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Dec 5, 2022

Tesla’s SemiTrucks

By Varun Surti As I was looking through Ars Technica’s website, one article really caught my eye just because I had no clue something of the sort was even in production. What I am talking about is the Tesla semi-truck. As I was reading the article my first thought was that this was a really… 

Dec 5, 2022

Bioartificial Kidneys

By Emma Ogden   During the summer before my senior year of high school, I shadowed a Nephrologist and observed his hospital rounds. This experience sparked my love for kidneys and made me realize my interest in medicine. I decided to major in biomedical engineering because of my desire to work in the medical field.… 

Dec 5, 2022

Why do so many people with cancer go undiagnosed?

by Dylainie Charley Cancer is something I hope no one must deal with. Unfortunately, it affects so many people in many ways. Whether it’s your immediate family, extended family, or even your pet, it hurts to know someone you love is plagued by a sickness that will never really goes away. However, if caught early,… 

Sep 12, 2022

Innovation and Gender Diversity in Research Teams

We have noticed in Apollo that this is largely a story of white guys (although we will talk more about this on Wednesday).  At the same time we will talk about how the diversity of their backgrounds was important in how they conceived of the program.  We will see in the weeks to come that… 

Sep 6, 2022

Technological Systems and Nationalism

Last week we talked about technological systems in class.  In recent weeks there have been articles showing how difficult it is to compete against or replicate fully developed technological systems.  Both examples involve China.  The New York Times reported that four years ago the Chinese leader, Xi Jinping,  launched a major initiative to make China…