As a part of this year’s Atlanta Science Festival, I was able to help organize and set up the event with our STEMcomm team. Our event was planned to be for young minds and their families to be able to…
Thalidomide was originally created in Germany to be a non-addictive sedative with a lower risk of dependency for sleep. The drug became popular because it was a morning sickness reprieve that was over the counter and affordable. This drug had…
CHOOSE YOUR POKÉMON! I still remember the first time I booted up my brother’s GameBoy Color and saw that iconic title screen of Pokémon Red where each of the starters would flash by. The hardest choice as a kid…
(collaged images of Ada Lovelace, the “analytical engine”, and a letter between Lovelace and life-long friend Charles Babbage” As a founding person of modern computer programming, Ada Lovelace worked closely with friends like Charles Babbage, Luigi Manebrea, and so…
What do you think the following means? 1010 One-thousand and ten, right? What if I told you that it meant four-thousand one-hundred and twelve? Or three-hundred and fifty? Or simply ten? The truth is that all of these answers are…
What’s wrong with you humans, using us as insults? Just the other day, I heard one of you call your boss a vulture! Now, I’m not here to deny that man’s covetous proclivities, but I happen to have a friend…
In 1982, forty-four percent of Americans did not accept evolution as fact. Nearly four decades later, that percentage has dropped to forty. I do not wish to list the myriad reasons for which my countrymen reject evolution. Instead, I will…
STRESS TAPPING Are you looking for a new method to coping with stress, pain, and anxiety? Well, “stress tapping” is one of many ways that can be added to your techniques for maintaining your mental health and wellness. Stress “tapping”…