Many abnormal phenomena exist around the globe, triggering scientists to investigate possible sources of such irregularities. The Bermuda Triangle is well known for tales of unexplainable disappearances of ships and airplanes that pass through the triangular region in the Atlantic Ocean. It is enclosed by Miami, Bermuda, and Puerto Rico, covering about 500,000 square miles…
Category: Science, Technology, Health, and Environment
The Thinning Line Between Robots and Humans
Scientific advancements are inevitable and are, so far, seeming to continue with endless possibilities. The unprecedented inventions that scientists are creating, experimenting, and building are things people in the past years could never have even imagined of utilizing in their daily lives: including devices that integrate artificial intelligence of the present day and the ones…
In Cape Town – An Impending Day Zero
When the Taps Will Be Turned Off? After three years of the worst drought it has experienced in a century, South Africa’s second largest city is bracing for Day Zero: the day the water supply will run dry. Cape Town will be the first major city in a developed country to come to this point….
Who is Better? An Introvert or Extrovert?
There are two types of people in this world: extroverts and introverts. Extroverts are people who approach others first, and introverts are people who wait until someone to approaches them first. As a result, extroverts tend to be more social and outgoing, making many friends. However, that does not necessarily mean that introverts do not…
S.O.S: Save Our Students From Stress
For the students in the ABC District in Cerritos, the first semester of school is coming to an end. This means that many students will undergo more stress as they cram in that last bits of information to pass their upcoming finals. And because most schools compress all course finals into a single week, this…
The Importance of Eye Contact
Everyday, people are making eye contact, an essential social skill used as part of communication. People interact through eye contact, which is one of the most important forms of body language. Just by making eye contact, many things can happen. Eye contact builds connection and trust between people. When talking with an individual, maintaining eye…
Time for Vine 2.0?
On January 24th, 2013, Twitter introduced Vine. It quickly became an Internet sensation, earning the position of most downloaded and popular free application of 2013. Vine was a video sharing application that allowed users to upload brief six-second videos that continuously looped and share them either publicly or customized to be viewable to themselves solely….
Increasing Environmental Concerns
It seems as if the Dakota states are inclined to environmental issues. Earlier this year, there was an outcry in North Dakota over the building of the Dakota Access Pipeline. Protesters were concerned about the hazard it could pose to water near the Standing Rock Sioux population. When interviewed by JSR, sophomore Jennie Kim from…
Introverts are Not Abnormal
The question that should be focused on is “What is considered normal in society?” Currently in the world, outgoing or extroverted people are looked as more superior than introverted individuals. However, is being introverted really that weird? Introverts are people who gain energy from being alone and lose energy in social environments. They tend to…
Revelations from Redefining “Healthy”
Redefining “healthy” reveals that well over half of American adults are deemed at risk for hypertension and Heart Attack. In an attempt to optimize standards that constitute “normal”, especially cardiac health, the American Heart Association placed more rigid criteria on blood pressure readings that qualify for pre-hypertension. The figures, which were previously established in 2003,…