Matadors Breaking the Bias

Women’s empowerment in STEM at MVHS This year’s international women’s day slogan Break the Bias celebrates women everywhere — breaking glass ceilings and finding ways to collectively empower themselves in institutions and systems of sexism.  STEM fields house many such ceilings; women hold only 26% of tech sector jobs. In software-related careers, women systemically make …

The Awaited Dissection

Exploring MVHS FPPN and MVHS Neuroscience’s annual sheep brain dissection club collaboration

Facing Face Pareidolia: Gendering of Inanimate Objects

Exploring gender bias in individuals’ perception of inanimate objects

Lepus

Exploring our galactic excursions in a distant-but-perhaps-not-so-distant post-apocalyptic world. In the year 2182, NASA sent a team of researchers up to the moon after Earth’s total livable acreage went down by over one-third since the start of the century. The continents all had shrunk as they were consumed by the oceans. Large swathes of land …

Sweet Dreams

A teen recalls how her dreams and nightmares have changed over the years “Did you have nightmares growing up?” the lady asks, pulling out a notepad from her large wooden desk.  I open my mouth to speak, but then pause to think about it. Growing up I remember having nightmares regularly. Looking back now, they …

To the Stars

Starships will be the future of space travel

A Step Toward Safety

Wearing N95s and KN95s better protects people against omicron

Fight for It

Exploring the ethics of fairness with physical modifications “What’s your dream?” “To become the world’s best combat fighter, of course!” I was six when I first stepped into the studio. My parents wanted me to start training along with my brother. He was 11 at the time, and the few glimpses I got of him …

Medical Technology: The Wave of the Future

Discussing recent advancements of technology in medicine and the ethics behind them

Meaning Behind Meals

Food is often used to bring people together, but are there any proven benefits to sitting down and having a meal with someone? Whether it’s a potluck with neighbors, a picnic with friends or a dinner with family, food is often used to bring people together, whether it be sharing a meal with a friend …