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The Physics of Satellite Internet: Formation of a New Artificial Constellation
No full textThe Internet has been the crux of the modern century, but over 30% of the world still does not have the connectivity that many take for granted. Where cable installation is impossible due to lack of infrastructure, satellite internet like Starlink provides fast connection to isolated users. To achieve this, data is transferred via electromagnetic waves to orbiting satellites, which relay it back to a ground station to connect it with the rest of the world. The physics behind each step is explained and then applied in the context of the satellite system Starlink
Assessing the Combined Impacts of Anthropocene Stressors and Atmospheric/Geographic Features on Global Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus) Aggregations
No full textThe Consequences of the Unchanged Economic Inequality in America
No full textThere is currently a large wealth gap in America. A disproportionate amount of wealth is owned by the top earners leaving very little for the rest of the nation. This economic inequality has many psychological consequences for all members of society. Those with lower socioeconomic status show decreases in cognitive processing and performance as well as workplace productivity. Regardless of class status, economic inequality can also impact mood and self-esteem as well as increase upward social comparisons. This wealth gap also contributes to increases in crime rates and decreases in societal trust. Lack of understanding of the true magnitude of inequality as well as behavioral changes in both wealthy and non-wealthy individuals contributes to the continued growth of inequality. Manipulating perceptions of wealth as well as the view of wealth itself may be effective interventions for halting the growth of the wealth gap. However, the ethics of this are questionable
It\u27s What They Call the Rise & Fall
No full textThe inability of a populist leader to stay in power, despite numerous political advantages, leads to the largely unexamined question: what does it take for a populist incumbent to lose electorally?
This study answers this question using Quantitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) on the cases of the reelection of 25 right-wing populist leaders around the world. Each case is coded based on five factors: the mishandling of crisis, intra-party disapproval, elite defection, employment, and unified opposition. The results of QCA on this dataset led to three logically equivalent equations, each detailing a different combination of the aforementioned factors to explain populist downfall. I begin by explaining each equation theoretically. I, then, study a case that follows the events depicted in each equation, adding tangible context for the QCA output. The culmination of these analyses concludes that the combination of internal disarray (elite defection and/or intra-party disapproval) and a united opposition, triggered by crisis is what ousts populists from power
Equality isn’t the Goal, but the Expectation: An Investigation of the Constitutionality of Racialized Policies through the Lens of Thurgood Marshall’s Supreme Court Opinions
No full textThis paper investigates the foundational decisions, opinions, and sentiments of Thurgood Marshall during his time as both a litigator and justice before the Supreme Court. In this time, Marshall holds firm to the position that the responsibility of the Supreme Court is to ensure the equal protection and application of the law for all citizens is realized in life, in legislation, and that inhibitors to that insurance are eliminated. With this framework in mind, I created a theoretical test I called the “Marshall Test” to measure the efficacy and aptitude of public policy to uphold Marshall’s principles. The five main criteria are location, enforceability, failsafes, clarity, and application. With these five criteria, a policy must pass at least four of the five to pass the Marshall Test. To put this theory to practice, this paper examines stop-and-frisk, civil asset forfeiture, and the use of no-knock warrants policies throughout the United States. All three of which fail the Marshall Test for various reasons. In understanding the Marshall Test, this framework can help challenge and amend existing policy and simultaneously serve as a decision-making framework to prevent the harm of unintended and unforeseen consequences of policies to come
The Calcium Hypothesis of Alzheimer’s Disease: A view on NMDA receptors and Calcium Homeostasis Modulator Proteins
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Block Communities Inc.: Less than helpful hands during the War on Poverty.
No full textA tale about a program you have never heard of called Block Communities Inc. I argue BCI was a paternalist organization characteristic of the time
