One of the loudest events to occur in the past century happened on January 15, near the island nation of Tonga. The volcanic explosion spewed gas and ash up to 12 miles into the atmosphere and caused tsunamis and high waves to reach the shores of the United States, Peru…

The House passed one of the biggest infrastructure bills in U.S. history this Friday. President Biden’s $1 trillion package aims to rebuild and maintain the U.S.’s country’s public works system. Specifically, the money will go to the construction and renovation of highway systems, railroads, ports, power grids, broadband internet, and…

The leak of thousands of pages of Facebook’s internal research documents, titled “The Facebook Files,” has exposed Facebook for failing to fix numerous problems the company knew it was causing. The person responsible for this leak is Frances Haugen, a former Facebook product manager that worked on the company’s civil…

How can countries provide women and girls with equal opportunities to thrive in the digital economy by implementing policies that support female inclusion by 2026? Gender inequality has been a huge issue that many countries, especially those with lower income, still face today. Working in collaboration with representatives from the…

Apple recently unveiled plans to scan iPhones for images of sexual abuse in its next iOS software update. This update was met with mixed reactions; some applauded Apple for its efforts to reduce child abuse while others raised security and privacy concerns. This tool, known as neuralMatch, will scan images…

In my previous project, I built a lane detection program with a simulated self-driving car. Following up on this, I have made a virtual self-driving car in Pygame, a set of Python modules designed for coding video games. The virtual car was able to drive itself through five different tracks…

Back in China, I used to stand atop bridges that overlook the bustling roads of Beijing and recite the brand of every car that zoomed by. “Benz…Toyota…Nissan…Mazda…” My interest and passion for cars led me to conduct more research about these inventions. …

As a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, relying on public transport has become significantly more difficult. Transit agencies have begun limiting the number of passengers per bus/train, leading to significantly less fare revenue. Typically carrying from 50 to 100 passengers, buses in Seattle are now limited to between 12 and…

As the technology of humanity advances, we continue to strive to revolutionize all aspects of our lives. One aspect that I have been deeply intrigued by is the field of transportation. From the very first automobile, we have continued to upgrade our mode of transportation. Since then, there have been…