In late January of this year Donald Trump signed an executive order that caused massive nationwide protests, and sparked a dialogue surrounding the issues of executive authority, race and ethnicity, and foreign relations. The decision to ban the immigration of individuals from specific countries, despite its shaky judicial foundation, raises an important question … [Read more...] about LOTL: Donald Trump’s Travel Ban and Principles of Justiciability
Archives for October 2017
Extraordinary Women in Stem: Dr. Patricia Bath
“Believe in the power of truth…Do not allow your mind to be imprisoned by the majority thinking. Remember that the limits of science are not the limits of imagination” – Dr. Patricia Bath Dr. Patricia Bath was the first African American to complete residency in ophthalmology in 1973. She became the first female faculty member in the … [Read more...] about Extraordinary Women in Stem: Dr. Patricia Bath
Food for Thought: The Origins of Butter, Part II
Although the art of butter making started out in a somewhat crude and accidental manner thousands of years ago amidst our nomadic ancestors, it wasn’t long until butter came to be used for more than just a tasty byproduct of storing milk in animal skin sacs that were jostled around on the road to new pasture. In the sixth century, a Byzantine physician by the name of Anthimus … [Read more...] about Food for Thought: The Origins of Butter, Part II
MYTH: Sports Drinks Help Replenish Lost Electrolytes
The most refreshing thing after a grueling workout is the taste of an ice-cold beverage. Countless Gatorade commercials have indoctrinated us to believe that we need products like theirs in order to replenish electrolytes lost from sweating. Electrolytes are substances that dissociate into ions in solution and possess the ability to generate action potentials needed to contract … [Read more...] about MYTH: Sports Drinks Help Replenish Lost Electrolytes
New Millennium Business: Netflix
Despite buzz that “Millennials are killing businesses”, the domestic growth of businesses continues in America. Certain industries fare very well, while others that have been around since old times die off. One of the main factors in deciding which businesses prosper and which collapse is adaptation to and integration of technology. Netflix was founded in 1997 and operated … [Read more...] about New Millennium Business: Netflix