thoughts about Contemporary Scientists

    It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s a… moon? Don’t we already have one of those? From 29 September to 24 November 2024, the Earth will have a temporary “second moon,” the asteroid 2024 PT5.

    November 11, 2024
  • Against the Tide: A Cooling Pacific Amid Global Warming

    Against the Tide: A Cooling Pacific Amid Global Warming

    Climate change: a straightforward tale of a warming planet right? Not quite. Beneath the global narrative lies a puzzling anomaly — a vast stretch of the Pacific Ocean defying trends by cooling over the last 40 years.

    June 8, 2024
  • NIPT: The Prenatal Game-Changer

    NIPT: The Prenatal Game-Changer

    A trip to the OB/GYN consists of many emotions, including anxiety in the case of prenatal testing. However, new noninvasive technology has been designed to test for inherited disease variants.

    June 8, 2024
  • Introduction to Stem Cells

    Introduction to Stem Cells

    What are stem cells and why are they important? What role do stem cells play in regenerative medicine, and is it ethical to study them?

    June 8, 2024
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