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Fighting for Funding: White House Anti-Science Stance Distresses Scientists

By Sharada Saraf | SQ Online Reporter | SQ Online (2016-2017) ________________________________________________________________________________________ President Trump wants to cut billions of dollars... Read More
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Morality and the Mind

Imagine if we could take a hardened criminal–a murderer, for example–and alter their brain in a way that would allow them to be rehabilitated and become a moral and valuable... Read More
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COVID-19’s Effect on the Environment: Blessing or Curse?

The Bosphorus in Istanbul is one of the busiest marine trade routes in the world. Cargo ships and fishermen alike... Read More
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Give Me Candy: How Sugar Really Affects Your Body

Sugar! Sugar! Don’t we all need some sweet donuts and milk tea on this fair day? Maybe you woke up this morning craving some Oreos and Sour Patch Kids? Are you feeling fatigued by the never-ending research projects or the frustrating lab reports? Me too. That is why we will be talking about the most common binge eating / coping food item: sugar. Read More
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NO FREE WILL

BY BAR YOSEF| SQ ONLINE WRITER | SQ ONLINE (2016-17) ____________________________________________________________________________ Are humans just a bunch of neurons? Are we... Read More
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Invisible Does Not Mean Intangible: Socioeconomic Inequality Has Biological Consequences

BY GAYATHRI KALLA | SQ ONLINE WRITER | SQ ONLINE (2018-19)   Isn’t it kind of funny how you always... Read More
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Learning to Fly

BY LIAM HUBER | BLOGGER| SQ ONLINE (2016-17) How an Avian Progenitor–or maybe Progenitors– Pieced Together the Foundations for Flight... Read More
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King Kong Airlines

First off, I have a love—hate relationship with Peter Jackson. While his movies are masterpieces, BOB DAM, they are TWO DAMSBobdamit long. During winter break, it took both the flight home and the flight back to watch King Kong. Read More
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A Glimpse into the Struggles of Women in Science

BY ELEANOR WANG | SQ ONLINE WRITER | SQ ONLINE (2018-19) A couple weeks ago, I found myself looking up... Read More
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