A Little Dirt Never Hurt
The days get longer, birds start chirping, and flowers start blooming. And then there’s the uproarious sneezing and nose-blowing of itchy, red-eyed humans cursed with allergies. Allergies seem fairly common,...
Seeing the First Light in the Universe
Soon, we may be able to peer back in time and “see the first light in the universe.” NASA has been using this bold promise to generate buzz for the 2018 James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). But, the...
Psychiatry: The Modern Predicament
It is an exciting time for all things neuroscience. President Obama’s BRAIN initiative is dedicated to funding much-needed research on the brain—what Francis Collins, Director of the National Institutes...
Quantum Computing: A Whole New World
If I told you that you could be in many different places at once, you would probably laugh aloud and promptly deem me insane. As preposterous as the idea sounds, it is possible in the world of quantum...
Pool, Entropy, and Your Messy Room
Mother: “How many times do I have to tell you to clean your room?” Teen: “I can’t help it. It looks like this because of entropy!” Ah, entropy, the innocent scapegoat of messy rooms and so much...