Age of the Chicken
The age of man. How will we be remembered? Sometime in the future, long after we are gone, researchers at the University of Leicester predict our rotisserie chicken bones will be all that is left…
January 2019
The Curious Case of Percival Wright
It was 10 AM when Dr. Browning watched the cadaver disappear into a metal tube. Ten hours later, she was having dinner with him. “So, what it’s like?” she asked, leaning forward eagerly. “Which part?”…
Weekly Review: January 7-11, 2019
We are now two weeks into the new year after our winter break, and the Academies is moving full steam ahead. On Monday and Tuesday, Telos Corporation CEO John Wood gave presentations on the internships…
RoboLoCo Meets to Start Preparing for the FIRST Robotics Competition
The kick-off meeting for the RoboLoCo robotics team was held this past Saturday at the Academies. The team is made up primarily of students from the Academies but also from local high schools and even…
The Last Days of Night (Book Review)
Graham Moore’s novel The Last Days of Night, set primarily in New York City of the late 1880s, revolves around a fascinating cast of characters who are all in some form tied to the War…
Copyrighted Works Will Enter the Public Domain for the First Time in More Than 20 Years
When the clock struck midnight on New Year’s Eve, a lot more happened than simply fireworks and staying up late. Along with the dropping of balloons came the release of all copyrighted works first published…