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Month: February 2020

“What Makes Pleasant Sound?”

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By William Abou-Rjaili ’22 What is Sound? Sound is just a pressure wave which is propagated through space. Sound is…

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17-year-old NASA Intern Discovers New Planet On Third Day of Internship

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by Ben Chen On January 6, 2020, NASA announced that a 17-year-old intern, Wolf Cukier, had discovered a new planet…

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Foam + Photonics = Phoamtonics

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by Waree Sethapun ’20 Have you ever seen the colorful wings of a butterfly or the bubble-like shine of an…

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Starlink

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by Stephen Cooley SpaceX, the private aerospace firm most known for its ability to land its rockets vertically, completed another…

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Was the Chinese Government’s Response to the Coronavirus Appropriate?

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by Alex Leong This new strain of Coronavirus has been a point of controversy both within China and the international…

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The Macroeconomic Impact of COVID-19

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by Irvin Li The 2019 Coronavirus has had many devastating effects over the past few months. As mortalities surpass 2000,…

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Beauty is in the eye of the beholder

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by Sunshine Chen ’23 In 1878, Sir Francis Galton tried to identify what the average criminal looked like by compiling…

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What are N95 Masks and are They Definitely Needed

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by Summer Zhou The outbreak of this new strain of coronavirus has brought to light the importance of protecting ourselves…

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Is Making a Vaccine for Coronavirus Too Late?

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by Stephen Cooley In light of the recent outbreak, many medical institutions are looking at creating a coronavirus vaccine, but…

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