Cancer Moonshot: Mission Possible?
If we can put a man on the moon, why can’t we cure cancer? It’s been forty-five years since President Nixon started the “War on Cancer” by signing the National Cancer Act of 1971, which has since...
Molecular Machines
What’s the smallest machine you’ve seen? Can you imagine machines so small that you can’t even see them, complete with movable parts, motors, and switches? They do, in fact,...
Gravitational Waves: Hearing the Universe’s Story
Now synonymous with “genius”, Albert Einstein has turned out to be the gift that keeps on giving. In the early 1900s, Einstein had the incredible intuition and scientific foresight to produce work that...
Coral Bleaching: Warning Sign or Death Certificate?
If you’re like me, you may have found yourself scrolling down Facebook one day when you came across headlines exclaiming that “The Great Barrier Reef is Dead.” And if you’re like me you probably...
The Rise of High Frequency Trading
A Game of Milliseconds The landscape of Wall Street has transformed greatly over the past twenty years. Quickly disappearing are the days of alpha males with Don Draper haircuts dressed in well-fitted suits,...