If you grow up in a community that regularly consumes spicy food, you will dislike and reject it as an infant. But by about age five, you will likely have developed a palate for the pain. Oddly, this appears to …
Dan Giffney is a Junior SciTech Editor of Trinity News, and a Senior Sophister Neuroscience student.
The science of sounding smart (and winning arguments)
Useful tips for whether you’re hoping to become a political pundit or just a plain old Trinity hack
Our world is now more connected than ever before, and ideas are becoming more transferable than ever. Much of our societal responsibility regarding education has been dispersed so thinly that it is only the privileged that get the opportunity to …
How long is a piece of string: the shifting of SI Units
Le Grand K, which used to be the global standard for the exact mass of one kilogram, is now being replaced
In the quiet suburb of Saint-Cloud in Paris, vacuum-sealed under three glass bell jars, lies the most protected lump of platinum alloy cylinder known to man. Until very recently, this lump of metal dictated the meaning of a kilogram.
On …
Killing time: is time travel possible?
From Doctor Who to Back to the Future, humans have shown a fascination for time travel. But is it really possible?
Philosophy of time
Since the publication of H.G. Wells’ The Time Machine, time travel as a concept has become littered throughout nerd and pop culture, from the classic Back to the Future franchise to more recent movies like Interstellar and …
Wonderful, wacky world: dating apps and your inner DMons
Dan Giffney explores the neuroscience and psychology behind our addiction with social media and dating apps
Which is the real motivation in a person’s choice to use a dating app: boosting self-esteem, finding love, or just simply boredom? The neuroscience and the psychology of dating apps can be explained in the area of the brain known …
Consciousness: don’t mind if I do
Dan Giffney explores consciousness, one of the main themes covered at Schrödinger at 75
Consciousness. We all say it, we all understand what it means, but good luck to the sorry soul who tries defining it. The word has developed an almost mystical connotation. But is it just our arrogance and bias towards human …
Have you tried turning it off and on again?
Though technology has been blamed for the spike in mental health issues in this generation, it also may be the only route to equilibrium.
With life getting better by almost all measurable standards, why have rates of depression and anxiety disorders been on the rise? We have entered the “information age” as a by-product of technological advances brought forth by the internet.
It seems …