Happy Fat
The neurological benefits of being fat Although there has been a push toward body-positive images in recent years, the labels of being “skinny” or “fat” still remain a large part of our lives. These...
Li-Fi: Faster Wireless Internet via Light
Imagine having Internet that is 100 times faster than your current Wi-Fi connection. Now imagine that the lightbulb above your head is the source of that connection. It might sound absurd, but this technology,...
Quantum Computing to Create Better Drugs
Quantum computing is perhaps Silicon Valley's biggest buzzword. After Google and NASA jumped on the bandwagon several years ago — first with D-Wave Systems, then striking out on their own — the excitement...
The Flip Side of Fish Farming
Farmed fish supply roughly one-third of worldwide seafood consumption, and that number is increasing every day. With a rapidly growing global population, accompanied by a burgeoning demand for food, the...
The Universe is Full of Bagels
Atoms. Tokamaks. The latest Nobel Prize in in Physics. What do all of these have in common? The answer: bagels. No, the answer to life, the universe, and everything isn’t 42 bagels, though...
The Hidden Culprit behind Diabetes
“Refined sugar” is a phrase that strikes fear in our hearts. As consumers, we’re all too familiar with America’s war on sugar. Deemed a “silent killer,” sugar is identified as a major cause of...
Paris Climate Agreement
Implementation Begins The Paris climate agreement reached its threshold for ratification in early October and went into action November 4th of 2016. Canada and the EU were the last to join those who had...