“Take shorter showers!” “Don’t wash your car or water your grass!” How many times have you heard these ever-increasing aphorisms in our society? Water drought has become a serious problem in many places around the world, and it is slowly becoming a more dire and severe problem in California as well. Read More
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Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have been able to selectively activate and inactivate memories in rats by activating nerves within the brain at different frequencies, either strengthening or weakening synaptic (nerve cell) connections. Read More
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Science and Philosophy: A Search for Truth Op-ed – A Take on an Issue Presented at the Veritas Forum
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Despite this, the term for someone who studied nature did not remain “cultivator of science” or “natural philosopher” 1 but was replaced by “scientist,” which was coined in 1834 Read More
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For years, scientists have been intrigued by the steady increase in peanut allergies in certain countries but not others. Read More
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While it may be a stretch to say this jellyfish holds the key to immortality, understanding the mechanisms... Read More
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When it’s all said and done, will you have said more than you have done? Or will your actions and accomplishments shape who you become in life? In college, there are many opportunities around us in which we students can choose to immerse ourselves. Depending on what we do, it can end up shaping our mindsets and preparing us for the future. Read More
“Coffee cures hangovers!” Read More