These are tough times for scientists. As funding has flattened or declined, the competition for grants and glory has grown increasingly fierce.
The Stute
This week has been a very special week for the film industry worldwide. With the 88th annual Oscars hosted by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences this past Sunday, and Leonardo DiCaprio’s legendary best actor win for his role in The Revenant, the industry has been pretty busy.
Whether it’s the pursuit of romance or fiscal stability, the knee-jerk promotion of one person or job to the status of “the one” is the most troublesome and difficult instinctual reaction to rewrite, especially because it can be so consuming and debilitating.
You might think you’re safe from tracking by the likes of Google and Facebook if you don’t have an account with these companies, but new advances in technology are making it impossible to escape their reach.
This past Wednesday I was invited to view the new Stevens website. For what, I’ll leave unlisted — you’ll see soon enough.
You know how when you were little, and you were playing in the playground, and then your mother told you to stop, and you couldn’t help but whine, “Just five more minutes?”
For all the great things about the tri-state area, there’s much left to desire in terms of the weather—especially during winter.
This past week has definitely been a busy one. To start, I decided to take bio as my first science elective, and I can now say that I made the right choice.

