How Spotify knows exactly what you want to listen to Algorithm-based streaming platform Spotify curates personalized playlists for users based on their favorite music (Spotify). Spotify. As the biggest music streaming platform in the world, Spotify has two main advantages…
The Uncertain Future of Coral Reefs
Georg Cantor created many theorems relating to the mathematical infinity. (OpenMind BBVA) Infinity. A value without limit. This concept created the law of continuity and allowed people to understand black holes, land rovers to mars, create new mathematical theorems and…
Above is an illustration of an exoplanet. On Jan. 9, 1992, scientists discovered the first exoplanet, or rather, two exoplanets orbiting the pulsar PSR 1257+12. The finding paved the path for the discovery of over 4,000 new exoplanets in the…
Discrimination in STEM fields: Current racial and ethnic issues in the STEM work industry Race and gender disparities remain a significant challenge in STEM industries and the future of the American workforce. Among STEM workers, African Americans are centerpoint for…
Artificial intelligence: Approach with caution This image depicts a futuristic autonomous vehicle. (iStock) Tesla, Waymo and Zoox have all become household names in the market of driverless cars. These companies claim that inattention and human error are responsible for the…
“Mixing” vaccines may boost our immunity against COVID-19. (Clinical Trials Arena) The COVID-19 pandemic has lasted for over a year now, and many different brands of vaccines have been created in response to the coronavirus, such as the Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna,…
We usually associate crying with those who are vulnerable or those who are too helpless to help themselves. Babies and small children, who are notorious for bursting straight into tears whenever they are presented with any sort of upsetting situation,…
Languages can all be connected to one another utilizing a “tree” as a visual representation. From here, we can see how the Romance languages, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, French, and Catalan, as well as other minor ones, stem from the same…
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…
Uncovering the low demand for monoclonal antibody treatments for COVID-19 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has recently authorized the use of monoclonal antibodies (y-shaped protein depicted in the image) for COVID-19. (Dr_Microbe / iStock / Getty Images Plus) With…