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My Summer at Johns Hopkins’ Explore Engineering Innovation (EEI) Program
By Angela Zhu Hello everyone! I hope you all have had a great summer break so far. In this article, I will be sharing my summer experience at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland. Canadian and American universities usually offer summer...
If You Love Top Gun: Maverick, Learning the Physics Behind It Will Make You Love It More
By Vincent Jia Source Top Gun, released in 1986, was mind-blowing for the public, inspiring multiple generations of naval aviators and fighter pilots. Thirty-six years later, its sequel Top Gun: Maverick, featuring fifty-nine-year-old Tom Cruise, is...
The Science of Sunscreen
By Sophia Eiley Imagine it is a bright, sunny summer's day. Before you venture outside, you remember that you haven't put on any sunscreen. But you don't give it any more thought than that, as, after all, you just want to get going. So was it a...
The History of Medicine: Coroners
By Freeha Anjum Despite our many advancements in medicine, the topic of mortality still remains. Death is something many people fear, yet nobody can avoid. Luckily for us, though, the likelihood of death at a young age, and the number of ways you can die in the...
Spent Coffee Ground Biodiesel: a brief introduction to an alternative fuel source and its production
By Sophia Eiley Introduction Biodiesel is a renewable and biodegradable fuel source derived from organic matter. In this article, we are going to explore the possibility of using spent coffee ground biodiesel instead of a canola oil blend. As...
What’s Astronomy Good for Anyway?
By Rosemary Gong Image Source: https://nymag.com Where did we come from? Why are we here? Are we alone? These questions remain perhaps some of the biggest unsolved mysteries of all time, and we, as innately curious beings, have long strived to answer...
STEM Summer Camps for Students of Colour
By Angela Zhu Summer is finally here! Many students would love to make good use of this great time: learning something new, practicing certain skills, and making new friends. Another excellent way to achieve your summer goals is to participate in summer camps!...
Time Dilation
By Sophia Eiley Introduction Have you seen the movie Interstellar? Or Lost in Space? Well, then you know that the rate of time is relative. This media portrayed science is actually based on a real concept: time dilation. Time dilation is...
The Jabulani: Why Footballs Can be Too Round
By Sophia Eiley With the 2022 World Cup approaching fast, we are going to look at a past World Cup ball. While at first glance it may seem that footballs are completely spherical, they are actually not. In fact, balls can be too round. In the 2010 South...
The Wakefield Studies Part Two: Vaccine Hesitancy and How it’s Costing Lives
By Naima Samale The Link Between Measles and Childhood Mortality Among epidemiologists and clinicians, it was known that children who caught the measles virus had a higher likelihood of childhood morbidity and mortality. In fact, there is a strong...
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