Sara Moore Science Editor On Friday, April 10, the crew of Artemis II, aboard the Orion, splashed down off the coast of San Diego following their ten day journey in space. This historic trip began on April 1 and marked the first crewed mission to …
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What does “accept all cookies” actually mean?
Jonathan Rueffer Science Editor When visiting a website, you have probably encountered a pop-up banner asking you to accept cookies. You have also likely clicked “accept all” or “accept necessary cookies only” just to make the notification disappear. But what are cookies, and what does …
MCS Colloquium explores how inflation “remembers the past”
Jonathan Rueffer Science Editor On Thursday, March 5, Assistant Professor of Statistical and Data Sciences Changzhi Ma presented her research in Taylor Hall as part of the Department of Mathematical & Computational Sciences (MCS) Colloquium series. Her talk, titled “How does inflation remember the past?” …
Osgood lecture: ancient ice sheets and the current climate
Sara Moore Science Editor The 44th annual Osgood Lecture was held on Thursday, Feb. 19 in Lean Lecture Hall. This lecture series, presented by the Department of Earth Sciences, welcomes well-known scholars in the fields of paleontology or stratigraphy to share their research with students …
What is the AI bubble and what if it bursts?
Jonathan Rueffer Science Editor Artificial intelligence (AI) is marketed as “the driving force of the future,” but how true is that claim? This question is at the core of what people call the AI bubble: the idea that money, investment and expectations around AI are …
Carbon Zero Woo on McCall’s claims
Sara Moore Science Editor In the Feb. 5 emergency staff meeting, President Anne McCall made multiple references to the future of sustainability on campus. Near the end of the meeting, TyLynn Gault ’27, chief of staff for Scot Council, raised questions surrounding the campus’ lack …