Staring at a list of physics equations can be daunting. These mathematical expressions, though, are meant to model the world that we see around us. Luckily there are several do-it-yourself demos that can illustrate concepts such as circular motion. For example, swinging a bucket full of water over your head seems like a good way to get wet, right? Intuitively,
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My favorite class I’ve taken at Stanford thus far happened freshman fall. After the class ended, I got to sit down with my professor, Dr. Joseph Lipsick, and learn a little more about his life, his research, and the MD-PhD life. Here’s some background info to keep you on-track: His lab, Lipsick Laboratory, is studying a group of genes
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by: Bobby Radecki September 8, 2016 1 Day After iPhone 7 Launch. “So what’s new? First, for the design. We changed everything, such as…What’s different? What’s different in this!? Oh yeah! The antenna bar: before it used to be there, and now it’s here! See how we innovate!”[1] Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube—all of social media exploded with laughter, parodying the
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STANFORD, CA—As we stood in front of the mirror brushing our teeth a few weeks ago, my friends agreed that smoking cigarettes is bad. The Center for Disease Control, the American Lung Association, and anyone with an internet connection and a brain tend to agree on this one.[1] The irrefutable toxicity, the nefarious campaigns of the tobacco industry, the outlandish
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A high caliber research university like Stanford makes millions of dollars in royalties each year—all coming from companies and technologies developed there. You may think this money all comes from biomedical discoveries, Google, or other tech startups. However, one of Stanford’s most lucrative inventions actually came from research in music and sound. If you’ve listened to any music
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What do you think of when you hear “stem cells?” Like most people, your perception of them may be vague. This cloudy understanding may even be accompanied by fear and distrust. Stem cells are cells that have the potential to become a variety of different body cells, ranging from the cells that line our organs to the cells that compose
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