“Emergence” by Lillian R. Putnam, AACC Visual Arts student. Digital illustration, 2023.
Volume 2, May 2023
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Commercial aquaponic systems produce food through a symbiotic relationship between plants and aquatic animals. We constructed a small aquaponic system to determine if commercial aquaponics could be replicated on a smaller, educational scale. This system used the waste from Nile tilapia to grow a combination of lettuce and tomatoes by… Read more →
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Development and welfare policies in countries with high rates of poverty and in wealthier countries are built on the use of incentives, which can cause unpredictability in economists’ models and the inefficient use of aid. Economists and policy-makers, on the one hand, may make policies based on inaccurate assumptions about… Read more →
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The horseshoe crab (HSC), Limulus polyphemus, has existed for millions of years and has undergone little structural change, giving them the name, “living fossil”. They are important as a food source for shore birds, as bait for the fishing industry, and as the source of an important component for contamination… Read more →
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Horseshoe Crabs (HSC), Limulus Polyphemus, are arthropods that have existed for millions of years. These animals play an important role in the ecosystem as they are a food source for a variety of species, including sharks, sea turtles, and bony fish. Additionally, their eggs provide a crucial food source for… Read more →
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The U.S. has long used film and television to justify its military actions abroad. Films like Top Gun: Maverick and Zero Dark Thirty operate to entertain and bolster war-hungry and nationalistic narratives through negative depictions of enemy states and positive depictions of U.S. military actions. The Department of Defense directly… Read more →