Coral Bleaching: Warning Sign or Death Certificate? Bradley Spicher April 6, 2017 Chemistry, Climate/Energy, Features 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...
The Rise of High Frequency Trading Michael Li April 1, 2017 Features, Technology A Game of Milliseconds The landscape of Wall Street has transformed greatly over the past twenty years. Quickly disappearing are the days of alpha...
A Fifth Force of Nature: The Protophobic X Boson Olivia Long March 28, 2017 Features, Physics/Space “Physics has been solved!” many scientists declared upon the announcement that gravitational waves had been detected in February of this year,...
Traditional Chinese Medicine: A Gift to the World? Alice Xue March 22, 2017 Features, Health It’s the 2016 Summer Olympic Games. The aquatic stadium is filled with tense energy, a buzz of anticipation; all eyes are on the most decorated...
Trumped Up (Down?): The Future of the EPA Murphy McQuet March 20, 2017 Climate/Energy Among Donald Trump’s many contentious appointments to key cabinet positions, attorney general of the oil-rich state of Oklahoma, Scott Pruitt, has...
Integrating New Neurons in the Brain Leslie Chan March 14, 2017 Features, Neuro/Psych Why is it so difficult to recover from brain injuries and diseases? Despite the various impressive abilities of the adult mammalian brain, it is...
NgAgo: New Gene Editing Staple or One-Shot Wonder? Lillian Xu March 7, 2017 Features, Health “New Tool Changes Biology Forever.” “Magic Biological Wand Takes Over Labs Across the Country.” “Welcome to the Modern Era of...
Our Sixth Sense Serena Mon March 2, 2017 Features, Health If you focus on the chair that you’re sitting on, you can consciously feel the stiffness of its surface, the way your legs are positioned, and...
Happy Fat Grace Guan February 24, 2017 Neuro/Psych The neurological benefits of being fat Although there has been a push toward body-positive images in recent years, the labels of being “skinny”...
Li-Fi: Faster Wireless Internet via Light Claire Du February 21, 2017 Features, Technology 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...
