Bambi vs Fire, who wins…
A forest engulfed in flames, chipmunks, birds, and various creatures running their lives from the fire. All of a sudden Bambi’s dad gets him up and they run the way out. Disney’s Bambi hints toward a quite real effect of…
Category Today I Learned (TIL)
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Stop Blaming Your “Aura”: the thermodynamic truth behind Mood Rings
Step inside any novelty shop or theme park souvenir stand and you’re likely to find an assortment of rings that claim to do the impossible: reveal your innermost moods. But how in the world would a ring be able to…
Inside the Helmet
What Fans Never See Every Sunday, Monday and Thursday of every single week from September to February, millions of eager fans, fanatics, and fun-lovers alike all gather in front of their televisions. What they see isn’t an emergency broadcast, or…
A Skillet, Some Eggs, and a Story of Migration
I didn’t know what shakshuka was until my partner moved to Boston and convinced me to try a bite during brunch one weekend when I was visiting town. Suddenly, I felt like I was seeing it everywhere- from Harvard students…
Your Sleep Matters (and how to get better sleep)
Scroll for text-only version! Benefits of Quality Sleep Sleep is where the mind and body reset and process the information of the day, so with better sleep, individuals can have improved cognitive performance, memory, and executive functioning (Dewald et al.,…
Psychology’s Replication Crisis
One of the cornerstones of modern science is the criterion of replicability. Replicability is the idea that if a phenomenon is real, it should be possible to demonstrate it repeatedly and on demand. If a team of researchers conducts an…
Why do I sneeze when I step out into the sun?
Have you ever stepped out into the sun after a long day of sitting inside and suddenly felt the urge to sneeze? Usually, sneezing is caused by irrigation in the nose, but how does the sun irritate your nose? This…
Procrastination Reflection
Have you ever questioned yourself why it felt so natural to delay things that need to be done? This happens to everyone at all ages. Children want to finish chores later. Adults want to put off cleaning the houses in…