One Piece of the Pie
Each year at Thanksgiving, I find myself with a heaping plate of absolutely everything available to me. Time and time again I work my way through the plate and end up full beyond belief. However, when the desserts start…
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How To Cope With Depression
Depression refers to a swing in mood and a feeling of sadness. It is a common problem in every age group, especially in college students, and consequences of depression can be serious. Generally, when people are depressed their feelings are…
From Flaky to Fabulous
Alpha hydroxy acids. Beta hydroxy acids. These sound like complicated and possibly dangerous chemical compounds you would learn about in high-level chemistry classes, right? Have no fear; these organic compounds will make you beautiful. Both alpha hydroxy acids and beta…
When to Start Panicking about Killer Robots
If you’ve seen one too many sci-fi movies (or five minutes of West World), you might think artificially intelligent humanoid robots can, and likely will, outsmart their creators. After all, over the past century, humanoid robotics technology has accelerated from…
Knights and Knaves
Logic word problems have recently been used to exploit individuals in thinking they help cure certain issues like Dementia, memory loss, and Alzheimer’s disease. This thought of using these logic puzzles as a remedy has been used by developers such…
Save the Ocean Through One Simple Step
Throughout your week, take note of how many plastic straws you use. Do you use one when you go to eat at a restaurant, or when you buy an iced coffee? Is it possible you use plastic straws at…
Life and Laterality
I have spent my life struggling to open jars, use scissors, play video games, and shake people’s hands because the world is built for the 90% of it who are right handed, the 90% that isn’t me. Like most lefties,…
Meal Planning
Like many other college students, eating a healthy meal is difficult to do when we are so consumed with our studies. In fact, results of the 1993 Survey of American Dietary Habits show that 82% of respondents evaluated nutrition as…