How Precision Farming is Transforming How We Cultivate Crops

The TLDR For decades, farming has centred on the same principle of growing and harvesting crops while battling weeds, insects, difficult soil, weather and other forces that counteract a plant’s growth and productivity. Precision farming is a new technique that allows farmers to eliminate weeds, bugs, understand soil composition, and other impacts to allow plants […]

Quantum Computing in 2025

The TLDR: There’s been a staggering increase in the coverage of quantum computing and its forthcoming ability to make life better for all. While many question its effectiveness and official debut, the general consensus is that quantum computing will have the power to do computational work at unbelievably higher rates than modern computers and can […]

The Size of Wikipedia

The TLDR: Wikipedia is an incredibly large resource with over 410 terabytes of data that range from text to images and an expansive edit history. Wikipedia continues to grow each day as more images are uploaded, additional edits are made, and hundreds of articles are published.  The Beginnings One of the most universally frustrating moments […]

The Incredible Lifespan of Voyager 1

The TLDR: Voyager 1 is the first space probe to thoroughly examine and report data on Earth’s far away planetary neighbors, including Saturn and Jupiter. The space probe was launched on September 5, 1977, served as the most distant human-made object in space, and is still providing data from over 23 billion kilometers (about 14 […]

Back Down to Earth: How Astronauts Communicate with Earth Dwellers

The TLDR: While most humans have an endless number of modes of quick and effective forms of communications, astronauts aboard the international space station have a limited number of complex reliable instruments to communicate back to Earth. Even uncontrollable environmental factors, such as solar radiation, can inhibit effective communication between Earth and astronauts abroad the […]