Linux to the Rescue
Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) 2 is a better development environment than Windows. Here are some things you should do to start using it.
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2023
The Laws of the Divine in Oedipus Rex
The songs that compose Strophe 1 and Antistrophe 1 of Ode 2 of Sophocles’s Oedipus Rex dramatize the conflict between the laws of the divine and the human. T...
2022
The Melon Head
Mrs. Lewis lived with her husband far off from the rest of the town. The only connection they had to the rest of the town was a trail demarcated
Information theory in Biology
study the way that information is encoded, transmitted, and processed within living organisms
Synthetic Biology
a field that seeks to understand and mimic the ways in which nature solves problems
Biomimicry
a field that seeks to understand and mimic the ways in which nature solves problems
The Singularity Is Near: When Humans Transcend Biology
the singularity will be a transformative event in which machines will be able to think and learn on their own, leading to a rapid expansion of their capabili...
Photo 51
The most important photo ever taken?
Inquiry into Frederick Douglass
Why did Mr. Plummer and Mr. Severe find personal pleasure in punishing slaves?
Academic Stress in High School Students
Academic stress is a common problem among students in the U.S. According to the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence and the Yale Child Study Center, “75% ...
Digital Health
the use of technology, such as software, mobile applications, and internet-connected devices, to improve and manage healthcare
2021
The Dangers of Bullying
A mental model of how various components of a regular expression work from the bottom-up.
Problems in U.S. Health Care
Out of 10 other high-income countries (Australia, Canada, France, Germany, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom)...
Underage Drinking in America
According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, “7.0 million young people ages 12 to 20 reported that they drank alcohol beyond ‘...