We’ve all had this moment: one instant we’re too tired or distracted to think about the words coming out of our mouths and the next thing we know, we’ve said something that, to put it lightly, doesn’t exactly reflect that brilliant, intellectually stimulating side of ourselves. Ever wish you could change history to erase that […]
Category: Science
Don’t Forget to Backup Files!
Over the summer, I was taking an Intro to Computing (C++ programming) class at City College. One Sunday morning in the middle of the summer semester, I awoke at 5am due to a pesky mosquito. Unable to fall back asleep, I checked my phone and found my friend in China was on AIM. I couldn’t […]
The Science of Stress
Any college student will tell you that college is extremely stressful. What you won’t hear from all of them is that stress developed as an evolutionary strategy for survival. Therefore, it must be good! And according to clinical psychologist Ben Michaelis, stress is very good. In his article “3 Ways Stress Can Help Beat Anxiety”, […]
Glamorous Energy
With rising fuel costs, increasingly polluted air, and depleting natural resources, scientists are researching more ways to conserve and find energy resources. Here are a few of the interesting and unusual possibilities that have been investigated during the summer: 1) Diamonds: A durable, stable, shiny, and coveted symbol of glamour and status for centuries, diamonds […]
Kinetic Hydropower
Do we know what is swimming under the surface of the East River? Could there be a bottom-dwelling relic of the Crustacean era? Or perhaps a modern three-bladed turbine lurking on the East side of Roosevelt Island? While the former may exist, the latter is definitely extant, with thirty more on the way within the […]
The Madame Curie Complex: The Hidden History of Women in Science
I recently read The Madame Curie Complex: The Hidden History of Women in Science by Julie Des Jardins. The book discusses prominent female scientists, from the Nobel Prize-winning Marie Curie to Rosalind Franklin –- the brilliant scientist largely passed over for her work uncovering the structure of DNA, to Lillian Gilbreth – engineer, psychologist, and […]
Windows on Your Mac
One of our first memories as Macaulay students was the anxious wait in line to receive our shiny new Macbook Pros. For the life-long Windows users among us, becoming comfortable with a Mac may have taken a little while. If you still miss Windows, there are a few ways to add a Windows experience to […]
Fighting Nuclear Radiation in Fukushima
An earthquake that released 9.0 magnitude waves was followed by a subsequent tsunami that killed hundreds of people, caused buildings and ships to be washed away from shore, and triggered a series of massive fires. Hundreds of people are dead and thousands remain missing. Now, Japanese civilians must also face the aftermath of what is […]
Congress Rules to Remove Rocky Mountain Wolf from the Endangered Species List
In an unprecedented action, Congress has elected to revoke the Rocky Mountain wolf’s endangered species status. A clause removing the animal from the list was included within the proposed congressional budget. This provision takes away federal protection from the gray wolf populations in Montana, Idaho, Washington, Oregon, and Utah, giving the responsibility to state wildlife […]
