What is success? Success, defined by merriam-webster.com, is the "favorable or desired outcome; also: the attainment of wealth, favor, or eminence," but that definition is missing an important portion. There's a certain, unexplainable feeling that comes with succeeding. Whether it's passing the finish line in a race, getting an A on...

No matter what your beliefs are, whether there is or is not a god, everyone agrees that some of the animals on this planet are beyond amazing. They are all unique in their own way. Giraffes have extremely long necks; meanwhile cheetahs can run unbelievably fast. I used to not...

Religion is one of the most complicated phenomenon created by humans so that we feel like we have a larger power to look to answers and hope for. Like many ideas, in some aspects certain religions have been a little exaggerated in today's terms. People who exaggerate aspects of religion...

3D printing is a type of technology that I have been following very closely over the past two or three years. For those of you who don't know, 3D printing is when a material is melted into an aqueous form so that it is then excreted from a point. The...

No one enjoys having a part of their life that is working perfectly fine to just randomly change. I know I don't. Sometimes, even if the change is painful, good can come out of it, but only if you're willing to accept the change. I had a shocking and slightly...

I was only 4 when the 9/11 attacks happened, but I am still living through the reconstruction. The attacks were devastating and world-changing for everyone, including my family, in New York City. All I remember was a lot of panic and being allowed to leave early on my first day...

As I have written before, technology seems to be getting better at a terrifying rate. While there are many examples, by far my favorite is the Oculus Rift. The Oculus Rift is an virtual reality simulator specifically for video games. The Rift has movement and gyroscopic sensors that can sense...

Technology is a new phenomenon that we have just begun to experience. First forms of technology were quite simple, such as the telegraph or the typewriter. As time has passed, technology has gotten smaller and infinitely faster/better. A movie that came out in 2011 explains this evolution perfectly. The movie...

Movies are a massive part of our society. We see, critique, talk about and dream about being in movies. There is a basic "checklist" that movies seem to follow to get great ratings. It goes: love triangle, action, funny one-liners and explosions. Many movies have profited from this, such as...

I am growing up. As strange as it sounds to me, it is happening. Growing up has its pros and cons, like more freedom and the ability to spend time with friends without parental supervision. While these are nice, on the other hand, workload is increased, more responsibility is put...

Recently, there's a new form of problem-solving that's emerged. It's called crowdsourcing. Crowdsourcing is the whole idea of taking a few thousand ordinary minds and having them work together to create a solution for a large problem.

One example is a game called "Foldit." Foldit asks players to...

Whenever I come home from a long day at school, I am immediately greeted by my teddy bear of a dog, who is named Louie. Louie is a beautiful 80-pound mix of a treeing walker coonhound and a bluetick coonhound, and he is the greatest animal I have ever seen....

Over the past few decades, a new pastime has come into our lives. This pastime is video games. They started off with simple goals such as 'save the princess,' 'defeat the villain,' etc. Over time, video games have become very complex with beautiful graphics and campaigns that allow for two...

The Internet is by far one of the greatest inventions of all time for many reasons. The Internet allows people to share ideas, meet old friends, and even express their problems to the masses. While the Internet creates all of these great phenomena, it also brings out some of the...

Everyone reading this should hopefully know of the great "Star Wars" films -- if not, you'd better get on that pronto. Over the years, "Star Wars" fans have noticed that George Lucas keeps making "Star Wars" larger, and I don't mean in terms of the books -- those are great....

In the new feature film "Looper," Joseph Gordon-Levitt is an assassin who kills men that the mafia want dead in the future. He then disposes of a body that never existed. His job is simple yet strange, because time-travel hasn't been invented, and won't be for another 20 years. How...

I believe the MakerBot 3D printer is going to change the way people fix things, but also how they think. The MakerBot opens up a world of opportunity for children, adults, creators, thinkers, and overall anybody who is interested in creating something that want to see physically. I have this...

There are many occupations in today's world. Doctors, lawyers, construction workers, scientists -- the list goes on and on. There is only one job that seems to require a certain mindset and even childhood. This job is called a poet. There are many types of poets -- some are smart,...

There have been many advances in science in the past few decades, but the most influential is without a doubt the discovery of the atom and the atomic level. What this means is that we have discovered not only what makes certain substances more explosive, or strong, or light, etc.,...

In my opinion, cross-country running and skiing are almost polar opposites. So why is it that they both have the same effect on me?

They take me to a place that's hard to explain, a place my mind travels when I run or ski. This place is...