Agroecology: An Innovative Way of Farming Led by Cuba facing Climate Change
Sophia Falco, Contributor
June 20, 2017
Filed under STEM
Cuba, much like the rest of the planet, is under direct threat from climate change. Sea levels, which are rising at an alarming rate due to human activity, as well as extreme weather, are all serious threats to crops. Largely to blame is human activity and the burning of fossil fuels. According to t...
When A Certain Uncertainty Means Certainty: The Failure of Scientists to Communicate Effectively
Bernadette De Zoysa, Contributor
June 14, 2017
Filed under STEM
A physicist will be quick to point out that speed and velocity are not at all the same thing even though Merriam-Webster declares these words synonymous. When an ecologist uses the word cosmopolitan they are most likely referring to the broad distribution on an ecosystem and not a sophisticated global ...
Op-Ed: The Ocean Gives Life, Humans Take it Away
Inbar Feldman, Contributor
May 28, 2017
Filed under Opinion, STEM
Pollution is one of the largest environmental issues that has caused major contamination for our climate and land. It is one of the biggest problems that our beautiful Earth faces. When thinking about pollution, we generically think of not recycling--which is only partially true. A larger form of pollutio...
Phish ‘n’ Chips: Some Attacks Have Little Defense in Cyber Security
William Robertson, Senior Editor
May 23, 2017
Filed under STEM
The notorious “hackings” that intelligence experts believe Russia perpetrated in order to push Trump into the White House brought into public consciousness the issues of cyber security. Although the bulk of the attack was carried out through bona fide hacking attempts by sophisticated Russian agents...
Illustrating Anthropocene Impacts with Abstract Mathematics
Ronnie Miller, Senior Editor
April 14, 2017
Filed under STEM
Let me paint a picture in your mind. Once upon a time, the major influencers on our planet were astronomical forcings, geophysical forcings, and internal dynamics. Throughout time, the three major influencers have all caused, independently, five mass extinctions on our planet. However, all of a sudde...
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