Category Archives: Science and Technology

Great Expectations: The Assumptions of College Professors.

Posted on November 3, 2013 by natalie.izquierdo

Since my first college class, including lower level classes, I have had teachers tell me “You should have learned this before.” A statement that, in my opinion, is unfair coming from high school to college. Unless their is a pre-requiste …

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Are We All Mean Girls By Default?

Posted on October 29, 2013 by lyle evan peterson

We’ve all dealt with mean girls, the backstabbing, rumor spreading, fake girls that seem to torture others mentally and emotionally. In middle school or in the workplace, from the United States to Japan, mean girls are everywhere. Now, researchers are …

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Steaming shows from the web will now be included in Nielsen’s Ratings!

Posted on October 29, 2013 by johnmenard

One of the biggest things in TV are ratings. Ratings in TV are what make or break a show. Higher the rating the more people are watching meaning more money and more advertising will come from the show. Ratings are …

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iPad Air: The Investment is Worthwhile

Posted on October 28, 2013 by gabriellemotto

It feels like every week, something new is coming out in the world of technology. If it’s not the new Apple iPhone, it’s the new Samsung Galaxy with the smart watches or the Windows Surface Two. This time, it’s a …

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The Next Generation of Video Game Consoles May not be Worth the Money

Posted on October 28, 2013 by jacquelynne bernstein

For the last several decades, few markets have drawn so much hype and attention to its products as the video game market. Video games and gaming consoles have changed and at times defined popular culture in America, and continue to …

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Bees Scheduled to be Replaced With Robots

Posted on October 28, 2013 by mattimmerman

I for one have never been stung by a bee, but reliable sources tell me that it is not a pleasant experience.  But I’m fairly sure that nobody has ever been stung by a robot, unless of course the robot …

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A Cure For Baldness May Have Been Found

Posted on October 21, 2013 by jacquelynne bernstein

Personal care products and services generate billions of dollars a year as we use our resources to improve our looks and our bodies. We naturally fight the aging process that sooner or later will be unkind to every person. For …

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Living in a Technological World That Never Ceases to Grow, Especially Cell-phones, Making Older Technology Obsolete

Posted on October 21, 2013 by gloria vargas

Last week I walked into a store and I saw a small flip phone on sale. It had a really good price, but for a moment I thought: who wants a flip phone? Today when most of the people carry …

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Korea Designs Jellyfish-Eating Robots

Posted on October 21, 2013 by mattimmerman

“There are plenty of fish in the sea” is a popular American idiom used to encourage the lonely and heartbroken.  But it is certainly not a statement of fact in the fishing waters of Korea.  Over fishing has significantly diminished …

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Google’s stock skyrockets to the thousand dollar mark

Posted on October 21, 2013 by johnmenard

On Friday the tech giant Google hit a new record. You might ask yourself what record could it be? Well this record is a big one. On Friday Google’s shares skyrocketed over $1000 a share. Google’s previous record was $926 …

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