Articles by Ashton Strait
17 articles found.
Badasses in the Sciences
Eric Pianka In 1952, Eric Pianka was a curious 13-year-old exploring the mountainous border between California and Oregon. The Pianka home …
WEEK IN REVIEW 3 November 2011
Security ViolatedAccording to its website, the Transportation Security Administration’s primary role in the airline industry is to “electronically screen millions of …
WEEK IN REVIEW 06 October 2011
Utahns Strip Down to Break StereotypesIf you were to associate underwear with Utah in any way, it would probably be a …
Dark Materials
In 1990, the aptly-named space shuttle Discovery carried something revolutionary into earth’s orbit—a telescope that could see into the far reaches …
A Healthy Dose of Truth
A Trip Through a Deceptive SupermarketFifty years ago, e. coli, salmonella, trans fats, and high fructose corn syrup were concepts known …
What Has Science Done For You Lately?
It's Created Detonating Cancer BombsA group of scientists from Harvard, MIT, and a Swiss institute (ETH) in Zurich are now testing …
Do the Right Thing
Republican presidential candidates
What to consider as the race begins: Wendy Schiller, US Politics expert and Professor at Brown, on the GOP The GOP …
Week in Review
Someone Sticks Up for Immigrants, Finally “I think things are going to go crazy on this,” Utah Republican state Rep. Stephen …
Week in Review
celebrity meltdown edition
Mean Sheen Beaned Flings While the wild ride that has been Charlie Sheen’s very public meltdown over the last two months …
Week in Review: 3/3/11
THE MOST DANGEROUS PLACE FOR A RACIST BILLBOARDLast Wednesday, Texas-based anti-abortion group Life Always erected a racially charged billboard on the …
WEEK IN REVIEW 2/17/11
SHRUNKEN HEADSAccording to University of Wisconsin anthropologist John Hawks, the human brain has been shrinking. Nope, it’s not from all that …
Week in Review 11/18/10
THE TODAY SHOW[DOWN]Former President George W. Bush reentered the public sphere on November 8 with an exclusive, seemingly endless interview with …
Digesting the October Leak
army reports from the war in Iraq
On October 22, 391,831 classified Iraq War logs were made public on the internet. The logs are written primarily by low-ranking …
Week in Review 11/4/10
the kids aren't alright in New York and Iowa
A Rejected Letter to the Editors of the New York Law Journal In my distinguished career as a Personal Injury Attorney, …
Week in Review 10/7/10
YOGIS FOR CHRIST!Next time you consider changing into spandex and easing into child’s pose, wrap your mind around this: yoga is …
Public Works Don't Work
It looked like hell on earth. I have never seen a ball of fire that huge,” Bob Pellegrini told reporters in …
WEEK IN REVIEW 9/9/10
R.I.P. OEDMuch to the dismay of English professors the world over, the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) joined a long line of …