Posts by Ritika Rakshit

Introducing the Nanoflower, using Nature as Inspiration

The idea that science and technology uses the natural world (nature) as a template isn’t a novel one. For example, Researchers in Madrid are using ant…

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Rest in Peace, Neil Armstrong

Growing up, Neil Armstrong’s name was synonymous to all things space related. His famous quote would be spoken of in various contexts, jokingly or seriously. If anyone had…

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Rooftop Garden in Vancouver, first in North America

At 535 Richards Street, the first ever urban farming system is being built by a company called Alterrus. Crop production will occur year round, within a…

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Restoring Marine ecosystems via a Coral Sperm Bank

Dr. Hadedorn from Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology at Coconut Island attempts to create a sperm bank for corals. These corals are from around the world…

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Burger of Gold, Coming Right Up!

The reason we spend more than justifiable amounts of time on the internet is that there is always some new excitement or discovery to uncover. Crazy…

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Boundaries in Comedy?

The law does a decently good job of clearly outlining and defining behavior that is legal and what is not….but what about words and thoughts? What…

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