Nowadays, the elusive term “The Metaverse” isn’t so foreign to most people anymore. It’s the concept of a virtual world in parallel to our actual reality. There are many ways for people to engage with this world- but by far the most immersive is through VR. You’re in the virtual world- a participant, rather than an observer. The most popular Metaverse “worlds” you can visit are … [Read more...] about Reviewing Altspace VR: One of the First of its Kind
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The Laplace Transform: A More Powerful Extension of the Fourier Transform
Welcome back. This week, I wanted to discuss the Laplace transform, which is an incredibly useful tool for solving linear ordinary and partial differential equations. The primary reason for its utility is that it converts differential equations in terms of one unknown function into algebraic equations in terms of another unknown function that can be solved relatively quickly. … [Read more...] about The Laplace Transform: A More Powerful Extension of the Fourier Transform
Cognitive-Enhancing Drugs
Nootropics are a category of drugs designed to improve cognitive function, learning, memory, and performance. These drugs are useful for treating ADHD, narcolepsy, or Alzheimer's. While they are most useful for those whose cognition is impaired, “normal” people have begun to look into the use of these “smart drugs” to increase cognitive performance (Medical News Today). … [Read more...] about Cognitive-Enhancing Drugs
Samantha Gorman: Creator of The Under Presents
It’s always interesting to hear how people got into the field of Extended Reality. It’s not like being interested in medicine or journalism. It is inherently interdisciplinary, and because it is so often not offered in course curriculum for many schools, it tends to be something that people find themselves drawn to through an intense sense of curiosity. Last semester, I had the … [Read more...] about Samantha Gorman: Creator of The Under Presents
The Housing Crisis: Criminalization of the Homeless and its Duality with Incarceration
The multidimensional nature of homelessness extends beyond “selected episodes of rooflessness;” rather, it involves “deprivation across several different dimensions—physiological (lack of bodily comfort or warmth), emotional (lack of love or joy), territorial (lack of privacy), ontological (lack of rootedness in the world, anomie), and spiritual (lack of hope, lack of … [Read more...] about The Housing Crisis: Criminalization of the Homeless and its Duality with Incarceration