On my way back home I saw this strange white and purple vehicle. The car stood out because the design looked like a trolley from the 1900s mixed with a Smart car. The symmetrical design was strange because it had no space for a driver. It took about half a second to realize, it had no driver: it was Continue Reading
Mucus Transplants
While reading the news the other day, a certain article caught my eye. Or should I say caught my nose? According to the Vancouver Sun, Dr. Amin Javer from St. Paul's Hospital in Vancouver, BC is running a very peculiar experiment. It consists of taking a healthy person's mucus and implanting it in Continue Reading
A possible treatment for split ends?
Long hair in a ponytail, (c) Stilfehler (CC BY-SA 3.0) Split ends, scientifically known as trichoptilosis, is when the ends of your hair split or are frayed. Unfortunately, I have a lot of split ends because of my constant use of hair dryers and straighteners. Most people solve this issue by Continue Reading
The Opportunity of a Lifetime, and the Lifetime of an Opportunity
NASA Mars Rover (c)NASA, public domain picture (not copyrighted) I love space. I love the unknown and I love discovering more about it. Thus, it was no surprise that I was devastated to hear that after almost 15 long, wonderful years of exploration, NASA had declared the Opportunity Mars rover Continue Reading
Photoresistors
When we see light, it is due to our eyes reacting to the light. Different intensities of light cause the reaction to change, allowing us to notice the difference between a dim and bright light. But, how do you think machines can determine the difference between bright and dim light? Many might think Continue Reading
Is Social Media Wrecking the Teenage Brain?
Recently I reinstalled the powerful app, Instagram. I keep wasting so much time on it reminding myself why I deleted in the first place. Parents are always telling teens to get off social media but can those breaks actually be useful to the development of the brain? Social Media icon (c) Continue Reading
Interchanges: the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Part 2 of 2: System Interchanges Construction at the Springfield Interchange (c) Virginia Department of Transportation, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 In last week’s edition of Interchanges: the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly; we took a look at the best, the worst, and the meh-st of service interchanges - Continue Reading
Too Much Water?
Aqua Drinking Water Potable Water (c) Rawpixel CC0 1.0 In elementary school, I always remembered listening to the morning announcements. In particular, one saying always remained in my mind. The announcer would say, "Tip of the day is to drink eight cups of water per day". Perplexed, I stared at Continue Reading
RIP Opportunity
As you may have recently heard, NASA's Opportunity Mars Rover's life has officially come to an end. Opportunity, or Oppy, was a rover sent to the planet Mars in the Summer of 2003 with its twin, named Spirit. Both were designed to last 90 days and to perform surface missions. Here is Oppy's Continue Reading
How does a piano work?
Piano keys (c) Elliot Billings, CC BY 2.0 I remember, as a kid, ticking off the seconds as my mom used to track my daily piano practice time. Now, I cherish those precious moments I get to spend at the piano. Playing the piano has taught me self-confidence, persistence and patience. Through Continue Reading
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