Why We Should Begin Accepting Insects Into Our Diet
Eating insects isn’t something we tend to do as part of a healthy diet. It’s the stuff that sends foodies on journeys around the world to try local delicacies and makes most reality TV viewers…
Author Archives: Austin Miller
About Austin Miller
I am an aspiring physicist, with an interest in art and technology.
SeaWorld Revenues Sink, Floats Hope on Better Orca Enclosures
SeaWorld’s attendance and profits have been sinking, no pun intended. The disappointing second-quarter results slashed the company’s revenue guidance. Shares of SeaWorld have gone down 22% in the past year and 35% this year. SeaWorld…
Why Mars One Colonists Will End Up Going Crazy
A space colony could be a breeding ground for mental illness from the implications of isolation and constant surveillance at the same time. Putting people on Mars has been the dream of NASA and other…
What’s Driving the Future of Autonomous Cars and Highways?
Traffic has been a continuously growing problem in just about major city in the world. The average American driver spends about 36 hours per year in traffic congestion. The estimated cost of traffic congestion is…
HitchBOT, the Hitchhiking Robot, Hits the Road
Attention all Canadians: If you spot an adorable smiling robot on the side of the road, PLEASE put it in your car and have a conversation with it. Seriously, you should do it. If not…
New Electric Thinking Cap Stimulates the Brain’s Learning Capabilities
Scientists at Vanderbilt University developed a literal thinking cap, driving the notion that accelerated learning can come from just a light electrical current. Robert Reinhart and assistant professor of psychology Geoffrey Woodman are the brains…
Do You Know Why You’re Accepting the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge?
You’ve seen celebrities, former presidents, rock stars, your co-workers, family and Facebook friends posting videos of ice water being dumped on top of them and asking others to do the same. But why? You may…
Heat Seeking Missile Technology Used to Fight Malaria
Malaria is one of the leading causes of death in the world, and arguably one of the deadliest viruses out there. It can kill in just a few days after infection and is often hard…
Teenage Engineering Student Develops Brilliant Idea to Clean Our Oceans
For the past century, people and corporations alike have polluted our oceans at an alarming rate, killing tons of marine life and denting the economy and ecosystem rather recklessly. Dutch engineering student Boyan Slat has…
Scientists Discover New Methods of Obtaining Stem Cells
A recent study at UC San Francisco has reported new findings in how cell reconstruction can change the standard methods in the way we obtain and treat stem cells. The newly-discovered process takes adult cells…
