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Kindergarten Has It Right

in Current Issue, Fall 2011, Issues, Life & Physical Sciences 0 comments

Article by Emma Burns

Why nap time should be a part of your daily schedule.

Tagged: circadian, naps, neuroscience, REM, sleep

Earworms: The Song Stuck in Your Head

in Categories, Current Issue, Life & Physical Sciences, Spring 2011 1 comment

Article by Emma Burns

What goes in one ear doesn’t come out the other.

Tagged: earworms, melodymania, neuroscience

California Grunions

in Categories, Current Issue, Fall 2010, Life & Physical Sciences 1 comment

Article by Jenn Kole

A fish out of water.

Tagged: behavior, development, grunion, life science, mating, model organisms, pollution

Sounds Like Blue?

in Categories, Current Issue, Life & Physical Sciences, Spring 2011 0 comments

Article by Daniel Roden

It might be synesthesia.

Tagged: aesthetics, life science, perception, senses, synesthesia

Capitalism: A Travesty

in Categories, Current Issue, Issues, Social Science, Spring 2010 0 comments

Article by Jacob Aaron Geller

Michael Moore’s latest documentary misrepresents capitalism.

Tagged: capitalism, democracy, economics, Michael Moore, political economy, politics

The Economics of Biofuels

in Current Issue, Issues, Social Science, Spring 2009 0 comments

Article by Zhuoyi Fan

Are biofuels the solution for global warming and energy dependance?

Tagged: biofuels, climate change, economics, energy crisis, fossil fuels, growth, income, policy, population, resource scarcity, sustainable energy

Robotic Surgery

in Categories, Current Issue, Engineering, Issues, Spring 2009 1 comment

Article by Sanchit Bhatia

Science fiction is quickly becoming fact.

Tagged: automation, ethics, haptics, hospital, robotic surgery, robotics, surgery, technology