Blast from the Past: September 25

After an extended break, The Science Lab is back with another invention that help the world transfer into the modern era. In 1956, on the 25th of September, the first working telephone cable system (TAT-1) was laid between Oban, Scotland and Clarenville, Newfoundland, representing a major step towards global connectivity. The TAT-1 line was composed

Spoken Word Poetry: What It Is And Where It’s Going

Open your eyes. Yes you, open your eyes. Open your eyes and see the world for its beauty. See the world for the trees and the grass that is green. See the world for the earth, the sky, the sea. See the world for all the creatures hidden in the deep. Now see the world

Op-Ed on The White House Racial Sensitivity Training Memorandum

On September 4th, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, Russell Vought sent out a memorandum to the Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies. The memo called for the halting racial of sensitivity trainings that discuss topics such as white privilege and critical race theory. The memorandum calls the training “divisive, anti-American propaganda”,

09/07/2020

Wow, we’re starting up our fourth week of school, and boy oh boy has it been busy. If you haven’t already noticed by the sporadic posting, school has thrown a lot of us for a loop. It’s been odd, the whole “going back to school thing”, especially when we weren’t even at school. 30 minute

Does Stress Impact Technical Interview Performance?

A new study by North Carolina State University and Microsoft shows that most technical interviewers test your ability to perform under pressure rather than your actual technical skills. Previous research found that many software developers believed the interview process was deeply flawed, so NC State and Microsoft put it to the test. In this study,

09/02/2020

Hey everyone, Jaz here. It’s been a minute since I have written, but the start of 12th grade has been nothing short of crazy. The 2020-2021 school year started virtually 3 weeks ago, and it has been a unique experience for sure, as students figure out how to lay out their schedules to work with

Using Yahoo Finance Effectively

Yahoo Finance is probably one of the greatest websites to research investments, and I highly recommend for those who haven’t used it to try it. Today’s blog post will primarily give you an overview on how to use Yahoo Finance and what statistics to look for on Yahoo Finance in order to make decisions. Before