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On the Horizon of Ending Alzheimer's
By Olivia Baccellieri The frontiers of medicine and research can reach far and wide in the quest for innovation. Journeys of discovery...
The Natural Philosopher
Dec 8, 20183 min read
The ABC Conjecture or, Why Do Mathematicians Seem to Like to Waste Their Time?
By Joe Wills My nomination for the best overlooked development actually started six years ago. In 2012, a Japanese mathematician named...
The Natural Philosopher
Dec 8, 20184 min read
Data Edibilization
By Joseph Wills If you think back to most any class you’ve had that discussed data, you probably consumed it through your eyes....
The Natural Philosopher
Nov 10, 20184 min read
The Tiny Tooth Sensor: Transforming Your Mouth into Your Own Dietitian
By Lily Marino In recent decades, there has been an increasing obsession with dieting and monitoring your intake of calories, proteins,...
The Natural Philosopher
Nov 10, 20183 min read
Chocolate, Cannabinoids, and the Brain
By Rory Decker “If it makes you happy, it can’t be that bad.” -Sheryl Crow Is chocolate good for you? As a chocoholic myself, I would...
The Natural Philosopher
Nov 10, 20183 min read
Food for Thought: Neural Connectivity Changes and Food Addiction
By Toby Lanser Addiction has long been thought of as a behavioral flaw that can be curbed and controlled. Over the years, however,...
The Natural Philosopher
Nov 10, 20183 min read
Reclaiming your Health: Modulation of the Gut Microbiota Through Diet
By Riley Forbes The word “health” is subjective and personal. If you ask a group of people to define what being healthy means to them,...
The Natural Philosopher
Nov 10, 20183 min read
Living in a Food Wasteland
By Olivia Baccellieri The term ‘desert’ has a nearly universal connotation. It is dry, bereft of most life, and desolate. Tumbleweeds...
The Natural Philosopher
Nov 10, 20183 min read
The Origins of Bread—Before the Agricultural Revolution
By Natalya Hebert All around the world, bread is seen as a necessity to life. Prisoners given just enough sustenance to survive are given...
The Natural Philosopher
Nov 10, 20183 min read
Lab Grown Meat: Science Fiction or Viable Solution?
By Michelle Wheater “We shall escape the absurdity of growing a whole chicken in order to eat the breast or wing” -Winston Churchill One...
The Natural Philosopher
Nov 10, 20184 min read
Diet, Microbiota, and the Gut-Lung Connection
By Maryann Makosiej They say you are what you eat, and with new research, this statement couldn’t be more true. A new paper detailing...
The Natural Philosopher
Nov 10, 20182 min read
Care for Some Ketchup With That Cricket? Insects, The New Meat
By Cai McCann Entomophagy, the consumption of insects, provides a new, innovative, and up-and-coming solution given the exploding human...
The Natural Philosopher
Nov 10, 20183 min read
Go With Your Gut
By Loret Haas-Hanser Holidays and celebrations are integral sociocultural aspects of society on a global scale. As cliche as it may...
The Natural Philosopher
Nov 10, 20183 min read
The Power of Pollination
By Riley O'Halloran Pollinators are fundamental to the world’s ecosystem, the most important of which being the bee. Though other...
The Natural Philosopher
Oct 13, 20183 min read
Predictions versus Prophecy: Understanding the Conceptual Caveats of Climate Change Projections
By Toby Lanser The scientific method, and by extension scientific research, is founded upon pillars of guesswork and ambiguity. Questions...
The Natural Philosopher
Oct 13, 20183 min read
Rising Carbon Dioxide Levels to Decrease Nutrient Density of a Global Food Staple
By Riley Forbes Whether you believe in climate change or not, there is no denying that science supports the increase of carbon dioxide...
The Natural Philosopher
Oct 13, 20183 min read
Impacts of Climate Change on Human Health: Challenges and Solutions
By Olivia Hakan At this point, everyone in the US knows something about climate change; a change in the earth’s climate and atmosphere...
The Natural Philosopher
Oct 13, 20183 min read
Climate Change Refugees - In a Land of Despair
By Olivia Baccellieri Global Warming has been in our public conscious for the better part of the 21st-Century. We have been flooded with...
The Natural Philosopher
Oct 13, 20183 min read
Wildfire Smoke is Poisoning the Bornean Orangutans
By Natalya Hebert The devastating effects of wildfires on human civilizations are well-known in the United States, especially with the...
The Natural Philosopher
Oct 13, 20183 min read
Melting Permafrost Reawakening Long-Forgotten Diseases
By Nick Fontaine When we think of the effects climate change we often think of rising sea levels and worsened natural disasters. However,...
The Natural Philosopher
Oct 13, 20182 min read
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