How Apps are Created to be Addictive

A deep dive into the techniques that app developers use to get consumers hooked on their creations, and the impacts this may have By: Arshiya Sen and Meghana Somu The feeling of stopping your homework to pick up your phone and take a “quick five-minute break” resonates with the majority of teens today. An hour's …

Is 3D Printing our Future?

Exploring our future with 3D printing Layer by layer, project after project, 3D printing has revolutionized the engineering industry in the past three decades with its ingenuity and efficiency. 3D printing is the process of using CAD (computer-aided Design) to print a 3D object by laying down materials one layer at a time until the …

Architect of Education

The future of AI and how it will affect schools and students

Matadors in STEM

Students share how they have immersed themselves in STEM

All For Nothing

The emotional impact of cyborg technology on the human brain 10 years ago  “My dream is to become the greatest ice skater in the world no matter the opportunity cost!” I shouted with a toothy grin, completely dedicated and determined to reach my goal. The people surrounding me stared with a great deal of concern …

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 …

To the Stars

Starships will be the future of space travel

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

Chasing Humanity

Exploring the development of a neural net powered by nanobots that can help treat depressive episodes in humans.