Platypuses: the Freaks of Biology
Platypuses (platypi? platypodes?): furry, semi-aquatic egg-laying mammals endemic to eastern Australia. Most will never encounter a platypus in the wild (unless, of course, you live in eastern Australia), and most…
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The Poland Abortion Ruling and the Ensuing Protests
On October 22, 2020, Poland’s Constitutional Tribunal ruled that abortions due to fetal defects are illegal. This ruling bans almost all abortions, the only exceptions being cases of rape or…
Against the Transition to ABS: A Response to the Recommendation Given by the Principal
Co-authored by Eva Tuecke (’21). Until recently, IMSA’s science curriculum consisted of four semester-long courses taken in the sophomore year: SI-Physics, SI-Chemistry, SI-Biology, and Methods in Scientific Inquiry. This structure…
New School Year Promises Science Upheaval
As course selection for the 2019-2020 school year promises developments across all subjects, the largest revisions are expected to occur among science opportunities. The changes reflect the department’s efforts to…
Advanced Biological Systems: The Story
IMSA has decided to give half of the Class of 2020 a new, experimental biology class. Traditionally, all IMSA sophomores take four required, semester-long science courses during their sophomore year;…
The Origins of MSI
Methods of Scientific Inquiry (MSI) is a required class for all incoming IMSA sophomores. The class lets students design their own experiment, run it, and then convey their results through…