COURTESY OF PEYTON MIKOLAYEK Mikolayek shares her experience being a social media influencer, while also a student at Hopkins.
NIHR EVIDENCE / CC BY 4.0 Venkat argues that deepfakes have negative consequences on healthcare and public health guidance, and that action must be taken to curb their impact.
COURTESY OF LINDA HUANG Huang writes about how her perspective changed on sharing her emotions with others after reading an emotional wellbeing book.
DEVIANTART / CC BY 3.0 Zhu analyzes indie band Bright Eyes’ 11th LP, Five Dice, All Threes, and reflects on the album’s poignant message on maintaining hope amist darkness and a changing world.
COURTESY OF MYRA SAEED Shane discusses his new book Flee North with audience at the Homewood Museum.
HARRISON KEELY / CC BY 4.0 Henrietta Lacks's story brings to light the intersection of medical ethics, race and the treatment of marginalized communities in research and healthcare.
COURTESY OF KRISTIN REILLY Gertrude’s founder John Shields shares the story behind this restaurant, the evolution of Chesapeake Bay cuisine and how cooking brings people together while supporting sustainable practices.
COURTESY OF ANANYA MUKUNDAN bARTimore members paint a a vegetable-themed illustration in the Hopkins food pantry.
KAREL CHLADEK / CC BY 2.0 Phan contends that Coppola's heavy investment in Megalopolis does not prevent it from being a disaster and that stripped of all the controversy, it fails to make a lasting impression.
BANGO RENDERS / CC0 1.0 Oh highlights the progress in the field of gene therapy, including the emergence of nanotechnology.
NASA WORLDVIEW / PUBLIC DOMAIN Hurricane Helene’s devastating impact highlights a larger trend in the increased frequency and intensity of natural disasters.
COURTESY OF HOPKINSSPORTS.COM The Blue Jays had a successful week of action: Field Hockey notched an impressive 2–0 win over Muhlenberg College.
ALI ZIFAN / PUBLIC DOMAIN Mahto argues that the Electoral College is important in ensuring that the voices of smaller states, such as New Mexico, are represented in national politics.
ANNECY FESTIVAL / CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 The Wild Robot is a heartwarming and comforting film about the power of found family and forming a community outside of social norms.
COURTESY OF RILEY STRAIT Strait describes the experience of leaving Kansas and reflects on his changing feelings towards his home state.
COURTESY OF SHREYA TIWARI Stanford University professor Michael Bernstein discussed new research in the field of human-computer interaction (HCI) in a talk held by the Center for Language and Speech Processing.
COURTESY OF RILEY STRAIT Yang and Kinzinger discuss the role of the two-party system in modern day politics.
Ernesto del Aguila III / CC BY-NC 2.0 CRISPR editing is a technique that allows scientists to make precise changes to the genome by cutting DNA at specific locations.
RUI DO ROSARIO / Design & Layout Editor This week's picks include the comedic film Saturday Night, directed by Jason Reitman, Jason Rekulak’s mystery novel The Last One at the Wedding, rapper GloRilla's new LP, Glorious, and the Film and Media Studies Faculty Showcase on Sunday, 2 p.m. in Gilman 50.
