Author: Kayla Otoo Editors: Joshua Payne, Elizabeth Li Artist: Caitland So A delusion from the truth. An odd hallucination. A monotone voice that lacks substance or emotion. These factors are all symptoms associated with schizophrenia. However, what is the basis of this chronic brain disorder affecting 1 percent of people worldwide? For the past several years, geneticists have examined various factors to identify the sole contributor to the disorder. Multiple genes, such as

Author: Bryan Lin Editors: Miriam Heikal, Linzi Yeung Artist: Becky Li In approximately 4% of the population, the brain's sensory wiring operates differently, creating a world where sounds have colors and words somehow have flavor. This is a neurological phenomenon, known as synesthesia, and it comes in many different forms. Synesthesia occurs when signals between sensory regions of the brain cross in unusual ways. What exactly is synesthesia? What causes this cross-wiring?

Author: Simone Maimon Editor: Serena Tsao Artist: Francesca Huang Why can humans speak, but not apes? One main difference between us and other species is our ability to communicate complex words and ideas. Sure, other animals may be able to gesture, echolocate, and dance. But none can create coherent speech. The scientific zeitgeist explains that our development of speech comes from unique physical capabilities that make certain sounds. On the other hand, other scientists pr

Author: Elaine Guo Editors: Fiona Cheng, Hwi-On Lee, Serena Tsao, Alex Yang Artist: Helen Gong Schizophrenia, a chronic mental health disorder, affects less than one percent of the US population. It influences how someone thinks, feels, and behaves, producing both positive and negative symptoms. Positive symptoms encompass experiences that are “present” which most people don’t experience, such as hallucinations, hearing voices, or seeing things that don’t exist. Negative sym

Author: Vincent Guo Editor: Oscar Chen Artist: Becky Li Major depressive disorder is a condition that affects over 300 million people....

Author: Elaine Guo Editors: Emily Yu, Kacey Ye, Oscar Chen Artist: Felicia Chen The placebo effect is when a placebo, a substance that...

Author: Derek Yang Editor: Eason Gao Artist: Becky Li If a tree signals its buds to burst forth before frost has left, and a bee wakes...

Author: Sophie Jin Editors: Hwi-On Lee, Simone Maimon, Serena Tsao Artist: Felicia Chen What happens to people as children doesn’t...

Author: Derek Yang Editors: Linzi Yeung, Roan Aly Artist: Helen Gong Hospitals are for healing, but what if healing is not just...

Author: Alina Yang Editors: Justin Tai, Linzi Yeung Artist: Helen Gong The heart is the human seat of thought.  The Ancient Egyptians...

Author: Alex Yang Editors: Ethan Tai, Justin Tai Artist: Caitland So Lucid dreaming occurs when you are aware that you are dreaming but...

Author: Lillian Dong Editor: Oscar Chen Artist: Emily Hu Socioeconomic status, health, gender, and race are all widely accepted as...

Author: Vincent Guo Editors: Justin Tai, Lillian Dong Artist: Emily Hu Memory is crucial to everyday life. We retain memories of our...

Author: Elaine Guo Editors: Sophia Chen, Linzi Yeung Artist: Helen Gong Emotional intelligence (EQ), also known as emotional quotient,...

Author: Kayla Otoo Editors: Louis Li, Angela Pan Artist: Alvina Zheng Can you imagine a world where each individual remained...

Author: Joshua Payne Editors: Justin Tai, Angela Pan, Linzi Yeung Artist: Esther Chen Everybody likes and needs breaks. However, breaks...

Author: Alex Yang Editors: Sophia Chen, Miriam Heikal Artist: Alvina Zheng The saying, "You are what you eat," has always been...

Author: Katherine Chen    Editors: Ian Cho, Maria Flores Artist: Christina Chen               On September 14, 1848, 25-year-old...

Author: Winnie Mok  Editors: Justin Tai, Emily Yu Artist: Christine Wang A quote attributed to Albert Einstein—“Genius is one percent...

Author: Kayla Otoo Editors: Justin Tai, Hanni Yang, Ethan Tai Artist: Olivia Yuan Have you ever laid in bed at night and couldn't sleep,...