Technology

How precisely can we keep time? Physicists near the universe’s fundamental limit

Technology / /

By the mid-twentieth century, quantum mechanics was the most contentious debate in physics, with its revolutionary descriptions of the interaction of particles in terms of probability, uncertainty, and discrete values. Albert Einstein infamously disagreed with one of its defining principles that reasoned the shorter the duration of a measurement on a particle, the less precisely […]

How precisely can we keep time? Physicists near the universe’s fundamental limit Read More »

When social media becomes social reality: How network use may predict mental health

Health, Technology / /

Despite the seemingly inconsequential nature of information behind a screen, the ubiquity of social media allows it to seep into the reality of many adolescents. The culture of likes, comments, shares, and followers is widely known to seem superficial, but it has a very real connection with the mental health of developing minds. The ways

When social media becomes social reality: How network use may predict mental health Read More »

Reveling in chaos

Health, Technology / /

A lot of us have people in our lives who seem to experience one chaotic situation or crisis after the next. After a while, you might think that this person, on some level, enjoys the chaos and unpredictability of these situations. Indeed, it may be true that people manufacture chaos in their lives because they

Reveling in chaos Read More »

To fear or not to fear: Robots — Technology vs. nature

Technology / /

In 2018, Quantic Dream and Sony Interactive Entertainment developed a game with over 100 pages of script and months of filming: “Detroit: Become Human.” The year is 2038, and androids are being used by humans all throughout the United States. However, following the lives and growth of three androids, players start to realize that these

To fear or not to fear: Robots — Technology vs. nature Read More »

When Smartphones Make Us Dumb

Technology / /

In a 2017 interview with The Guardian, software engineer Loren Brichter said “smartphones are useful tools, but they’re addictive. Pull-to-refresh is addictive. Twitter is addictive. These are not good things.” What makes this quote significant is the knowledge that it was none other than Brichter who invented pull-to-refresh, a feature now ubiquitous among smartphone apps.

When Smartphones Make Us Dumb Read More »

The sub-two hour marathon: An optimized storm of science and grit

Biology, Technology / /

Four minutes and thirty four seconds. That was Eliud Kipchoge’s mile time…for 26.2 miles. On October 12, 2019, the acclaimed Kenyan distance runner broke a barrier that was once thought to spell certain death: a sub-two hour marathon. While rules on pacing and fluid allowance and concerns surrounding equipment engineering prevented his run from being

The sub-two hour marathon: An optimized storm of science and grit Read More »

Materials that mimic the lotus effect: Lotus leaves inspire self-cleaning surfaces

Biology, Technology / /

The study of preexisting designs is a common practice for guidance in problem solving. Innovators can turn to structures around them for inspiration, and what’s a more complex and functioning system than nature? In terms of hydrophobic properties, or water-repellant behavior, scientists strive to mimic the lotus effect. This effect is named after the leaves

Materials that mimic the lotus effect: Lotus leaves inspire self-cleaning surfaces Read More »

Hidden Markov Models for biochemical applications

Biology, Technology / /

As the amount of data in the biological field expands exponentially as a result of more efficient biological processes, such as Next Gen Sequencing, machine learning has become a tool to leverage this data for contributions to the drug development and medicinal fields. One of the most widely utilized machine learning models is the Hidden

Hidden Markov Models for biochemical applications Read More »