A Millennial’s View: The Life Ahead
As a Millennial, I get tired of everyone calling us the lazy generation that will never contribute anything useful to the Great American Dream. They think our day consists of smoking weed and shoving our face in a Cheetos bag while we watch the latest episode of Breaking Bad. However, that stereotype doesn’t fit for most
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Reflections on a Pond
When my son, Leo, left for college, I restored my backyard pond. Suddenly, I had the time to focus on landscaping. More than that, replacing the 20 year old pond was a not-so-subtle way of expressing that in some respects I was back to where I’d been before the birth of my only child. A
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Women at War: Israel’s Caracal Battalion
The harsh rays of the desert sun beat down relentlessly upon the armored and armed men that rest at the borders of Israel. For the moment, the field is quiet, devoid of violent weapons fire. The soldiers sit within their camps, their weapons resting by their sides. An easy air of camaraderie drifts throughout the
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The Reintroduction of Wolves in Yellowstone: A Cascade of Events
Beginning in 1994, wolves relocated from Montana and Canada began their reintroduction to Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming. This was initially an attempt to correct the extermination of native wolves over the last two hundred years, but something unexpected happened as a result. What followed from this reintroduction is termed a “trophic cascade,” or a
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Japanese Robots: A Revolution in Progress
When it comes to defining what Japanese robots are, Japanese roboticist Masahiro Mori prefers to use the analogy of Mt. Fuji. “If a steep hill suddenly protrudes from the flatland, you can draw a line to show where the mountain starts,” he says, “but Mt. Fuji becomes higher so gradually that you can’t draw a
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