The Birds of Wesleyan and How To Find Them
The fall semester is in full swing. Classes are underway, walkways are filled, and hundreds of Cardinals have returned to campus.
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Research & Reviews
GMOs: Applications and Controversy
Genetically modified organisms, or GMOs, are a hot topic in societal health and diet. Are genetically modified (GM) foods safe to eat? Ethical to produce? What does it even mean to be a GMO? Genetic engineering includes…
Hydroxylation Pattern of Bile Salt Governs Mixed Micelle Architecture and Peptide Association: Insights from Molecular Dynamics
Bile salt-mediated sequestration of peptide drugs such as octreotide is a major barrier to oral bioavailability, and how bile salt hydroxylation pattern shapes this interaction is not well understood. By utilizing a…
Can Quantum Physics Secure Our Votes?
With recent discourse surrounding election fraud, mail-in ballots, and voter security, safe elections are becoming essential to upholding democracy. Experimental quantum voting may offer a solution. Two teams of…
The Math Behind LLMS
Large language models (LLMs) like ChatGPT have revolutionized how we interact with artificial intelligence, enabling machines to understand and generate human-like text. At the heart of this capability lies a…
News, Features & Perspectives
Psychology in the Age of TikTok
Maybe you constantly lose your keys. Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). You overthink a text from someone you're dating. Anxious attachment. You hate confrontation. Trauma response. You organize your desk…
Liberal Arts to Scientific Academia: A Road Less Traveled
How does studying science in a classically liberal arts space impact one’s journey through scientific academia? We asked some Wesleyan Undergraduate alumni to better understand how their Bachelor of Arts degree has…
The ChatGPT Moment for Robotics
For a while now, Silicon Valley has claimed that “the ChatGPT moment is here” for robotics, or at least on its way. But when will it come?
Scientific Paradigms: A Case for Science and Technology Studies
I entered the University as a prospective chemistry major, looking for answers and truths about life, health, and healing. It appeared to me that it was in the sciences that these truths would lie. I assumed that…