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        • GMOs--Yes or No?
        • The History of Minecraft: How a Swedish Indie Game Came to Dominate the World
        • The Effect of Prozac on the Brain
        • Philae Lander's Discovery of Organic Molecules
        • Advantages and Disadvantages of Wind Turbines
        • Your Own Worst Enemy: An Overview of Lupus
        • The Methylhex Ban
        • The Effect of Lyme Disease on the Immune system
        • Infectious Mononucleosis
        • Replacing CFCs
        • The Switch
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        • The 43rd Figure
        • The Clock
        • The Collatz Conjecture
        • Constructing a Soccer Ball
        • Determining how Ballparks Affect Batter's Ability to Create Hits
        • The Rotating Conundrum
        • Pythagorean Puzzle
        • Mathematic and Scientific Explorations
        • Kinetics Lab
        • Math in the Restaurant Business
        • Math as a Vessel for Social Change
        • Sustainability of Bottled Vs. Tap Water
        • Thoughts on the Lottery
        • Understanding Player Efficiency Rating
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        • Communicating With Computers
        • The Mystery of Asthma
        • The Nanoscopic War Against Cancer
        • Phytochemistry
        • Solving the energy crisis with Intermediate Band Solar Cells
        • A Pain That Never Ends
        • Rapamycin Resistance
        • Ampacity of a Single Core Horizontal Cable
        • Morphological Properties of Texting Acronym Formation
        • cGAS and STING Expression
      • Reactions and Responses >
        • Can Humans Survive the Climate Crisis?
        • My Experience as a Teacher's Assistant
        • Ted Talk Responses
        • Teens For Food Justice
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        • Chandelier
        • Deltoidal Hexacontrahedon
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        • Algae Bio-Fuel
        • An Energy Alternative
        • Clean Energy In Transportation
        • Calorie Restriction
        • Creating Energy in the Modern World
        • Dietary Intervention Impact on Gut Microbial Gene Richness
        • Earthly Applications for NASA Technology
        • Explaining Relative Motion
        • Exploring Artificial Inteligence
        • Gamma Function
        • How Leaves Work
        • Hydrogen Fuel Cells
        • Music and Brain Development
        • Programming Calculators
        • The Science of Microsatellites
        • Sci-Fi Taser
        • Sloane's Gap
        • Sustainable Energy: Why Some Ideas Shine Brighter than Others
        • Understanding The Galvanic Cell
        • The Virus: Our Unforeseen Philosopher's Stone
        • What Are Fuel Cells and How Do They Work?
      • Mathematic and Scientific Explorations >
        • Astrocytes Expressing ALS-Linked Mutated SOD1 Release Factors Selectively Toxic to Motor Neurons
        • Big Bang
        • Dictyostelium Discoideum
        • The Future of Solar Cell Technology
        • And Many More...
      • Reactions and Responses >
        • Alternative Energy Sources, New but Unused
        • An Insight Into the Curious World of Ethnobotany
        • Challenging What We Think We Know
        • The Current State of American Education
        • Discovering New Numbers
        • Interview With an Architect
        • Life of Pi Response
        • Mathematical Art Video Commentary
        • Missing from Science Class
        • The Museum of Math
        • The Inside Scoop on a Real Mathematician
    • 2013 Publication

2016 INDEX

Historical and Current ​Explanations

  1. CFCs, HFCs and Their Casualties: Lia D.B. ('17) wrote this paper investigating the history of CFCs and HFCs, for her organic chemistry class. 
  2. The Enigma Machine: Rob V. ('17) explains the historical context of the Enigma Machine. ​
  3. When Ebola is Cured but Not Over: Abby W. ('18) wrote this paper on Ebola, for her advanced chemistry class.
  4. Endangered Chimpanzees: Katie L. ('18) wrote this paper on endangered chimpanzees for her advanced chemistry class.
  5. ​Untitled: Hawthorne R. ('18) wrote this assignment for extra credit.
  6. The Causes and Effects of Global Warming: Samuel T. ('18) wrote this article on global warming for his advanced chemistry class.
  7. El Niño's impact on Weather Patterns: Eden V. ('18) explores the effects of El Niño in 2015 for his Chemistry class.
  8. Recent Developments on Black Holes' Observations: Audrey A. ('18) describes current discoveries on black holes and stars in this paper for her advanced chemistry class.​
  9. Preserving Cuba: The Relationship between Science and Politics: Hannah M. ('18) explores the consequences of Cuba's economic embargo. 
  10. Summary and Analysis of the Warming Pacific Ocean: Natasha Brecht ('18) explores the effect of global warming in a response to a New York Times article she read in her advanced chemistry class. 

