by Sameer Khan Illustration: ‘D(diagnosis)SM’ by Leana King Cancer is a debilitating disease— its progression and treatment can shut down entire body systems and leave one unable to perform basic tasks. Emotionally, it makes patients lose their sense of self,...
by Chase Love Illustration: ‘D(diagnosis)SM’ by Leana King The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) has served as the premier diagnostic tool in psychology and psychiatry for the past four decades. Published in 2013, the most recent edition...
By Saif Ansari Illustration by By Chloe Chan In biosemiotics, a field of study that focuses on signs and codes in biological systems, there is a term for an organism’s model of its own existence. An organism processes and reconstructs...
by Leah Alexander Illustration: “Haunted” by Tatiana Hollander In any big city, it is fairly common for people to become so accustomed to a busy and competitive lifestyle that they fail to notice the stress that beats through their city...
VIVEK TRIVEDI | Senior Editor The United States has been facing a drug epidemic for the larger part of the last decade, with more Americans using illicit substances now than ever before 1. A more subtle issue that we have...
SEMRAN THAMER | Senior Editor While recent developments and the commercialization of virtual reality (VR) have been heavily catered to revolutionizing video gaming, the technology has advanced to the point where it now holds promising potential for nearly every industry....