Latte Art 3 (c) Kim San So CC0 1.0 Last year, I started volunteering at a coffee shop. I learned to make a variety of milk-based drinks including Lattes, Mochas, and London Fogs. While attending my training session, I was instructed to steam the milk to 145°C. For extra hot drinks, the milk can Continue Reading
Archives for January 2019
Originality is Dead
Many people love stories of fantastical settings with magic and monsters. For that reason Tolkien's Lord of the Rings series was a massive hit, practically reinventing the fantasy genre and creating an captivating world with such memorable and original settings. However, what if the core concepts Continue Reading
Why 1.5 C ?
I’m 16. As a teenager, the climate crisis is going to seriously impact my future. This is why I was concerned when on October 8, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change published a report about the dangers of a 1.5 C rise in temperature, entitled The Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5 C. Continue Reading
The Meat of our Future
Of all the foods that exist, beef is probably one of my favorite. However, each time I take a bite of a juicy hamburger there is the constant thought of the numerous disadvantages of meat consumption. With a predicted amount of an average American eating approximately 222 pounds of meat and poultry Continue Reading
The Virtual Pop Diva
Chances are, you have seen a picture of a girl in mint green hair tied in a twin tail with a headset. No? Well, I will simply move on with the assumption that Hatsune Miku will ring a bell. (No, really, I have no idea what that means.) Or you might have heard of the virtual pop singers who can Continue Reading