Archive for April, 2019

Mirror Mirror on the Wall, Who’s the Fairest Illusion of Them All

Written by Aleese Holst, Lauren Lowe, Leigh Hanefeld, and Taylor Graft In early January of 2019, two brothers entered a department store, and they were taking mirror “selfies” for fun. They definitely did not expect to come out of the store viral sensations. As they were taking selfies, they noticed that an illusion was created. […]

Cochlear Implants: A Step Towards the Hearing Future

Written by Lydia Brekke, Taylor Graft, and Madisyn Plumhoff “The number of people who use cochlear implants keeps growing. More than 324,200 people across the world have cochlear implants. In the United States, over 96,000 people have cochlear implants” (ASHA, 2019). Two weeks after his birth, Patrick from St. Louis, Missouri was diagnosed with profound […]