Strange Insect Encounter: The Human Instinct
Labor Day Encounter On Labor Day this year, I visited West Point Dam, Georgia for a small family picnic. It’s…
The Future of Touch: How Neural Networks are Revolutionizing Prosthetics
You might be familiar with The Amazing Spiderman where Dr. Connors, the villain, has an amputated arm. He tests reptilian…
A Spritz of Sperm Whale
When you think of perfume, what kinds of ingredients come to mind? Some people may think about flowery scents like…
Misophonia: The Unofficial Common Neurobehavioral Disorder
For sure most people have already experienced some ‘disliking’ sounds before. For example, the emergency sirens, high-pitched yellings, public space…
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…
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,…
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…
What’s with the Rising Egg Prices?
On a particularly cold night after hours of studying at a cafe, me and my friends are standing in the…