Recent reporting by The New York Times and The Guardian discovered that personal data, collected from more than 50 million Facebook users under the auspices of academic research, was illegally obtained by the political research […]
Category: Science & Technology
Media Watch: A Real Super Material Almost as Amazing as Black Panther’s Vibranium
In Marvel’s recent blockbuster Black Panther, the material behind the hero’s super powers is a substance called Vibranium. In the movie, this meteorite material has the ability to store vast amounts of energy and absorb […]
Q+A: How Forces of Friction Can Decide Who Wins Gold at The Winter Olympics
No matter who ends up at the top of the podium, one thing all gold medalists in the Winter Olympics have in common is their mastery of friction. The defining characteristic of winter sports is […]
Media Watch: What’s the Best Grease For Thwarting Those Celebratory Climbers?
In preparation for the Eagles NFC Championship game, Philadelphia police greased up light poles and mailboxes around the city in hopes of preventing jubilant fans from climbing on them — a celebration that could lead […]
Q+A: How The Library of Congress Got On (And Off) Twitter
If you’ve tweeted anything in the last seven years or so there’s a pretty good chance your 140-character musing has been enshrined in the Library of Congress. In a rather ambitious project, that came to […]
Media Watch: Academy Scientist Explains Fish Urban Legends on Netflix
In a new Netflix series, an Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University ichthyologist upacks the stories of several fish that have transcended from the water to our mythos. Mark Sabaj, PhD, interim curator of […]
4 Ways Climate Change Can Affect the Brain
The typical images that “climate change” conjures include disappearing coastlines and melting polar ice. But what about animals’ brains — including our own? Can they be affected by the changing climate? Sean O’Donnell, PhD, professor […]
Quick Take: Drinking ‘raw water’ is more risk than reward
People following the new trend of drinking untreated, unfiltered water — as a healthier alternative to the tap — could actually be exposing themselves to a number of contaminants. A recent New York Times story […]
Q+A: What Will The Internet Look Like Post-Net Neutrality?
This month the Federal Communications Commission voted to repeal regulations that require internet providers to allow all websites to access the same quality of connection. These regulations, put in place to protect a principal of […]
DNA Snapshot Helps Drexel Researchers Uncover Diseases Lurking in Ambulances
One in 25 hospital patients will contract an infection during their stay. Hospitals are well aware of the communicable diseases often transmitted among patients and take many precautions to reduce the risk. But new research […]
