Left and right-brained characteristics and striving for dominance The graphic above depicts the left and right-brained characteristics. If you are like me, we belong to the 90 percent of the world’s population of right-handed people. This is in fact genetically…
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Mysteries surrounding foreign accent syndrome A person suffering from foreign accent syndrome is experiencing an alteration in their accent. (Health Jade) Imagine waking up, and when greeting someone with a “good morning”, you suddenly start speaking with an accent depicting…
Ryan is a junior at Northwood High School. Through InterSTEM, he hopes to spread his passion for STEM to less fortunate communities and create a platform where similarly-minded students can interact across the world. Ryan is most interested in mathematics…
Despite the fact that many people have heard of it before, epilepsy is one of the most misunderstood neurological disorders. (CDC) Epilepsy. Everyone has heard of it, but few have a complete understanding of what this neurological disorder entails. November…
The dangers of sitting and how to counter them One of the most prevalent effects of long-term sitting is back pain. (Thinkstock) One of the most defining differences about life during this pandemic is that for everyone, working or learning…
Scientists undertook a massive project in the 90s: mapping the entire human genome. (National Human Genome Research Institute) On Oct. 1, 1990, scientists undertook one of the most significant explorations of the universe to this date. Instead of aiming upwards…
Gene editing and the future of human evolution Gene editing with CRISPR technology will revolutionize human evolution and cure countless diseases. (Adobe Stock / Andriano_cz) Over the course of millions of years, homo sapiens have evolved into the dominant organism…
2020 Nobel Prize in Physics: Black holes The 2020 Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded to astrophysicists Roger Penrose Reinhard Genzel and Andrea Ghez. (Niklas Elmehed / Nobel Media) On Oct. 6th, 2020, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced…
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