A new wave of psychological research has allowed virtual reality to demonstrate its power as a tool for psychology and mental health. Where will this take us to in the future? In the winter of 2020, I did something really remarkable. I performed “Once Upon a December” with the cast…

Clean enough for a meeting with clients but casual enough for a get-together with friends. — Written by: Jolie Li, Parmin Sedigh, Klara Zietlow, Sora Shirai 170,000 years ago, clothing was invented. Now 170,000 years later, not much has changed… Have you ever struggled to fit all your clothes for traveling? If so, you’re not alone. The average American buys 68 garments every year. No wonder we never have enough space to fit it all.

A deep dive into the nitty-gritty science behind how Twillica’s products work. — Written by: Jolie Li, Parmin Sedigh Edited by: Klara Zietlow, Sora Shirai Whoever said making revolutionary clothing would be easy? From the physics of carbon nanotubes to the crazy things shape memory polymers can do, Twillica is transforming your clothing. Based on science. Pssst…. if you haven’t check out our…

In the late ’90s, Japanese engineers modeled the Shinkansen bullet train after Kingfisher birds to solve one of their biggest problems… tunnel sonic booms. Tokaido Shinkansen is one of the world’s busiest high-speed rail lines. Having moved almost 5 billion passengers from its opening in 1964 for the 2010 Tokyo…

In a reality governed by nature, solutions cover the world… About 3.7–4.4 billion years ago, microbes left clues of their presence on Earth. It’s one of the earliest signs of life on this planet. Through billions of years of revolutionary coincidences and evolution, nature selected those with the fittest biological…

Want to experience 4 cultural landscapes in 5 minutes? I got you covered… The cultural unit for my human geography class in both middle and high school was amusing. It puts me in the perspective to see what people value, know, believe, and celebrate around the world. …

How a VR game was replicated to train senseless drivers from Crossy Road. — On November 20, 2014, Mat Hall and his co-developers launched an amazingly successful arcade video game app called Crossy Road. This app earned $10 million in its first 90 days and I jumped on the bandwagon in playing it after I saw my dad kill his first virtual chicken in…

We probably all saw a diagram similar to this one at some point in school, and it was cool to glance through it, however, that minuscule engagement dissipates in less than a jiffy. I guess it might help to remember information when the teacher repeats for the third time that…

Trees, plankton, soil, and other natural features and processes aren’t enough to fix the fact our atmosphere is overheating into a global problem, but nanotechnology can… You casually walking into a giant cube. Every side of that cube is about two adult Killer Whales long, 42ft. A 42ft long cube…