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POV: you’re a college student who lives on her own. Not only do you have to do homework and go to class, but you also have to cook your own meals. While cleaning up after making your signature pasta dish…
Within the past 200,000 years, modern humans began to appear. Though it took thousands of years to get to the Industrial Revolution, since then, technology has grown exponentially. In fact, the majority of new breakthroughs in technology have occurred within…
Born near Shanghai, China and later moving to the US, Chein-Shiung Wu was Chinese-American physicist at the forefront of nuclear physics and a contributor for the Manhattan Project. The bulk of her research surrounded that of beta decay, including publishing a…
You’ve probably seen memes about Victorian children not being able to survive drinking a McDonald’s Sprite because it’s so fizzy, or eating a spoonful of Taki powder because it’s too spicy, the Victorian era spanning the majority of the 19th…
It’s easy to get caught up in the bubble of your classes and peers while at Georgia Tech, as everyone in your major struggles together through the same difficult courses. Quickly, you can forget that the world isn’t made up…
In 1896, the French scientist Henri Becquerel observed spontaneous emissions from uranium and called this phenomenon radiation. The first recorded radiation treatment occurred the same year. Early successful uses of radiation to treat various illnesses and ailments captured the public…
Hear that music??? That, my friend, is the sound of classic vinyl… You know that round spinning thingy that plays music that your grandparents and/or parents used growing up? Well, good news – it’s not extinct! When it comes to…
Are you currently laying in bed in the wee-hours of the morning and are wondering… what even is life?? Why on EARTH am I here? If aliens exist, then why haven’t we made contact with them yet?….. Or maybe extraterrestrial…