Joseph Valenti

Data Science & Biology // Class of 2023

Flintstones Vitam-outs: Are vitamins the right approach to children’s development?

Health / /

Flintstones Vitamins have been around since 1968, and many teens and adults reflect back fondly on their childhood of taking these chewable supplements. Still a popular item, the kids who once took these vitamins now have the option of giving them to their own kids. Though the questions then arise: Should these chewables be passed […]

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A dog’s memory

Biology / /

When it comes to teaching children, there are multiple different styles of learning, including visual, auditory, and kinesthetic. In other words, kids learn best from either what they see, hear, or do, respectively. To try and encompass these different styles, teachers and parents attempt to teach using activities that focus on all three methods. When

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Defining death

Biology, Health / /

On paper, it sounds pretty easy to determine if something is alive or not — within the medical field, though, it is far more complicated. Because of outside pressures of lawsuits, religious objections, and state-to-state legislation, it can be a minefield when trying to correctly meet the criteria for death.  The Universal Determination of Death

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Life on Venus

Space / /

Early in its discovery, Venus was thought to have a similar atmosphere to Earth’s for reasons such as observed clouds, but upon researching the environment of Venus, it became obvious that the climate was far from Earth’s. The temperature on a normal day is around 400 degrees Celsius, or 752 degrees Fahrenheit, and its surface

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Origins of the modern diet

Health / /

The modern Western diet is known for its horrible effects on the American population, such as high obesity rates and widespread metabolic diseases. It is also linked to many other illnesses such as increased risk of cancer, heart disease, and type 2 diabetes. While overconsumption can play into the above issues, the problem with the

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