Science & Technology
Articles on New Advances in ScienceCourse Spotlight: Advanced Economics
Roughly ten years ago, the dean of faculty of Concord Academy asked Mathematics Department faculty Mark Engerman to teach a new math elective on...
Wait, They’re Growing Plants in the Stu-Fac?!
Since March 23, the Stu-Fac has been home to three brand-new artificial gardens which can be seen in the wall separating the freshman pit and the...
Course Spotlight: Advanced Topics Vectors & Variables
Concord Academy’s Mathematics Department offers a variety of courses for students of different interests and backgrounds. To ensure equity, the...
Course Spotlight: Mobile Apps for History
Mobile Apps for History is a two-credit computer science course that is available exclusively in the second semester of Concord Academy’s centennial...
What to Do When Your Schoology “Upcoming” Tab is Longer Than a Middle-Aged Woman’s Target Receipt
Many students have just gone through tech week for the winter mainstage, Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde, and many more are...
For Our Generation, Lack of Data Privacy is Normal
Social media apps are some of the most frequently opened applications by smartphone users, globally. In fact, billions of people download TikTok and...
Receiving Business Payments on Venmo? It’s Time to Report It
Since January 1, 2022, mobile payment apps like Venmo, Paypal, and Cashapp required users to file a 1099-K form that is used to report business...
How to Survive Winter in Concord
Any citizen of Concord, or Massachusetts for that matter, knows how treacherous the conditions are in winter. As a veteran of the Massachusetts...
Road Salt: Safety and Sustainability
As February continues to plunge Concord into a frigid winter, snow is not the only thing you will see lining the streets. The sight of crunchy,...
The Battle Between Fruits of Concord: Could Bananas Be the Healthiest Choice?
Our collective attention remains riveted on the intensifying cyberwar between battling Instagram accounts Bananas of Concord and Apples of Concord....
What Goes into a Snowfall Forecast?
For most people, snowfall forecasts are simple—your weather app tells you how much snow is going to fall and when, and the school decides whether or...
The Omicron Variant
Omicron, the most recent mutation of COVID-19, has created another surge in cases worldwide. This new variant is more transmissible than previous...
The Results of COP26: What Does It Really Mean?
From October 31, 2021through November 12, 2021, The United States joined almost 22 other countries in Glasgow, Scotland for the 26th annual United...
Environmental Symposium Speaker: Wen Stephenson
Wen Stephenson, a climate journalist and essayist, was CA’s second Environmental Symposium speaker of the year. Formerly an editor for the Atlantic...
Facebook Metaverse: The Future of Virtual Reality
Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of the multinational technology conglomerate formerly known as Facebook, announced on October 28 that the company would be...
The Astonishing Prosperity of TikTok
TikTok has just recently overtaken YouTube in total hours of user watch time per month in the United States. Between August 2020 and June...
The Return of the Flu and Cold Season
The cold winter months are approaching quickly, and flu season is just around the corner. With increased time spent indoors and less vitamin D...
CDC Approves Moderna Booster
On Wednesday, October 21, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) approved a...