Mathematical and Scientific Explorations

  1. How To Count Cards: Rufus S. ('17) explains how to count cards. 
  2. Sixers: A Cool Math Game: After playing Sixers during math class, Justin H. ('17) wanted to figure out the best way to play the game. 
  3. Flipping Coins: Cecilia M. ('16) investigates a puzzling problem involving coins. 
  4. ​The Price we Pay to Sleep at Night: George B. ('16) investigates the costs of living. 
  5. The Birthday Problem: Sam H. ('16) investigating new mathematical teaching methods.​
  6. 2015, Year of the Black Hole: Aidan A. ('18) wrote this paper on black holes, for his advanced chemistry class.​
  7. Are Self Driving Cars Ready for the Real World?: Ivan F. ('18) wrote this paper on the danger of Google's driverless cars for his advanced chemistry class.
  8. Bristlemouth Fish: Theo E. ('18) wrote this paper on the bristlemouth fish for his advanced chemistry class.
  9. Secrets of The Ancients in DNA: This article summary by Ethan N. ('18) explains new developments on human genomes.​
  10. ​Our Manifest Destiny in the Twilight Zone: Reese K. ('18) read a New York Times article on the bristlemouth fish.
  11. An Age of Resistance: Katie P. ('18) explores the importance of bacteria in this article for her advanced chemistry class.
  12. Fractals in Nature: Sasha M. ('17) explores the concept of geometric fractals.
  13. A Statistical Analysis of the Packer Boys Varsity Basketball Team: Victor A. ('17) conducted a statistical investigation of the boy's basketball team.

Scientific ​Research

  1. How Do Axolotls Learn?: Ellie O. ('17) proposes a new project for her research involving axolotls. 
  2. Identifying Cancer Using Cone Snail Venom: This research paper details Joseph B. ('16)'s research involving cone snails and peptides. 
  3. Growing Semiconductors Using Molecular Beam Epitaxy: This is Giancarlo S. ('16)'s research paper detailing his research involving spectroscopy and molecular beam epitaxy. 
  4. Treating Asthma: Nadia G. ('16) wrote this research paper on her research involving asthma and airway smooth muscle cells. 
  5. BMI and Cognition in the Elderly: Cecilia M. ('16) was interested in investigating the relationship between BMI and cognition in the elderly. This research paper details her work. 
  6. Prader-Willi Syndrome in Mice: Gabi H. ('17) proposes a new project for her research involving Prader-Willi syndrome, in mice. 
  7. Building Solar Cells with Graphene and Pthalocyanine: Ben B. ('16) made this poster summarizing his chemistry research to compete in NYCSEF 2016, a science competition. 
  8. Therapy for Traumatic Brain Injury: Will S. ('17) wrote this submission for her science research class.
  9. Nuclei of Dictyostelium Discoideum Cells: Ella D. ('16) wrote this submission for her science research class. 
  10. Nautilus: Ned E. ('17) tells us a bit about the nautilus, and his research with them. 

Reactions and Responses

  1. The Carbon Underground: Jojo A. ('18) wrote a response to a New York Times article he read in his advanced chemistry class.
  2. Girls Who Don't Code: Mikayla K. ('18) wrote this piece, with assistance from Jordan A. ('16), on women in technology. 
  3. The Fallacy of Numbers: Zoe E. ('16) investigates the nature of statistics. 
  4. Response Bias Study: Zoe E. ('16) explores the bias surrounding where we get out information. ​
  5. Reaching Pluto, and the End of an Era of Planetary Exploration: Mateo P. ('18) wrote a response to an article for his advanced chemistry class. 
  6. Phenomenon of the Self-Driving Car: Liam D. ('18) questions the positive and negative consequences of self-driving cars.  ​
  7. Strength in Numbers: after learning about the bristlemouth fish for her advanced chemistry class, Ruhi S. ('18) considers the greatness of the ocean.
  8. Event Horizon Telescope response: Stella S. ('18) responds to an article she read on black holes and the Event Horizon telescope. 

