Stuyvesant Notation Stuyvesant Research Club

Join your host Daniel Chang (along with Aruna Vaithilingam and Princeden Hom) in our ninth episode as we discuss the development of geoengineering, its present applications, potential future in fighting against climate change, and more! Check out SIGMAS here!

Sources:

https://www.annualreviews.org/doi/10.1146/annurev.energy.25.1.245#:~:text=The%20first%20use%20of%20the,the%20deep%20ocean%20(14)

https://geoengineering.environment.harvard.edu/geoengineering

https://www.engineering.com/story/pros-and-cons-of-climate-engineering-to-combat-climate-change

https://www.inverse.com/science/solar-geoengineering-pros-and-cons

https://www.technologyreview.com/2019/08/09/615/what-is-geoengineering-and-why-should-you-care-climate-change-harvard/

https://www.sciencenews.org/article/climate-change-crisis-geoengineering-worth-risks

https://www.currentaffairs.org/2021/06/will-geoengineering-kill-us-or-save-us

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Join your host Neha Maskey (along with David Voynov and Keara O'Donnell) in our eighth episode as we discuss the development of CRISPR, its benefits, ethical concerns, and more! Check out SIGMA 19 here!



Sources:

https://sitn.hms.harvard.edu/flash/2014/crispr-a-game-changing-genetic-engineering-technique/

https://www.labiotech.eu/interview/crispr-therapeutics-genome-editing/#:~:text=What%20are%20the%20advantages%20of,its%20relative%20simplicity%20and%20versatility

https://www.cancercenter.com/community/blog/2021/04/cancer-crispr

https://news.berkeley.edu/2021/03/30/fda-approves-first-test-of-crispr-to-correct-genetic-defect-causing-sickle-cell-disease/

https://www.science.org/content/article/crispr-injected-blood-treats-genetic-disease-first-time

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2021/06/26/1009817539/he-inherited-a-devastating-disease-a-crispr-gene-editing-breakthrough-stopped-it

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S216225311630049X

https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2019/01/perspectives-on-gene-editing/

https://www.fda.gov/food/agricultural-biotechnology/science-and-history-gmos-and-other-food-modification-processes

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All music credits go to Justin Leung.

Join your host Neha Maskey (along with Etiha Ahmed, David Voynov, Keara O'Donnell, Samin Sarker, and Daniel Chang) in our seventh episode as we explore the popular MBTI and Enneagram personality tests, their issues/accuracy, practical uses, the desire to take said tests, and more! Check out SIGMAS here!

Clarifications:

At 19:20, the word I was looking for was "percent error" so there would be a range as to how accurate your results were depending on your mood.

Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personality_test#History

https://hbr.org/2017/03/a-brief-history-of-personality-tests

https://www.16personalities.com/country-profiles/global/world

https://www.16personalities.com/articles/our-theory

https://personalitypath.com/free-enneagram-personality-test/

https://www.enneagraminstitute.com/how-the-enneagram-system-works

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All music credits go to Justin Leung.

Join your host Neha Maskey (along with Keara O'Donnell, Samin Sarker, and Daniel Chang) in our sixth episode as we discuss the different types of horror movies, how they affect us, why people enjoy them, and more! Check out SIGMAS here!



Sources:

https://www.masterclass.com/articles/horror-movie-guide#8-horror-subgenres

https://www.regmovies.com/static/en/us/blog/stephen-king-3-levels-of-horror

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6813198/

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4350486/

https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2017/09/for-the-faint-of-heart/540984/

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4393354/

https://www.healthline.com/health/how-do-horror-movies-affect-your-mental-health#positives

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7492010/

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6813198/

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All music credits go to Justin Leung.

Join your host Neha Maskey (along with David Voynov, Etiha Ahmed, and Samin Sarker) in our fifth episode as we reflect on the past year, discuss how the COVID vaccine works, myths about the vaccine, new strains emerging, and more! Check out SIGMA 16 here.



Clarifications:

At 4:28, it was said that schools shut down in April, but really it was March.

At 23:11, "morbidity rate" should have been "mortality rate".



Sources:

https://www.yalemedicine.org/news/covid-timeline

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/travelers/travel-during-covid19.html

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/different-vaccines/how-they-work.html

https://drive.google.com/file/d/14QDkFRknWZjrhozeFE9ZfDvwB5z8PCDh/view

https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/coronavirus/covid-19-vaccines-myth-versus-fact

https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2021/06/17/1007493934/the-delta-variant-is-the-most-contagious-of-covid-19-strains



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All music credits go to Justin Leung.

Join your host Neha Maskey (along with David Voynov, Etiha Ahmed, and Samin Sarker) in our fourth episode as we discuss the origins of standardized testing, different types of intelligence, tests vs. projects, issues with diversity, and more! Check out SIGMA 16 here.



Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standardized_test#United_States

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JTUXMZzhO0wMYymDNhkz5kdaNdUQr2y7/view

https://www.transformtutor.com/private-tutoring-blog/2018/7/23/good-student-bad-test-taker

https://www.edutopia.org/article/what-does-research-say-about-testing

https://www.theedadvocate.org/look-high-stakes-tests-pros-cons/

https://www.timesunion.com/tuplus-local/article/Parents-protest-against-Common-Core-6159647.php

https://www.schools.nyc.gov/enrollment/enrollment-help/meeting-student-needs/diversity-in-admissions



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All music credits go to Justin Leung.