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Posts published in “Past Opinion Columns”

The $1000 Smartphone

On Tuesday, Sept. 12, Apple showed the iPhone X off to the world. It has lots of neat features and improvements, including a cool 4-digit price tag.

Is Gene Therapy Finally Living up to Its Hype?

In 1990, geneticist William French Anderson injected cells with altered genes into a four-year-old girl with severe immunodeficiency disorder. This was the first sanctioned test of gene therapy, in which genetic material is used to treat or prevent disease.

Automation Will End Our Economy, Unless We Do Something Now

Any day now, Waymo, Tesla, and other worldwide car manufacturers will begin commercializing their self-driving cars. The anticipation couldn’t be more uncontainable for the wired public, which has, in the past decade, eagerly shifted everyday transportation options to a digital platform — Uber, Postmates, Lyft, etc.

Rivalry Alert

In case you haven’t heard, the Stevens Institute of Technology Class of 2021 is the most diverse class to ever be admitted to Stevens representing 30 states!  

Please, Don’t Stop Dreaming

Sometimes I try to remember what I was like when I was six-years old. I picked my nose a lot. At recess, I played ‘house’ with the other first-graders.

Take me to the Little Sandwich Shop

Water main breaks, constant flooding, and now even the pier is going to fall into the river: Hoboken, your time is up.