October in much of the U.S. brings cooler weather, vibrant fall colors and, of course, pumpkin-spiced everything. This is peak pumpkin season, with most of the American pumpkin crop harvested[1] in October.
With the pumpkin spice craze fully underway, I find
Inspired by the human eye, our biomedical engineering lab at Georgia Tech[1] has designed an adaptive lens[2] made of soft, light-responsive, tissuelike materials.
Adjustable camera systems usually require a set of bulky, moving, solid lenses and a pupil in
When I imagine the future of space commerce, the first image that comes to mind is a farmer’s market on the International Space Station. This doesn’t exist yet, but space commerce is a growing industry. The Space Foundation[1], a nonprofit organization
When learning about the effects of spaceflight on human health[1], you typically will hear about the dangers of radiation, bone density loss and changes in eyesight. While these long-term risks are important, a less frequently discussed concern is motion
In July 2025, Uganda’s courts[1] swiftly dismissed a petition challenging the legality of polygamy, citing the protection of religious and cultural freedom. For most social scientists and policymakers who have long declared polygamy a “harmful cultural
Approximately 185,000 people have died in civilian aviation accidents[1] since the advent of powered flight over a century ago. However, over the past five years among the U.S. airlines, the risk of dying was almost zero[2]. In fact, you have a much better
As a Ph.D. student, I wanted to understand the evolution of individual differences in fruit fly behavior – the building blocks of personality. My experiments involved measuring how my tiny subjects acted in a maze.
So each day in the lab began with using