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Vertex Coloring and its Applications

July 24, 2020

How many colors do you need to paint a map of the world? How should schools schedule final exams to minimize conflict for

Fusion: The Future of Energy

July 24, 2020

It’s no secret that our current methods of electricity generation produce a significant amount of pollution. With recent demands from around the world

Orphan Drugs: Ground-Breaking Discoveries with Unanticipated Costs 

July 24, 2020

Rare diseases currently afflict an estimated 30 million Americans. The National Institutes of Health defines these uncommon conditions as those that affect fewer

The Future of Antibacterial Treatment: Phage Therapy

July 24, 2020

Antibiotic resistance is one of the biggest threats to global health, food security, and development today, according to the World Health Organization (1).

Brain Organoids: Past, Present, and Future

July 24, 2020

Neuroscience is often complicated by the inability to precisely study function in live subjects; even the best methods of imaging are often insufficient

2020 Vision

July 24, 2020

It’s 2020: the year of the plague, of wildfires and protests, of missed graduations and goodbyes.

2020 was supposed to be different.

The Surprising Functional Capabilities of the Unconscious Human Brain

July 24, 2020

The wonders behind what exactly causes certain dreams, recollections of memories, or decision-making processes are determined in the unconscious state of the brain. 

Nature’s Blues

July 24, 2020

From candies to flags to universities, the color blue is ubiquitous in the man-made world. Blue-colored animals and plants, however, are relatively rare.

Artificial Intelligence: A New Healthcare Landscape

July 24, 2020

In January of 2020, DeepMind and Google Health published research in Nature testing the effectiveness of their artificial intelligence

Behind the Notes: Why Music Is Important for Science Progress

July 24, 2020

Historically, we are used to studying and thinking about music as a self-contained field. When we talk about music theory we concentrate on