Neuroethics in law, science influences autonomy and crime

Shruti Gautam • February 25, 2021

A paper published in 2007 discusses the case of FK, a man in his late 50s. FK was arrested for gross lewdness and child endangerment due to public urination near a school. Despite no psychiatric history,...

Day 121

Bailey Stover • July 16, 2020

Senior Bailey Stover spent her 121st day of social distancing showering, meeting with a professor via Zoom and sending out graduation party invitations.

Significant Figures: women leave impact on science

Sarah Ding • March 2, 2020

The contributions of women to the scientific research base often go unnoticed, as they have had credit for work taken away by male colleagues, been written out of textbooks and been turned away from universities and institutions for their gender. Below are five women researchers who changed the scientific landscape through their groundbreaking discoveries.

Science Olympiad takes second at Regionals

Will Cover • February 24, 2020

RBHS Science Olympiad competed at the Regional Competition Feb. 22 at Missouri University of Science and Technology in Rolla, Mo. To accomodate a large number of competitors, RBHS sent both a green and a gold team. The gold team earned second place overall, and the green team took sixth. Qualifying students, selected by chemistry teacher and club sponsor Stephanie Harman based on Regional performance, will now begin preparing for the State Competition on April 4, which will take place at Westminster University in Fulton, Mo. 

CRISPR sparks inspiration, fear among scientists

James Glaser • January 26, 2020

Jurassic Park is remembered for many things: an incredible soundtrack composed by John Williams, remarkable dinosaur effects and surprising wisdom. The most famous piece of wisdom from Jurassic Park is,...

Machine learning fuels fun, innovation, crime

James Glaser • November 22, 2019

Machine learning is a radical, relatively new technology and we are dealing with all the fun, innovation, trials and tribulations that come with that.

Fast food, environment meet strategic analysis

James Glaser • November 4, 2019

From the presupposition of game theory that actors are rational, there arises a great problem. How do we rectify a harsh outcome?

Terror Management Theory fuels culture, conflict

James Glaser • September 27, 2019

What separates humans from other animals?  Depending on who you ask, you will get a lot of different answers. People who trust in Genesis 1:26 may state that our dominion over other animals creates a...

‘Weather’ or not you agree, climate change is a hoax

Katie Whaley • December 20, 2018

News of glaciers melting is fake. People are simply misplacing these ice bodies and forget glaciers migrate from the North Pole to Antarctica.

Finding the fire

Anna Xu • October 16, 2018

Through years of practice, senior Henry Huang became a nationally recognized musician, loosing and rediscovering his passion along the way.

Celebrating Henrietta Lacks

Camryn DeVore • February 22, 2018

Henrietta Lacks was a black women who gave hold to one of the greatest scientific breakthroughs of her time after enduring a tragedy; stage I cervical cancer. Neither she or her family knew that her cells...

An act of faith

Multiple Authors • October 2, 2017

Beliefs of the afterlife are often formed by religious affiliations and other personal ideas.