“When” to Do Things by Daniel H. Pink
Nowadays, I “read” books mostly by listening to them. When you have to read textbooks and research papers all day, it’s easier on the eyes and the brain to just have someone do all the reading for you. One of…
Claire Deng
I'm a 3rd year neuroscience major interested in the intersection of science and art! I also like to share my experiences as someone studying an uncommon major.
Janna Levin’s Black Hole Survival Guide
What would happen if you fell into a black hole? It’s a question that you want answered fast. After reading verbose academic articles all semester, Black Hole Survival Guide feels like a breath of fresh air. At a slim 190…
Diary of an Undergraduate Thesis: The Finale
This is a continuation of my first article from last semester where I started my undergraduate thesis writing process. You can find that here. ——————————— January 24nd, 2024 Just submitted my methods and materials section. Honestly, at this point I’m…
Existential Physics: Why Physics is Important for You
Existential Physics opens with an anecdote about a difficult question a young man posed the author during outreach: because of quantum physics, his deceased grandmother isn’t really dead, is she? “Physicists are really good at answering questions,” author Sabine Hossenfelder…
Human Brain Regions Tierlist (NOT CLICKBAIT)
Okay, guys. It’s the end of the semester and my brain is kind of fried. That being said, it would be fun and informational to rank the human brain regions. I used Tiermaker, and this is how I define the…
Diary of an Undergraduate Thesis
The Georgia Tech Research Option is available to all undergraduate students in the College of Sciences. It includes the completion of an undergraduate thesis. Students who choose to take on all this additional work are generally considered a bit sick…
3 Free Applications for STEM Majors (That You’ll Actually Use)
As STEM majors, if you look up helpful apps to help you while studying or writing papers, you’ll get a lot of listicles of apps that fall under a few categories: Costs money (or hidden costs) Does the same thing…
What’s It Like Working in a Mouse Lab?
This semester, I started doing animal work in a research lab that uses mice as model organisms. Every time I’ve explained my training to other people, I usually get a shocked response. And I know this isn’t a common thing…