Is Reading Dead?
Rachel Muralitharan | Assistant Editor As a member of Generation Z, we have all endured the comments about phones dominating our lives and ruining our attention span. Growing up in
The Science of Perfect Pasta
Megan Snopik | Assistant Editor We’ve all seen the options of dried pasta spanning aisles in the grocery store and oohed and ahhed over the flavors and fillings of fresh
Forgetting Dreams: The Science Behind Not Remembering Dreams
Sriya Gullapalli | Assistant Editor Dreams: they are intense, picturesque, and lucid all in one small interval of time. However, despite their vivid and overt nature, many individuals report their
Continue readingForgetting Dreams: The Science Behind Not Remembering Dreams
Bird Brains: A Summary of Corvid Intelligence
Stephanie Guo | Assistant Editor Corvids, or the family of birds that includes such species as crows, ravens, magpies, and jays, are ubiquitous in our towns and cities. On any
Continue readingBird Brains: A Summary of Corvid Intelligence
The Nobel Prize: This Year’s 4 Outstanding (Women) Laureates
Audrey DeJong | Assistant Editor The Nobel Prize is arguably the most prestigious award given to revolutionizing figures in the math and sciences, although it is also awarded for achievements
Continue readingThe Nobel Prize: This Year’s 4 Outstanding (Women) Laureates
The Science Behind Kombucha
Natalie Petit | Associate Editor Kombucha: it’s fizzy, sweet, and sour all at once. Some people love it and some people don’t. But what exactly is it and how is
Supernanny: A New Perspective on Parenting
Maha Ikram | Assistant Director of Communications Supernanny — a British reality show — follows “Supernanny” Jo Frost as she helps struggling parents improve their child’s behavior. She stays with
A Peek Behind the (Vine-Covered) Curtain
Thomas Dang | Assistant Editor of Natural Science Originally written before the pandemic Two weeks ago, I feasted. Heaping platters of spaghetti stretched out across an elegant mahogany table. Never-ending breadsticks
Oneironauts in Deep Space: The Science of Lucid Dreaming
Stephanie Guo | Assistant Editor of Natural Science Dreams are a phenomenon that has been admired and studied by humans throughout history. The earliest evidence of dream interpretation dates back to
Continue readingOneironauts in Deep Space: The Science of Lucid Dreaming
Synesthesia: More Than What Meets the Eye
Ashley Hoffman | Associate Editor of Natural Science Synesthesia is a rather curious condition. While many have not heard of it, looking deeper reveals that synesthesia may be more common