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Can You Change Your Factory Settings?

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What Loneliness Does to Your Brain

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Puffins Family Time

I set up my tripod, took my stance behind the camera and began invading the puffins’ lives through my lens. Read More
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Break the Fourth Wall-E

Yeah, Didneyland! By the way, I rewatched Wall·E, so that’s what we’re talking about. Read More
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Ebola: The Worldwide Epidemic

Many hospitals are over capacity, with only few, overworked staff to care for hundreds of patients. Therefore, current efforts have been too slow to curb the outbreak, leading to continued spread of panic and growing disillusionment with and distrust of physicians and other healthcare professionals. Read More
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Research Roundup (Fall ’14, Week 7)

Every week our Research Editors highlight a few of the latest headlines in science news and explain why these pieces are interesting and applicable to our classes at UC San Diego. If you find an engaging science article, share it with us on our Facebook page and your highlight may just be featured! Read More
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Rain, Grain, Runway

Are the heavens crying for you, California? Read More
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A Good Old-Fashioned Wallow

If habitat loss and poaching – the two main causes of the northern white rhino population’s decline – continue to increase, the same fate of extinction could befall these southern white rhinos wallowing in front of me. Read More
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One in the Same: Humans and Dolphins May Be More Similar Than You Think

What is intelligence? For one, it can be the ability to think and learn, but how exactly do we measure this concept? One way to measure intelligence among humans is the IQ test. Read More
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Who’s Molly?

Advertised in music and party scenes, Molly has attracted a lot of attention in rave culture. Who exactly is Molly? And what exactly is it about Molly that has its users craving for more? Read More
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The American Patient: Fighting Cancer or Fighting Bankruptcy?

Many people, public and professional alike, attribute rising healthcare costs to factors such as malpractice, the obesity problem, a larger number of people going to see their doctors, the cost to educate doctors, the idea that the U.S. is simply a wealthier nation... Read More
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