I was prompted to learn American Sign Language (ASL) after a friend suggested I take an “random” general elective class at Northeastern: “Deaf People in Society.” Not knowing much about deafness and Deaf Culture, I figured I’d try it out, learn a few things. This was not only one of my favorite classes I’ve taken, […]
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How does a song get “stuck” in your head? The repetitive, catchy verse from a song that your brain continually replays is known as an earworm. A 2020 study found that 97% of American college students experience earworms for over an hour. While songwriters and advertisers take advantage of earworms to increase engagement and make
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Let’s be frank: the majority of women are completely unprepared for menopause. This is a natural, biological transition that half the population experiences, yet it is shrouded in silence, misinformation, and medical neglect. This is not just a personal inconvenience; it is a systemic failure that perpetuates gender inequality and disempowers women during a significant
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It is often said that there are no rules to creativity. This sentiment takes on an entirely new meaning in the context of microbial art, a rather avant-garde technique which dates back to the early 1900s. The practice originated in the laboratory of Alexander Fleming, who is credited with the discovery of penicillin and other
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The tech industry relentlessly innovates through product development, but one key area remains stagnant: its culture. Although women represent almost half of the American workforce, they make up only 20% of U.S. computer science (CS) graduates in recent years. This disparity reveals a deeper, cultural issue extending beyond the industry itself. The entrenched gender imbalance
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Social media has seen a rise in popularity of pre-workout, a magical concoction that makes workouts feel effortless instead of exhausting. Pre-workout is a supplement that comes in the form of pill or powder, consumed roughly thirty minutes before a workout. Each pre-workout serving size is packed with vitamins, nutrients, and caffeine. Fitness content creators
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It was just another Sunday afternoon as she took a breath and began the gradual descent into the bottomless void, in preparation to dive a total of 300 feet and back — around the height of a 60-story building. Everything was going as planned until she failed to resurface. A search was carried out with
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First used as a diabetes intervention, GLP-1 agonist drugs for weight loss purposes are sparking a larger conversation about body image, health and social attitudes. Many of these GLP-1 agonist medications like Ozempic and Wegovy are becoming popular because they are now prescribed as a weight loss intervention due to their role in regulating blood
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In 2023, South Korea reported the lowest birth-rate in the world, a staggering rate of 0.78 babies per woman — meaning fewer than one child was born for every woman. This sharp decline highlights the demographic crisis that many industrialized countries are facing. In the US, birth rates have been plummeting since the Great Recession
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