"Write your articles on a topic somehow related
to science," She said, and we obeyed.
Unlike most of the work done on the HTSX magazine, the articles below were
produced independently rather than collaboratively, although the articles
were checked and edited by Copy Editors Venice Bayrd and Shailesh Rao.
- Are Public Schools Falling Behind
in the Computer Age? With the current rate of technological advancement,
many schools are unwilling or unable to put forth the economic capital
required to keep up with the rapid growth in technology. This article explores
ways that schools can access the resources needed to advance into the computer
age.
- Connecting Everything
This paper is an exploration of the parallels between Eastern Mysticism
and the most recent discoveries in Physics, such as the Theory of Everything.
The two essential concepts that link these seemingly divergent discourses
are: duality and interconnectedness.
- Damsel in Distress? Are
the evolutionary and sociobiological theories true; that the difference
in gender roles and behavior of men and women in relationships has been
biologically determined? If so, what implications do these theories have
on society? This article outlines the biological theories explaining the
behavior of men and women when it comes to relationships and finding a
mate, and also discusses the counter-argument against these theories.
- Hacking 101; Inside and Out
As the Net continues to prosper and develop, more and more information
is becoming available for those who know how to look. This article explores
the basics of hacking as well as the essentials of internet security.
- Healing Hands Therapeutic
touch is an alternative healing method which claims to be able to dramatically
increase the healing powers of the body with nothing more than a touch.
Is this popular technique the greatest advance for medical science since
penicillin, a complete fraud, or somewhere in between?
- REM is just Dreamy (and I'm not
talking about the band) An investigation into the stuff that dreams
are made of. This article discusses current theories in the field of dream
research that attempt to explain How and Why we dream.
- Rhyme and Reason in the Antipode
of Science: A Case Study of Pseudo-Science Explore the differentiation
between the methods, conclusions, and ideals of science as opposed to those
of pseudo-science. This article attempts to offer a short diatribe on why
pseudo-science is so detrimental to science and its discoveries.
- Self-Help for Your Brain In
recent years the general trend of therapy for mental disorders has shifted
quite drastically from a predominantly Freudian and psychoanalytic approach
to an overwhelmingly biochemical perspective. Today "therapy"
conjures up the image of a doctor indiscriminately doling out prescriptions
for Prozac, Zoloft, and the like whereas years ago a plush comfortable
couch would suffice. What does this change mean for the field of psychology?
There is an increasingly divided and polarized spectrum of beliefs forming
from this controversy.