Endothermic? Exothermic? What Does That Mean? Let’s break these words down. Starting with “endothermic”, the prefix “endo” means “within, inner, absorbing, or containing”, and the prefix “exo” means “outside, or out of”. Of course, the word “thermic” means “heat”. So, […]
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4 minute read When reading, you will notice that writers and authors will compare things to other things in order to make a point. But what is the difference between a simile and a metaphor, you ask? But what do […]
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So, what are prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells? A cell is the smallest structural and functional unit of an organism. The most basic cell is made up of a nucleus (the part of the cell that controls all its functions), cytoplasm […]
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by Katie Chang Hi everyone! My name is Katie and this is my first post on the StudyGate Blog! The other week, I awoke to the terrible news of another school shooting, this time in Texas. Immediately, I ran to […]
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First of all, misconceptions studying abroad happen too often. It’s easy to miss that Madrid has a slowly climbing hill on the west side of the city once you cross the ancient Puente de Segovia towards Puerta del Angel. There […]
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Sir Isaac Newton, English author, mathematician, theologian, astronomer, and physicist, wrote his Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica, a book that changed the way scientists thought about mechanics and the way we interact with the physical universe. In Principia, Newton outlines his laws of […]
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by Katie Chang When I was a five years old Asian-American filmmaker, I made my father follow me around our house with his camcorder. I still watch the video sometimes. It cracks me up, seeing this tiny Asian-American filmmaker […]
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The best kind of learning is social and collaborative. I find that avid readers (read: nerds) demonstrate the perfect example of this process. The act of reading itself is solitary and contemplative, but when two people come together, the discourse […]
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It’s May! That means state testing, prom, research projects, just a bit more homework than you bargained for, and a whole bunch of other things that can really take a toll on your focus. It’s easy to start slacking right […]
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Students are blurring the lines between academic honesty and legitimate study more and more as time goes on. While the nature of cheating is still clearly defined, students can now find help online in a multitude of ways. It can […]
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Harvard president Charles Eliot expresses how difficult it is to provide an education that leaves students prepared for the workforce in his 1869 article, The New Education. On one hand, he champions trade schools. He cites their usefulness in producing […]
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What is the point of going to college? Is it only supposed to prepare you for the workforce? Or should it broaden the mind and expand one’s ability for developing and understanding new ideas? This question has plagued the minds, […]
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