Credit Where Credit Is Due
Students arriving at Swarthmore for the first time are in the middle of one of the annual challenges to newcomers
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The Minds of Others
After the tragic Boston Marathon bombings last week, the Internet was abuzz with tweeters, bloggers, and posters filling cyberspace with
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Furthering Science in the Developing World
The past few decades have shown tremendous growth in scientists in all scientific disciplines, and has spread through some of
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De-Extinction a Possible Frontier for Scientific Development
Let’s imagine for a moment we had the technology to recreate a species once considered extinct. Imagine that we could
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Scientific Pragmatism in “Functional Cure” for HIV
An amazing piece of news this past week has been the announcement of a breakthrough in HIV treatment: a two-and-a-half
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Swarthmore Hosts Summit On Fossil Fuel Divestment
This weekend, Swarthmore will play host to a nationwide conference of students from colleges and universities from over 18 states
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Head Injuries From Contact Sports a Major Risk
Last week featured the biggest American sporting event of the year, the National Football League’s Super Bowl. For anyone who
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Annual Influenza Strikes Early
This year’s flu season has struck early, and influenza is now widespread in 47 US states. According to the Center
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The Internet is opening up new ways of sharing information on a mass scale all the time. This means scientists
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“Standing Behind the Merits of Math”
The night after Election Day, Jon Stewart proudly boasted he had the winner of the 2012 election that night. His
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