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ADHD, Aging, & Diagnosis

“ADHD is one of the most common neurodevelopmental disorders of childhood. It is usually first diagnosed in childhood and often lasts into adulthood.” – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ADHD, or Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, is commonly viewed as…

“Coded” Language

The use of acronyms and technical jargon in the world of software engineering is… out of control. API, IDE, entry-point, AGILE, SWE, Pandas, SGTM. These are just some of the terms thrown around at lunch with a software engineer. There…

Bees Love to Play!

Breaking news! Playing isn’t just for vertebrates! In a recent study at Queen Mary University of London, researchers Hiruni Samadi Galpayage Dona, Cwyn Solvi, Amelia Kowalewska, Kaarle Mäkelä, HaDi MaBouDi, and Lars Chittka discovered that bumblebees are very far from…

LaTeX: A Typesetting Guide

As an aspiring scientist, I look to encourage as many people as possible to read what knowledge I can share. Technology has made that incredibly easy, as proven in history by the boon caused by the printing press. A huge…

Marine Birds Fly Into Storms to Survive?

In a recent article written by Freda Kreier, I learned about a very interesting phenomenon that some researchers have discovered. Many different species of seabirds have had their behavior studied during typhoons in the seas around Japan. What’s going on?…

Plant-Based Savoriness: Easy as 1-2-3, MSG

  As a fourth year college student, I’ve spent a good amount of time cooking for myself and experimented with a lot of different cuisines ranging from Italian to Southeast Asian-inspired dishes. Within all of that, I’ve also tried to…

Math is Friend, Not Foe

Today I’d like to talk about everyone’s favorite, least-favorite subject in school: Math Math can seem very scary and complicated. And this feeling is very valid to have – math does get more complicated the more you learn. When faced…