How can we decide who mattered the most in history? This article is a debate on which scientist is the greatest scientist in the great field of physics.
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Fossil Feud!: A (Not) Brief Overview of the Bone Wars Part 1/2
Most often, gold rushes, or violent conflicts between cowboys and Native Americans are what takes center stage in media portrayals of the Wild West period (1870’s – 1890’s). However, during this time another lesser known conflict was brewing, a conflict both highly academically dishonest and morally reprehensible (IB students please don’t try this at home)…
News: Vaccine Possesses Low Effectiveness, Chinese Official “Confesses” (AP)
“BEIJING (AP) — China’s top disease control official, in a rare acknowledgement, said current vaccines offer low protection against the coronavirus and mixing them is among strategies being considered to boost their effectiveness.” Gao Fu, who is the head of the Chinese CDC stated that the “it is now under consideration whether we should use…
Y2K: The Bug that Glitched the World
The past two decades have been wild for the technology world. We saw the insurgency of smartphones and tablets, the rise of Bluetooth, personal assistants, AI, machine learning and much, much more. It’s quite hard to believe that only two decades ago, people were freaking out over electronics imploding on the dawn of the new…
G11 ESS & Biology- Bugs & Mud Trip to Chiang Mai
The following article was written by Fah G11. The G11 Biology and ESS class went on the Bugs and Mud trip to Chiang Mai to apply what we have learned in class to the external world. The Bugs and Mud trip lived up to its name with us walking into the jungle, fighting leeches, and…
SciTech: Good Fats vs Bad Fats
Most people probably think that the best way to stay healthy or lose weight would be cut down on the amount of fat you take into your body. Although this might sound reasonable, it is actually not the case. There are good fats that your body cannot produce on its own, so they must come…
SciTech: Mars…Not the Chocolate but the Planet (Pt. 2)
Welcome back to another article about the planet Mars! Last time, in part 1, we learned about the geographic features of Mars as well as the possibility of finding water on Mars. This time, we are going to focus on the actual discovery of the water and the possibility of finding traces of living organisms…
5 Things to Know (17th – 21st September)
Here’s a summary of this week’s news events. In the midst of schoolwork, activities and projects, be sure to always be updated about the world around you. 🙂 Trump has urged Spain to ‘build a wall’ Brexit will be ‘worse for the UK than for EU’ Japan’s robots may have had historic asteroid landing Father…
SciTech: Mars… Not the Chocolate but the Planet
Welcome back to SciTech – KISToday’s science and technology column! I’m sure you’ve had a relaxing summer and that you’re pumped up and ready for school again! Over the summer there have been some new revelations in terms of space discoveries… I will talk about those in this 2-part article. This is part 1 of…
Yanny vs. Laurel- Mind blowing illusion or just a computer trick?
Most of you by now must have been introduced to the ‘Yanny or Laurel’ audio which seems like a follow up on the ‘blue or gold’ dress. Many teenagers are debating whether it is Yanny or Laurel to the point where some have been called insane…and some, even deaf! Sorry to break it to you…
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