Browse By

Category Archives: Technology

Designer Babies: An Ethical Dilemma

Written By: Manya Davis Designer babies are created by genetically modifying the DNA of an embryo to influence the expression of desired genes. Currently, scientists are exploring the broad applications that CRISPR, a tool used for editing genomes, has on the advancement of designer babies.

Non Fungible Tokens

  Written by: Avyay Duggirala   A random computer generated picture of a white planet just sold for 91.8 million dollars. Now you may be thinking: how could that be possible? Well, this event is achievable due to the recent boom in the popularity of

No Thumbnail

Abolishing the Author: Literary AI

Written by: Dorrie Peters   The term ‘artificial intelligence’ is likely to conjure up images of research labs and advanced computer programs. However, recent developments have proven that AI has a myriad of uses beyond just math and science. As artificial intelligence becomes more of

The Metaverse: Internet 2.0?

Written By: Colin Ward A relatively recent development in technology has been taking the world by storm. The Metaverse, conveniently made popular by Facebook’s name change to Meta, is something that could have some serious potential in the future of the internet. Some are even

Microchips: The Importance and Shortage

Written by: Avyay Duggirala As technological advances increase, there is one integral piece of hardware that has stayed the same: the microchip. The microchip is the core part of any electronic device, as it is how different parts of a device are able to communicate

Algorithms of Art

Written by: Jack Morby The first few things that come to mind when thinking about art are physical products like paintings and drawings. These have been the traditional mediums that have been used to share art, but art is not limited to them. New paths

Swarm Robotics: A New Frontier

Written by: Gautham Anne Interacting with, understanding, and responding to both each other and the environment are some of the most important features of the human race. The social culture that we possess allows us to help us “advance the human condition.” Interestingly, humans are

Untangling Mathematics: A Look Into DeepMind’s New AI

Written by: Gloria Wang As an expanding field with a wide variety of applications, artificial intelligence (AI) has been a hot topic for decades. Machine learning has been applied to board games, language, and healthcare. But for the first time, researchers have applied AI to

Crypto: Functionality and Future

  Written by: Marko Ilic Throughout the 2010s, cryptocurrency has risen from a fad to an increasingly adopted investment field totaling a $2 trillion market capitalization. The most prominent digital currency, otherwise known as coins, includes the pioneer Bitcoin, with others like Ethereum, Cardano, Litecoin,

No Thumbnail

From Professional Exclusive to DIY: Apple’s Change in Stance on Repairs

Written by: Colin Ward While Apple is famous for its innovation in technology, popular phones and computers, and sweeping innovation within the technology industry, it’s also notorious for its flawed repair policy. Historically, they have been extremely opposed to the idea of user-performed repairs, going