By Mikayla Kauinana & Archit Tiwari Modern physics has transformed the world and the lives of the people in it. Its applications can range from microwave ovens, smoke detectors, and GPS to nuclear power, synthetic elements, and quantum mechanics. The speed of such advancements and our knowledge of classical physics has led some to suggest that we might be reaching […]
by Stephanie Figuereo Cosmic gardens are the glowing forces of the Universe that give an otherwise empty vacuum significance. They hold within them stars that emit light and twinkle in red and blue star clusters. The planets they create add personality and character, where some may rain diamonds, fashion 600 rings, or have an ocean with no land. Growing your […]
Space (I believe in) — I’m tired of this world, everything’s fucked, and people are the worst. Okay, okay, I exaggerate, I’ll admit; But it seems to me, if it’s here with us Sooner or later, we’ll turn it to shit. Space though? We’ve telescopes to see, and minds so to wonder eternally; but not much else, as of our […]
A poem by Kenny Shen “Three…two…one… Laser’s on!” A switch is thrown, and A blinding beam screams from the telescope, Piercing the tranquil night sky. A blazing beacon of photons, Reaching into the heavens. Traveling 186,000 miles a second, Broadcast by inquiring minds, Making its lonely sojourn, Into the infinite, icy blackness beyond. What’s out there? Stars, galaxies, nebulae, A […]
Recently, TEDxSantaCruz took place. I didn’t get to go, but I loved the theme: Radical Collaboration. It made me think of those videos that feature unlikely friendships between, say, a tiger and a monkey. But really, it was about innovative approaches to problems and ideas across disciplines and boundaries. This Tea Talk featured the wonder that arises when music meets […]
When pondering the universe, we can think of it as an iceberg floating in the ocean. All that we can see – the planets, the stars, the galaxies – is within the tip. Roughly one-tenth of the volume of an iceberg is above the water. Similarly, what we can “see” of the universe makes up only around 15% of the […]