Author: Sameer Chhabra

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Science Avenue: Tea

Demystifying the perfect blend What is Tea? Leaves and hot water. Tea is supposed to be nothing but leaves and hot water, and yet the only thing our entire species consumes more than water is tea. It’s the second most popular drink in the world and it was originally devised […]

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Under the Radar

Saudi King dies at age 90  The country of Saudi Arabia has lost its monarch. King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz passed away in a Riydah hospital on Jan. 23, after complications involving a lung infection. The 90-year-old monarch was hospitalized for approximately two weeks due to pneumonia. However, King Abdullah has been in and out of hospital […]

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The Weekly Scene: Boyhood (2014)

4 Epic-coming-of-age-stories out of 4 Watching Boyhood affected me on a deep and strangely personal level. There are many films that are emotionally powerful, but there are few that made me relieve portions of my childhood, or reminded me of the times of my youth. Boyhood, then, is perhaps the […]

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Microsoft Holds Windows 10 Event

American Software Company announces new operating system and new direction at release event Windows has been mired in controversy and criticism since Windows Vista was released to widespread disappointment in 2007. The operating system (OS) was buggy, crash-prone, and filled with a needless number of user approval requests. While the […]

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New Delhi Uber Taxi Rape Case Began in India

Trial begins for taxi driver On Dec. 7, 2014, 32-year-old New Delhi Uber taxi driver Shiv Kumar Yadav was arrested for the alleged rape of a 26-year-old female passenger. The allegations caused the New Delhi government to ban Uber taxis in India’s capital city on Dec. 8, 2014, calling into […]

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The Weekly Scene: Birdman (2014)

4 Mezmerizing-technical-directorial-and-acting-successes out of 4 Birdman opens with former Hollywood superstar Riggan Thomson levitating in a room in New York City. He’s in his underwear – a fashion statement we’ll see him repeat later in the film – and he’s grappling with a laundry list of personal and public demons. […]

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Science Avenue: Antibiotics

A microscopic solution to a microscopic problem What are antibiotics? Modern medicine has an innumerable amount of ammunition in the battle against disease and infection. Pills, injections, surgery, transplantations, replacements, and electromagnetism can all be utilized in some shape or form to prevent illness and to insure sick patients grow […]

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Smartphone Etiquette

Minding your manners in the 21st Century I’m a firm believer in the power of technology. I believe in the effectiveness of the internet, and I genuinely look forward to a more electronic future. Friends of mine joke that I’m unable to go more than a few hours without technology […]