Racial Bias; Often Implicit, Always Preventable
With widespread media attention surrounding the explicit prejudice expressed by President-elect Trump and many of his supporters, clear and overt instances of racism have taken […]
Category: SCIENCE & TECH
Pokémon Keeps on Going
Within 24 hours of its release, Pokémon Go dominated the App Store, setting records that easily topped Candy Crush Saga and Angry Birds. Around the […]
The Evolving Bay Area Tech Landscape
Whether you like it or not, tech companies are a major component of the San Francisco and Bay Area landscape. For the most part, these […]
EpiPen Price Gouging
On May 16, 2016, EpiPens reached a shocking price of $608.61. In 2007, the pharmaceutical company Mylan bought the rights to produce the EpiPen and […]
Microsoft Chatbot Corrupted by Internet Trolls
On March 23, 2016 Microsoft launched Tay AI, an experimental Twitter chatbot that learned and changed based on human input. Tay AI was designed to […]
Gravitational Waves Hit Us After 1.3 Billion Years
For the last few months the discovery of gravitational waves has been all over the news, but what are gravitational waves and what do they do? […]
FBI and Apple: An Attack on Privacy?
The Department of Justice lawsuit against Apple has been front page news for the past two months. Between the amicus briefs and numerous documents filed, […]
SoChat: Social Media App Struggles to Find a Niche
Lick students are prolific social media users. Although a handful of students choose to abstain, Snapchat, Facebook, and Instagram are a part of daily life for […]
You, Me, and Everyone Else is Part Neandrathal
In the extensive family tree of human evolution, the Neanderthal man is one of the closest relatives to the modern Homo sapien sapien. The two […]
Neko Atsume
Dogs are great. I love dogs. But cats were always an enigma to me, creatures that never piqued my interest despite being one of the […]
