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Adventuring on Mi Teleférico

Traveling through the aerial space is how I moved across the city during my visit to La Paz, Bolivia, last summer. No, I do not have wings or flying powers. I did not rent a helicopter or any kind or…

A Reflection On Divisive Foods: Coconut Water

Everyone’s relationship with food is a unique one and often changes and fluctuates over time. For some, it’s simply a means of survival, and for others, it can be what they most look forward to during the day. I personally…

Why the tiny arms?

Why are small arms better? A question bugging palentologists for years: Why did T. Rex evolve to have short arms? Why was it beneficial for them to have shorter arms? Intuitively, one might think that longer forelimbs would be much…

Frankenscience – The future of medicine?

If you think of science fiction, you might think of Victor Frankenstein. Originally from Mary Shelley’s book Frankenstein, the creature and its lore has been modified over the centuries, but the general idea has remained quite the same. The story…

I Got My Brain Scanned for Science

Yeah, I got my brain scanned for science. And you should too! (If you’re eligible, that is.) Basically, I got an MRI scan of my brain done recently as part of a study at the GT/GSU Center for Advanced Brain…

Coffee Chemistry

Written by Julia Raver and Lauren Mellinger Coffee – an integral part of your morning routine. You wake up and groggily walk to the kitchen to make your morning cup. It has become so integral to our morning routine that…