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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? Why is it useful? What is the point? And what does it mean for the future…
Black licorice. You either love it or you hate it. Some delight in the intense spice flavor that comes with a bite of licorice and others find it repulsive and gag at the mere scent of it. As a divisive…
What does the Pythagorean Theorem have to do with machine learning? The Pythagorean Theorem is a formula to measure the hypotenuse of a triangle, which also allows us to calculate the distance between the origin and another point on a…
Written by: Lauren Mellinger and Julia Raver Every girl knows what it feels like during “that time of the month” – bad cramps, mood swings, you name it. And it seems that other girls can always tell when it’s time.…
Do you remember those early days of the Covid-19 Pandemic? Schools were shut down. Zoom meetings were the norm. Graduation parties, birthdays, and weddings all felt like another era. But, worst of all, the number of people who succumbed to…
After Roe v. Wade was overturned this past summer, I saw a spark of online discussions about access to birth control, as well as misinformation online on how different contraceptive methods work. Plan B has many misconceptions surrounding it, and…
When most people hear the diagnosis of sepsis, they think of one of two things: oh my god or…what the heck is that? However, when I see the diagnosis of sepsis, my mind turns to one thing which I call…
Introduction The effort to bring greenspace and restore natural ecology to the Georgia Tech campus can be seen in the EcoCommons, a park built near the Keneda building and the Center Street Apartments. One of the goals of the EcoCommons…