Science

  • TEDx Boulder: At least there were free burritos

    TEDx Boulder: At least there were free burritos

    Anyone who’s heard of the TEDxBoulder symposium may consider it much the same way co-host Andrew Hyde describes it: a group of nerds coming together to try and save the world. TEDx events are conferences that boast an impressive line-up of... read more »

     
  • Power Balance is a scam

    Power Balance is a scam

    The opinions represented in this article do not necessarily represent those of the staff of CUIndependent.com nor any of its sponsors. On Monday night, 9 News ran a story about Power Balance bracelets, the holographic bands that have become... read more »

     
  • You’ve literally got to be, like, kidding me

    You’ve literally got to be, like, kidding me

    The opinions represented in this article do not necessarily represent those of the staff of CUIndependent.com nor any of its sponsors. Before the world was a media-addicted mess, citizens didn’t have the option of logging onto the entertainment... read more »

     
  • The virtue of being true: Warp speed? Not so fast

    The virtue of being true: Warp speed? Not so fast

    The opinions represented in this article do not necessarily represent those of the staff of CUIndependent.com nor any of its sponsors. If you’ve been reading any scientific-oriented news recently, you’ve probably heard about the neutrino... read more »

     
  • Aerospace Engineering Sciences Department Review

    Aerospace Engineering Sciences Department Review

    (Courtesy of Eric Wang) After the shuttle Atlantis landed one final time earlier this summer, space shuttle flights as we know them have seemingly come to an end. A new era of commercialized manned spaceflight is beginning, and CU-Boulder is... read more »

     
  • The next big thing to be paranoid about

    The next big thing to be paranoid about

    The opinions represented in this article do not necessarily represent those of the staff of CUIndependent.com nor any of its sponsors. It’s a safe bet that everyone reading this article has a cell phone. It’s also a pretty safe bet that... read more »

     
  • Cure it with real medicine

    Cure it with real medicine

    (CU Independent/Josh Shettler) The opinions represented in this article do not necessarily represent those of the staff of CUIndependent.com nor any of its sponsors. It’s September, kids.  The air is getting colder, it’s drizzling, and... read more »