Month: March 2013

Fractaled Atlas

Fractaled Atlas

By Maryam Zaringhalam, @thisisartlab No matter where we look in the natural world, we are sure to find recurring patterns. As a result, natural scientists devote their careers to [humbly] attempt to find and define these very patterns. The most abundant of these natural motifs […]

The Fine Li(n)e

The Fine Li(n)e

By Simona Giunta ‘A scientist, in a broad sense, is one engaging in a systematic activity to acquire knowledge’.  Scientist Definition: Wikipedia Is the universe expanding or contracting? How did life on Earth begin? How does damaged DNA get repaired? These are all tough questions for […]

Happy Pi Day!

Happy Pi Day!

By Laura Seeholzer Happy Pi Day!  It’s a fact A ratio immutable Of circle round and width Produces geometry’s deepest conundrum For as the numerals stay random No repeat lets out its presence Yet it forever stretches forth Nothing to eternity. – David Saul and […]

Tesla Coils are Cool

Tesla Coils are Cool

By Emily Dennis, @emilyjanedennis I watch a lot of hockey. As a Detroit Red Wings fan, I know that The Joe is the best hockey rink: it has the best music, the best zamboni guy, the best octopi traditions, and the best players. So, I […]

Bees Are Cool

Bees Are Cool

By Emily Dennis, @emilyjanedennis  Bees are cool. In the early 1900s, researchers like the tremendous Karl von Frisch noticed that when a group of bees gets too big, the queen will lay eggs and then leave the hive, bringing with her 10,000 of the worker […]