By: Mitchell Cui Grade 11 The “Dead Internet Theory” used to be a weird joke from a late-night Reddit thread. It used to be just a conspiracy theory of bots talking to other bots. But when you look at the internet in 2026, it doesn’t feel like a joke anymore. …
Read More »The Golden Cage Woven by Algorithms
By: Sarah Grade 8 If laughter, wind sounds, and other noises cannot compete with the short video soundtrack that plays every 30 seconds, are our children living in reality or trapped behind a 5-inch screen? Nowadays, short videos are extremely popular, and a large number of people are addicted to …
Read More »Structural Battery Composites
If you’ve ever lugged a laptop around in your backpack all day, you know the battery is always the heaviest thing in there. It’s literally like carrying around a giant, heavy brick, and it’s just sitting inside the plastic casing. That’s exactly what electric cars and airplanes are like right …
Read More »AI in Plain Sight: The Technology You Barely Notice
Mitchell Cui 10th Artificial intelligence has a branding problem. Most headlines present it in extremes: either it’s going to save the world or quietly destroy it. The reality is much less dramatic—and yet far more powerful. AI is slipping into daily life so seamlessly that it barely feels like technology …
Read More »Tomorrow, Today: How Technology is Changing Life
Mitchell Cui 10th Technology is everywhere. It shapes the way we work, learn, travel, and even relax. Things like artificial intelligence, biotechnology, quantum computing, and space exploration aren’t just ideas anymore—they’re happening now, and they’re starting to change the world in ways most people don’t notice. AI, or artificial intelligence, …
Read More »Frankenstein’s Dream: How 3D-Printed Organs Are Making the Impossible Real
By Sofia Pan, Grade 8 You’ve probably heard the story of Frankenstein—a scientist who created a hideous creature from dead matter. But that story might no longer be fiction. Instead of stitching corpses, researchers today are printing hearts and building living organs from scratch—this time, for a good cause. Here’s …
Read More »Should I trust it?
By Sarah, Grade 8 If you would be a real seeker after truth, it is necessary that at least once in your life you doubt, as far as possible, all things. ——René Descartes It’s another ordinary day. I look out the window. The city streets are full of self-driving cars …
Read More »The Stainless Beat: A Miracle of Engineering
Recently, a patient from Australia became a global headline as the first person to receive a revolutionary “Total Artificial Heart” (TAH) and survived for over 100 days. Before receiving a biological heart transplant, he lived healthily with the TAH. Today, I would like to share the inspiring story of this …
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