Friend?: A Sociological Study of the Blue Light Epidemic

Friend?: A Sociological Study of the Blue Light Epidemic

Kali Elizabeth Saunders
Business Current Events, Current Events

A recent study has found that the average Gen Z (Americans born between the late 1990s and early 2000s) spends about 3 hours and 28 minutes per day browsing through social media (Wheelwright, 2024). 3.5 hours per day adds up to about 24.5 hours per week. In this study of the sociological effects of this activity that they engage in for one entire day per week, I propose that this “blue light epidemic” that Gen Z’ers are modeling, leads to the dissociation between ideas and realities specifically as it concerns the idea of“friends” and/or the people that they associate with.

Human Connection and Quantum Entanglement: A Detailed Exploration

Human Connection and Quantum Entanglement: A Detailed Exploration

Timothy Kilimo
Uncategorized

The search for understanding human connection has spanned centuries, crossing disciplines such as psychology, sociology, and even biology. Recently, theoretical work and speculative research have explored whether concepts from quantum physics—specifically quantum entanglement—can offer insights into human relationships.

Quantum entanglement is a phenomenon where particles become interconnected, such that the state of one particle affects the state of another, regardless of the distance between them. Some researchers and thought leaders have suggested that this phenomenon may, metaphorically or even literally, explain elements of human connection, such as empathy, intuition, and synchronous experiences.

While applying quantum mechanics to human consciousness and relationships remains speculative, exploring this intersection invites fascinating dialogue and potential future research. 

This article looks deeply at the parallels, challenges, and possibilities of linking quantum entanglement with human connection, examining existing theories and expert opinions.

Cuteness II: Race, Gender, and Queerness

Cuteness II: Race, Gender, and Queerness

Valeria Li
Uncategorized

In the first part, cuteness was established as a permeating construct throughout our neurobiology. In this piece, the concept of cuteness in identity through gender will be discussed. Scholars have been working on the way that society genders different things, from colors to clothes to shapes and even academic subjects. The intertwining of cuteness and gender is inevitable in a world that reaches for categorization as much as it can.

The Origin of Philosophy and its Connection to Tyranny

The Origin of Philosophy and its Connection to Tyranny

Ryan Dulaney
Ethics, Political Theory

Philosophy is the framework of modern law and morality. It is the software that governs our minds. In its practice, we question the nature of our existence and glean timeless wisdom that is passed on through the ages. Classical Athens has been in ruins for millennia, but because of philosophy, Socrates lives forever.

This article will investigate the origin of philosophy and the conditions which surround its unique conception. First, it will cover the cultural preconditions necessary to allow for philosophy to have come into existence. Then, it will focus on how those preconditions manifested in early Europe. Finally, it will expand on how these preconditions allowed for the origin of philosophy in classical Greece and its various consequences. 

Quantum Finance: How Quantum Computers Will Change The World of Quantitative Finance

Quantum Finance: How Quantum Computers Will Change The World of Quantitative Finance

Ishan Gupta
Business Current Events

Quantitative Analysts, or “quants”, use complex algorithms and mathematical models to analyze data and predict outcomes, critical skills in the world of stock trading. Before the 1970s and 80s, successful traders sat down with CEOs and economists to gain exclusive information that, when combined with their intuition, allowed them to hedge educated bets on stocks. As market news became digitized, people with a background in math began to realize that stock markets displayed patterns, and complex models could be used to predict whether a stock was going up or down. They started using computers to analyze vast amounts of data, putting information through algorithms designed by mathematicians and computer scientists that returned instructions on buying or selling a particular stock. As computer technology advanced, algorithms became more complex, and the field of quantitative finance grew. Today, almost every trader, from day traders to massive hedge funds, uses research done by quants to help them decide which stocks to buy and sell. 

Quantum Computing: The New Paradigm

Quantum Computing: The New Paradigm

Zoha Imran
Science & Nature

A quantum computer is a computing device that uses quantum bits (qubits), which can exist in multiple states simultaneously due to superposition and be correlated through entanglement, enabling it to solve certain complex problems much faster than classical computers. 

The journey to quantum computing began with the early developments in quantum mechanics. Max Planck's pioneering work revealed the concept of discreteness at sub-atomic levels. J.J. Thomson's discovery of electrons in the cathode ray tube, followed by Rutherford's description of electrons orbiting the nucleus, laid crucial foundations. An unexpected source of insight came from a bad cigar, which played a role in uncovering the concept of spin as intrinsic angular momentum in electrons (Friedrich & Herschbach, 2003).

Preserving History Amid Climate Change: Heritage Site Conservation

Preserving History Amid Climate Change: Heritage Site Conservation

Ankita Nandi
Public Policy, Science & Nature

The ever-pervasive nature of climate change has impacted all facets of society and spurred scientific research into alternative energy sources, developing carbon-negative materials, and designing sustainable infrastructure, amongst many other research topics. These research directions seek to develop new technologies to tackle climate change consequences before they happen. However, along with looking towards the future, it is just as important to understand how we can preserve the past as climate change impacts historical items, materials, and architecture. Focusing on the impact of climate change on historical sites, cultural conservation research has evolved to include understanding how climate change impacts cultural heritage sites, and how we can continue to preserve these sites.

Gene Editing: What You Need to Know 

Gene Editing: What You Need to Know 

Siddharth I Sharma
Science & Nature

Beginning in the 19th century, the field of genetics saw significant growth in thought. Though concepts of heredity were postulated long before the term entered the scientific lexicon, it wasn’t until Gregor Mendel’s work on pea plants in 1865 that the concept of heredity was fully understood. By 1944, Avery, MacLeod, and McCarty discovered that DNA was the “transforming principle,” the fundamental chemical component of genes (“1944: DNA Is \"Transforming Principle\,"” n.d.).

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