Author: Mehak Sharma

This has been the question for quite some time in the medical community ever since the 1800s. As vaccinations for diseases as deadly as smallpox have evolved, protesters and anti-vaccination groups sprung up, many dubbing the medical advancement as unorthodox. Over the past couple hundred years, religion and culture still remain as an underlying reason…

Nowadays I find the following scenarios common: 5 year olds with their own iPhone, with texting and calling capabilities. Children in strollers squirming around in their seats as they attempt to beat their Temple Run high score on their personal tablets. Crying and screaming babies not even a year old who are consoled with an…

Mark Rober, a former NASA engineer and current popular science Youtuber, has recently lost some packages to thieves. After recording their sneaky pickup on his front porch, he brought the footage to the police. To his disappointment, the police claimed that pursuing the investigation was not worth their time. Rober claimed that the whole situation…

Happy December! With now exactly one month left to the new year, I thought I should inspire, motivate, and encourage as many as I could with one of my most-overused slogans both on and off the field hockey and rugby pitch.   “Finish strong.”   You can read December 1st as one month left to…

What do George Soros, Maxine Waters, Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, James Clapper, and Corey Booker have in common?   They’re all Democrats. More alarmingly, they’ve all received packages filled with potentially active bombs by a sender who was anonymous up until earlier today.   According to a New York Times article, Bombing Suspect Arrested in…

Sound is the silent hum of your fan rotating in circles in the corner of your room, the vibration of your electric toothbrush against your gums, the high-pitched pinging of your microwave in the distance, the squealing of a school bus when the driver steps on the brakes. Air particles are vibrating in the air…

“Long years ago we made a tryst with destiny, and now that time comes when we shall redeem our pledge, not wholly or in full measure, but very substantially. At the stroke of today’s midnight hour, when the world sleeps, India will awake to life and freedom.” Fast forward 71 years and the date is…

Imagine. You’re strolling on a pristine sidewalk. As your shoulder grazes a variety of t-shirts, sweaters, and blouses, you hear exotic tongues and authentic accents harmonizing in the air around you. Look up and the intricate glass structures are never-ending, curving every which way into the vast blue skies. The glass glimmers in the startling…

Yesterday, 55 remains of presumed American fallen soldiers from the Korean War were welcomed home in a ceremony conducted by Vice President, Mike Pence. At Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam in Hawaii, Pence addressed the thousands of missing soldiers from the war and how the U.S. has been working hard since then to recover as many…

You can be at the forefront of cancer and disease research without even leaving your home. How? You can thank the partnership of GlaxoSmithKline and 23andMe. According to an NBC article titled, Drug giant Glaxo teams up with DNA testing company 23andMe, individuals who take the saliva DNA tests from 23andMe now have the option…