by Maryam Zaringhalam, @thisisartlab The most outrageous-seeming science fiction constructions have a rather amazing longstanding habit of becoming reality. It’s actually almost impossible [for me at least] to imagine that in the not-so distant past space travel // robots // the Internet existed solely in […]
By Maryam Zaringhalam, @thisisartlab A couple weeks ago, I sat in on a lecture at Columbia University that addressed four open questions in computer science. To be perfectly honest, due to a rather severe case of jet lag and a certain rustiness where math is […]
By Maryam Zaringhalam, @thisisartlab Taken from The Daily Doodle. My name is Maryam and i’m a congenital anosmic. I was born this way—a rare mutant with a lifelong inability to smell Anosmia literally means ‘without smell. While I most certainly do have a nose (my grandmother […]
By Monica Mugnier I am spoiled when it comes to pork chops. My dad is a great cook, and he used to make pork chops for dinner a lot. When I was twelve or thirteen, my best friend, Melissa, came over for a pork chop […]
By Gabrielle Rabinowitz and Emily Jane Dennis “Does flossing decrease my risk of heart disease?” No, but is it good for you? Yes. “Does aluminum cause Alzheimers?” Nope. “Should I start following the Paleo Diet?” Probably not & paleolithic people probably didn’t either. As scientists, we’re […]
By Dan Gareau, @LASER_Beam If you’re anything like me, you may have wondered why some monkeys have bright blue skin. Even if you don’t pay careful attention to monkey butts, you may still have wondered what makes some people’s eyes blue. To answer these questions, […]
