SpaceX’s Starlink – Crossing an Astronomical and Ecological Threshold
By 2021, Elon Musk will have launched his next endeavor, Starlink, a modern solution to global connectivity. Starlink’s 12,000 satellites (and eventually 42,000) in low-earth […]
Category: SCIENCE & TECH
Growing Up in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
The United States job market is constantly changing. According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, there were less 100,000 software engineering jobs in 1985. […]
Scientists Warn of Risks of Vaping-Related Illnesses
A lung disease linked to vaping has killed 48 people and hospitalized over 2,000 others as of December this year. E-cigarettes use a battery to […]
Is A Good Burger Beyond Impossible?
Plant-based-faux-meats, which seek to mimic the singular flavor of animal products, are becoming increasingly prevalent throughout the United States. In recent months, alternative meat companies […]
Watch Out! Big Data is Watching Your Digital Footprint
In a society where a single inappropriate online post has the potential to break apart a college application and the consumer information one provides to […]
Tech Corporations Bid Adieu to the Beloved Power Vest
It’s not you, it’s your carbon emissions. Silicon Valley bros recently got dumped by their favorite clothing retailer, Patagonia. It remains to be seen whether […]
Seals Keep Snorting Eels, and Scientists Don’t Know Why
When Brittany Dolan became a field biologist, wrestling a seal on the beach to remove a two-and-a-half foot dead eel from its nostril was not […]
Wildfires, Climate Change and Our Communal Responsibility
154,000 acres burned. 14,000 homes destroyed. 88 lives stolen. These are just a few of the tragic statistics from November’s Camp Fire, the deadliest and most […]
Is the Fall of JUULius Caesar Nigh?
On September 12, 2018, Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Scott Gottlieb issued a press release declaring a 60-day ultimatum on all e-cigarette companies, including […]
Hello World: Lick Hosts First Hackathon
At one p.m. on October 20, 2018 Hyphen-Hacks was in full swing. The Lick-Wilmerding gym and cafeteria were filled with Bay Area students brainstorming, writing, […]
