InterSTEM

Ashley Lee 24 Jun 2020 4 min

Reflecting on the past mistakes of the 1976 Swine Flu

Ashley Lee - Beginning at the end of 2019, COVID-19 has claimed the lives of millions of individuals. Currently, after more than six months after the first case was reported, scientists are in the process of creating and testing COVID-19 vaccines.

The seven supercontinents

You’ve probably heard of Pangaea, the supercontinent from which our current continents formed, but did you know there have been a total of seven supercontinents over the course of Earth’s history? From tiny, lifeless islands to giant, diverse landmasses, the history of the Earth’s crust can provide valuable information on just about every aspect of our planet.

Dark matter: The most influential mystery in the universe

Facial recognition technology is instrumental in many aspects of our lives. However, due to disparities in the way these algorithms are developed and trained, the software has far higher error rates when dealing with racial minorities, women, elderly, and the children. This bias has had disastrous implications in the realms of law enforcement and security in particular.

The seven supercontinents

Will the Earth ever run out of resources?

The Earth is a huge place, with much we have yet to discover, but as a species we are consuming natural resources at an alarming rate and many have predicted the destruction of our planet entirely. Is it possible for us to use up all of the Earth’s natural resources? What could the consequences of this be?

InterSTEM Blog