“After spending so much time as a pilot, I found it incredibly frustrating to work with technology that didn’t work with me.” - Missy Cummings Missy Cummings is currently an associate professor in the Duke University Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science. She graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in … [Read more...] about Extraordinary Women in STEM: Missy Cummings
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MYTH: You need to workout every day
From a young age you are taught the importance of physical activity. It begins with recess in elementary school, mandatory PE class in middle school, and even intramural athletics in high school. What they don’t tell you is that you don’t actually have to exercise every day to live a healthy life. Let’s break it down: FACT: Exercise is widely known to be a sure-fire way to … [Read more...] about MYTH: You need to workout every day
Fences, A Film That Stands on its Own
Legendary playwright August Wilson made Oscar history at this year’s 89th Academy Awards, by receiving a nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay for the movie Fences (2016) twelve years after his death. Wilson had always dreamed of transferring his Pulitzer Prize winning play onto the big screen, but he passed away in 2005 before the final project came to fruition. Paramount … [Read more...] about Fences, A Film That Stands on its Own
Food for Thought: Switzerland
Dr. Weston A. Price Goes to Switzerland In the years 1931 and 1932 Dr. Weston A. Price traveled throughout Switzerland to study the health disparities between isolated versus modernized Swiss communities. With the help of officials from the Swiss government, Dr. Price was introduced to a community of about 2,000 people living in the Loetschental Valley. Due to the valley being … [Read more...] about Food for Thought: Switzerland
Food for Thought: Intro to the Work of Dr. Weston A. Price
Have you ever wondered why humans are the only animals that brush their teeth? Have you ever pondered why so many ancient skulls seem to have a perfect set of teeth? Dr. Weston A. Price (1870-1948), who was a prominent dentist in Cleveland at the beginning of the twentieth century, had similar questions, and wanted to know why so many of his patients suffered from tooth decay, … [Read more...] about Food for Thought: Intro to the Work of Dr. Weston A. Price