Artistic Creations

  1. Coloring Patterns: Diana S. ('17) looked into the difference between periodic and nonperiodic patterns. 
  2. Fraction Rectangles: Ms. Couto's 3rd Grade class investigated fractions by representing them as colors in rectangles. 
  3. As It Seems: Ben S. ('17) wonders about the assumptions we make when doing math. 
  4. Vi Hart and Math Doodles: Diana S. ('17) was interested in math doodles, and decided to explore some two Vi Hart videos, "Spirals, Fibonacci, and Being a Plant," and "Snakes + Graphs."
  5. ​Counting Shapes: First grade students' work with exploring numbers and patterns. 
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  • Who We Are
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  • Past Publications
    • 2019 Publication >
      • Scientific Research
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      • Scientific Exploration
      • Computer Science
    • 2018 Publication >
      • Artistic Creations
      • Historical and Current Explanations
      • Mathematic and Scientific Exploration
      • Scientific Research
    • 2017 Publication >
      • Artistic Creations
      • Historical and Current Explanations
      • Mathematic and Scientific Exploration
      • Reactions and Responses
      • Scientific Research
    • 2016 Publication >
      • Historical and Current Explanations
      • Mathematic and Scientific Explorations
      • Scientific Research
      • Reactions and Responses
      • Artistic Creations
    • 2015 Publication >
      • Historical and Current Explanations >
        • Bell Curves
        • Birds Vs. Turbines
        • Energy in the Obama Era
        • The Future of Neuroscience
        • Gender Gap in Math
        • GMOs--Yes or No?
        • The History of Minecraft: How a Swedish Indie Game Came to Dominate the World
        • The Effect of Prozac on the Brain
        • Philae Lander's Discovery of Organic Molecules
        • Advantages and Disadvantages of Wind Turbines
        • Your Own Worst Enemy: An Overview of Lupus
        • The Methylhex Ban
        • The Effect of Lyme Disease on the Immune system
        • Infectious Mononucleosis
        • Replacing CFCs
        • The Switch
      • Mathematic and Scientific Explorations >
        • The 43rd Figure
        • The Clock
        • The Collatz Conjecture
        • Constructing a Soccer Ball
        • Determining how Ballparks Affect Batter's Ability to Create Hits
        • The Rotating Conundrum
        • Pythagorean Puzzle
        • Mathematic and Scientific Explorations
        • Kinetics Lab
        • Math in the Restaurant Business
        • Math as a Vessel for Social Change
        • Sustainability of Bottled Vs. Tap Water
        • Thoughts on the Lottery
        • Understanding Player Efficiency Rating
      • Scientific Research >
        • Communicating With Computers
        • The Mystery of Asthma
        • The Nanoscopic War Against Cancer
        • Phytochemistry
        • Solving the energy crisis with Intermediate Band Solar Cells
        • A Pain That Never Ends
        • Rapamycin Resistance
        • Ampacity of a Single Core Horizontal Cable
        • Morphological Properties of Texting Acronym Formation
        • cGAS and STING Expression
      • Reactions and Responses >
        • Can Humans Survive the Climate Crisis?
        • My Experience as a Teacher's Assistant
        • Ted Talk Responses
        • Teens For Food Justice
      • Artistic Creations >
        • Chandelier
        • Deltoidal Hexacontrahedon
        • Dodecahedron Card Trick
        • Eye of the Triangle
        • Free Radric Delantic Davis
        • The Grid
        • What Does A Randomly Composed Song Sound Like?
        • Science Wing Mural
    • 2014 Publication >
      • Cover Photo
      • Artistic Creations >
        • Art Using the Fibonacci Sequence
        • Computer Generated Architecture and Designs
        • Mathematical Landscape
        • Math Art
        • Math in Music
      • Historical and Current Explanations >
        • Algae Bio-Fuel
        • An Energy Alternative
        • Clean Energy In Transportation
        • Calorie Restriction
        • Creating Energy in the Modern World
        • Dietary Intervention Impact on Gut Microbial Gene Richness
        • Earthly Applications for NASA Technology
        • Explaining Relative Motion
        • Exploring Artificial Inteligence
        • Gamma Function
        • How Leaves Work
        • Hydrogen Fuel Cells
        • Music and Brain Development
        • Programming Calculators
        • The Science of Microsatellites
        • Sci-Fi Taser
        • Sloane's Gap
        • Sustainable Energy: Why Some Ideas Shine Brighter than Others
        • Understanding The Galvanic Cell
        • The Virus: Our Unforeseen Philosopher's Stone
        • What Are Fuel Cells and How Do They Work?
      • Mathematic and Scientific Explorations >
        • Astrocytes Expressing ALS-Linked Mutated SOD1 Release Factors Selectively Toxic to Motor Neurons
        • Big Bang
        • Dictyostelium Discoideum
        • The Future of Solar Cell Technology
        • And Many More...
      • Reactions and Responses >
        • Alternative Energy Sources, New but Unused
        • An Insight Into the Curious World of Ethnobotany
        • Challenging What We Think We Know
        • The Current State of American Education
        • Discovering New Numbers
        • Interview With an Architect
        • Life of Pi Response
        • Mathematical Art Video Commentary
        • Missing from Science Class
        • The Museum of Math
        • The Inside Scoop on a Real Mathematician
    • 2013 Publication