In the mid-1800s, companies such as the Goodland Artificial Rain Company and the Swisher Rain Company set out to make a killing in the United States with claims of knowledge of the techniques to make … [Read more...] about Salty About Radiation
Educated in Europe: Why More Graduate Students Go Abroad
Pursuing a graduate degree has increasingly become a worthy investment and, sometimes, a requirement. A 2014 estimate said that jobs that required graduate degrees were expected to rise by 21.7 … [Read more...] about Educated in Europe: Why More Graduate Students Go Abroad
Michio Kaku and His Futuristic Outlook
Michio Kaku is an American theoretical physicist who studied Physics at Harvard University and graduated summa cum laude. He went on to receive his Ph.D from the University of California, Berkeley and … [Read more...] about Michio Kaku and His Futuristic Outlook
Sexual Assault Should Be Black and White
Dear Future Sexual Assault Victim, I’m here to tell you what I’m sure you’ve already read in Facebook posts and self-care articles. That it was not your fault. That the person who betrayed your … [Read more...] about Sexual Assault Should Be Black and White
“Hard to Count” Does Not Equal “Doesn’t Count”: The 2017 Census Issue and the LGTBQIA+ Community
Last summer, the United States Census Bureau proposed eliminating a question about sexual orientation from its marketing survey. The marketing surveys’ purpose is to encourage particular populations … [Read more...] about “Hard to Count” Does Not Equal “Doesn’t Count”: The 2017 Census Issue and the LGTBQIA+ Community
Interview with an Astronaut: A Discussion with Story Musgrave
Last Friday I sat in on Dr. Ronald E. Doel’s Space History class in order to hear and observe a Skype call with Story Musgrave (M.D.), astronaut and engineer, who was kind enough to answer student … [Read more...] about Interview with an Astronaut: A Discussion with Story Musgrave