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Artificial Neurons: The Next Step in Artificial Intelligence
Get PDFOne source believes that the future of the technology industry is in AI stating, “by 2030 AI could elevate global GDP 14% from 15 trillion”5. However, finding the key to achieving optimal AI efficiency while minimizing energy requirements has proven to be quite the challenge. ... The significance of this artificial neuron is that it has the potential to make AI more energy efficient
Allodus podophylli: the infection cycle of Mayapple Rust
No full textThis article addresses the parasitic fungus, Allodus podophylli, that causes Mayapple Rust. This disease is extremely common throughout the entire geographic range of Mayap-ple, Podophyllum peltatum, the 2025 VNPS Wildflower of the Year
Paradoxical Forms of Scientific Heroism When Responsibly Conducting Research
No full textThe Stanford Prison Experiment is widely known for offering insight into the responsible conduct of research as well as how prisoners and prison guards fall easily into potentially harmful roles. As the principal investigator of the study, Philip Zimbardo became a polarizing figure in the social sciences -- both celebrated as a pioneering hero and criticized for ethical shortcomings -- while consistently engaging with his critics throughout his career (Zimbardo, n.d.). Highlighting Zimbardo’s influence on the protection of human research participants, this article uses details from Zimbardo’s self-reflections and insights on the paradoxes of heroism to convey how research personalities and organizational structures produce social constructions about the character of scientists and the practice of science. Zimbardo’s legacy reminds us that the responsible conduct of research depends not only on thoughtful investigators, but also on supportive institutions and meticulous attention to procedural detail. He can be seen as both an exemplar and a gadfly -- his heroic journey shaped by public scrutiny, professional culture, and his own evolving self-awareness
Synthetic Biology: Could You Donate Yourself a New Kidney?
No full textCurrently in the United States, there are over 100,000 Americans stuck on the national transplant waiting list for lifesaving surgery. Eighty-six percent of them need kidney transplants (Organ Donation Statistics, 2025). However, only 27,000 kidney transplants take place every year. This shortage, along with other factors such as lack of public awareness, donor health complications, and financial disincentives, results in around 4,000 deaths every year (Soltani-Nia, 2024). While organizations such as the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network and the National Kidney Registry have helped increase the number of transplants through public advocacy and the voucher program, emerging technologies such as regenerative medicine are also opening new avenues for organ transplants
Nepal’s Lost Generation: Emigration and Fertility in Asia
No full textThis paper examines the causes and impacts of Nepal’s “lost generation,” a group of young people
leaving the country in high numbers. I begin by analyzing the causes of emigration, dividing factors into push and pull, and identifying the most important reasons young Nepalis are leaving the country. Next, I explore the impacts of emigration on Nepali society, explaining why the trend of young people working abroad makes Nepal an artificially aged nation. Here, I suggest that rapid population declines can erode the social fabrics and economies of smaller, less developed countries. Finally, I argue that political scientists interested in the impacts of population declines should broaden their focus beyond the developed world, considering the differential consequences of demographic change at lower levels of development