The first annual conference of Please Try This at Home took place in September 2019. At the cross section of biotechnology, body autonomy and anarchy, the conference represents an inclusive group of scientists concerned with using and discussing biotechnology in the hopes of moving the field in a more progressive direction. That being said, it is indeed a solid...
During the most recent CNN democratic presidential primary debate, Amy Klobuchar was asked why she hasn’t come out in support of a federal ban on hydraulic fracking like most of the other candidates have. The senator from Minnesota reaffirmed her stance in support of continued fracking, stating that natural gas will be important as a transition fuel as we...
The global automobile industry has hit a recession in recent years. Car producers are having trouble finding automobile buyers, even in countries such as China and India, their biggest targets. With the lack of car manufacturers in these two nations relative to their sizable populations, automobile companies should not have a problem selling cars in these countries, and yet,...
On Wednesday, Jan. 15, Amazon Founder and CEO Jeff Bezos announced that Amazon will be investing $1 billion to help digitize small and medium-sized businesses in India. While the audience at the Amazon Smbhav summit applauded Bezos upon hearing this commitment, the Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT), a trade group that represents around 70 million merchants, held protests...
The rising ocean temperature should be alarming to everyone. This is by no means a new event, but rather one that has been discussed numerous times over the years. The ocean absorbs more than 90% of the heat trapped by greenhouse gases. This temperature increase is a gradual process and its indirect effects are not immediately apparent, so few...
Britain, Germany and France recently triggered a dispute resolution process over Iran’s retreat from the original commitments of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal. As a desperate attempt to save the deal, the European allies are now pressuring Iran by threatening to reimpose U.N. sanctions in an effort to force Iran to comply with the commitments of the deal.
This dispute...
Beauty vlogger and makeup artist Nikkie de Jager of the YouTube channel Nikkie Tutorials recently uploaded a video titled “I’m Coming Out.” In this video, de Jager shares with her audience and the rest of the internet that she is a transgender woman. One of the more alarming points that she made in the video was that even though...
On Tuesday, Jan. 14, California lawmakers rejected Senate Bill 201 (SB 201), a measure that aimed to ban medically unneccessary treatment for intersex infants ages six and under. Democratic State Sen. Scott Wiener, the author of the measure, wrote it in an effort to ensure that those born intersex are given the space to make choices regarding their gender...
Going hungry at night, living in a car and being squeezed for more money are phrases that should never apply to students in America. Unfortunately, many students at campuses across the nation are struggling financially while studying full time. To make matters worse, the University of California Board of Regents will vote on a tuition hike this Wednesday, Jan....
The Australian wildfires have been one of the most talked about tragedies on social media since the turn of the new year. The flames ravaged forests, endangered animals and put many Australian citizens at risk of being homeless. People donated money and adopted koala bears, but no instance of philanthropy generated quite as much attention as Kaylen Ward and...