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Jan 1, 20214 min read
Red Hair: Causes? Rumors of extinction? Why don’t redheads gray as quickly?
By Kaelie Rivers Breiter Red, carrot top, ginger. These were a few names I was called growing up because of my vibrant red hair. I did...
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Dec 30, 20204 min read
The Mozart Effect and Its Efficacy
By Mritika Senthil The correlation between intelligence and exposure to classical music is not new. For decades, such repertoire has been...
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Dec 29, 20204 min read
Mirror, mirror on the wall—who will live the longest of them all?
By Armaan Singh It’s a common desire to live a long life. Up until very recently, death has often come unpredictably and inexplicably...
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Dec 28, 20204 min read
"Junk" DNA: Trash or Treasure?
By Andrew Gao A Mystery in Our Genes Many people think of the human genome as being an elegant, efficient entity, carefully refined...
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Dec 28, 20204 min read
How Different Types of Note-Taking Affect Memory
By Nathan Robinson For many, it can be somewhat fatiguing to listen to a lecture while constantly jotting down important information....
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Dec 27, 20203 min read
The Psychology of Binge-Watching: "Just One More Episode"
By Anagha Rao Imagine coming home after a long day and turning on an episode of your favorite TV show. You check the time a bit later,...
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Dec 25, 20204 min read
High Myopia & Its Risks
By: Anna Kiesewetter For many of us, a chart of shrinking alphabet letters—known as the Snellen chart—is an all-too-familiar sight. When...
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Dec 25, 20203 min read
Artificial Intelligence vs Future Pandemics
By Jeet Parikh This year, the coronavirus pandemic has changed the world in unprecedented ways. 195 million people have lost their jobs...
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Dec 23, 20203 min read
Stress
By: Mansi Arora What is stress? Stress is a body's response to when you are feeling nervous, scared, or sad. Anyone who has experienced...
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Dec 22, 20204 min read
Paper Reading vs. Online Reading
By Anagha Rao Distance learning has had a profound impact on everyone’s learning methods, including adaptations to video lectures instead...
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Dec 21, 20204 min read
AI’s Potential: Climate Change
By: Anurag Jakkula Climate change has caused glaciers to shrink, animal migrations to shift, trees to flower sooner, and ecosystems to...
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Dec 19, 20203 min read
What is the Cause of ADHD?
By: Shifa Malik The number of children diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is increasing. However, the cause...
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Dec 17, 20203 min read
Neurobiology of PTSD
By Derek Martinez Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, or PTSD for short, is one of the most common psychological disorders in the United...
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Dec 15, 20203 min read
Where’s My Enzyme? Explaining Lactose Intolerance
By: Alisha Gomes You’ve most likely heard the term “lactose intolerant” in your life. Maybe your classmate had thrown up after digesting...
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Dec 14, 20202 min read
Phobias
By: Celine Chin Many of us have fears: whether it be a fear of heights, spiders, blood, or something else, these fears can actually...
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Dec 8, 20203 min read
Hailey-Hailey Disease and Current Treatment
By: Khushi Sheth Hailey-Hailey Disease is an extremely rare inherited disorder that results in itchy, sore, and red scaly patches of...
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Dec 8, 20203 min read
Deep Hypothermic Circulatory Arrest
By: Nellie Nguyen Hypothermia is a state where a significant, dangerous drop in body temperature is caused by exposure to extreme cold....
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Dec 6, 20205 min read
The Chemosensory System: How We Taste and Smell
By Chris Jung To continue with my “senses” series on the blogs, today we’ll be talking about our olfactory and gustatory senses. In my...
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Dec 3, 20204 min read
Pay Attention! Especially to the Road
By Anagha Rao What if there was an awful problem with your driving that caused 1.6 million crashes every year? And what if you could...
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Dec 2, 20208 min read
The Evolutionary and Genetic Basis of Altruism
By: Jenny Lam An organism’s behavior is said to be altruistic if it benefits the survival and reproductive success of other organisms at...
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