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Another world

Another world

Chloë King, web staff February 5, 2015

Imagine you’re going to sleep. You lay down, close your eyes and slip into another world. There’s been lots of debate on whether or not lucid dreaming, or the ability to control one’s dreams,...

I waited for weeks until I finally got an answer from the UMSL crew.

Silence from scientists

Chloë King, web staff January 21, 2015

For a while, nothing happened. I’ve been working on my IRIS (Independent Research in Science) project since August. The idea behind IRIS is to team up with a scientist working on a research project,...

Happy birthday, Dr. Hawking.

My Secret

Chloë King, web staff January 15, 2015

Imagine the fans of a boy band: screaming, fainting and possibly crying. Now take one of those girls and direct her screams instead to arguably the greatest living mind today. That’s me. I have a...

Geminoid F, created by Hiroshi Ishiguro.

Plug-in love

Chloë King, web staff November 5, 2014

The Japanese have a problem; they’re getting older. A third of Japan’s population is over the age of 60, and an eighth are over 75. The reason why this matters is this means there are not enough young...

Squishy robots

Squishy robots

Chloë King, web staff October 3, 2014

When I think of a robot, usually visions of human-like, metal beings come to my mind. But a new “squishy” robot is nothing like that. A pink “X” made of silicon created by Michael T. Tolley...

The evolution of learning

The evolution of learning

Chloë King, web staff October 1, 2014

To be fair, no one really knows where to go on the first day. But most people at least have a room number. Independent Research in Science was something I’d signed up for, but besides that it was mostly...

Salad, please.

Salad, please.

Chloë King, web staff September 17, 2014

Those days of feeling like a total pig after ordering so much McDonalds that it looks like you’re eating for two are (possibly) over. According to a new study published by Nutrition and Diabetes, you...

This is me, by the way. And also the universe.

Into the abyss

Chloë King, web staff September 9, 2014

So how did I end up here, doing Independent Research in Science? I guess the credit goes to to Dr. Dickinson, Mr. Brady, Mrs. Shadburne and Ms. Sutfin for pushing me off into the abyss. Honestly though,...

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