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First-Place Showings From Harriton TSA, Physics Olympics
Posted on February 14, 2012
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On Saturday, February 11th, the Harriton TSA and Physics Olympics teams both came away with first place in their respective competitions,... Read more »

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Holden On: Science and Why We Love It
Posted on February 9, 2012
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Written by Holden McGinnis, Science/Tech Editor

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Science. An endless frontier of new ideas, new thoughts, new inventions. Though at times it can be completely mysterious, what we do... Read more »

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Science Olympiad Shines at Athens
feature photo Posted on January 20, 2012
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Written by Ryan Smith, Web Editor-in-Chief

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On Saturday, January 15th the Harriton Science Olympiad team participated in their first invitational of the season, placing 8th at... Read more »

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Video Games Solve Lazy Eye
Posted on December 5, 2011
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Written by Holden McGinnis, Science/Tech Editor

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A recent study by Somen Ghosh, a leading ophthalmologist in India, was presented at the American Academy of Ophthalmology’s annual... Read more »

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Planets: How Do Those Work?
Posted on December 5, 2011
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Written by Cassie Seltzer, Center Spread Editor

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We all know the story of Pluto: the underdog planet stripped of its title as one of the primary nine in our solar system, left lonely... Read more »

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Hybrids vs. Electric
Posted on December 5, 2011
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Written by David Lincoln, Staff Writer

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The roar of a powerful V8 engine in a classic American muscle car. It has defined the American auto industry for the past half century,... Read more »

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Holden On: Sporcle
Posted on November 18, 2011
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Written by Holden McGinnis, Science/Tech Editor

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As a wise man once said, “To Sporcle or not to Sporcle, that is the question. Oh wait, that isn’t a question at all. I should... Read more »

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The Particle That (Kind of) Broke Physics
Posted on October 19, 2011
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Written by Emily Mazo

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In late September, the OPERA experiment based in Italy’s Gran Sasso Laboratory, which observes a neutrino beam from CERN in Geneva,... Read more »

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Holden On: Steve Jobs, Innovator
Posted on October 17, 2011
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Written by Holden McGinnis, Science/Tech Editor

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Wednesday October 5th marked the death of one of history’s great innovators, Steve Jobs. Jobs had been struggling with pancreatic... Read more »

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The Great Smartphone Debate
Posted on October 13, 2011
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Written by Eric Dannenbaum

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As smartphones have become increasingly popular over the past few years, two brands iPhone and Droids are clearly the two most popular.... Read more »

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