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Articles by Silas Peters
Love in the lab - The Strand
Four couples who show us that we don’t need to be alone in the lab on Valentine’s Day It’s hard to imagine falling in love while working in the lab. Bright fluorescent lights, eyes strained from the microscope, and that one vent that always makes a weird noise—personally, it doesn’t really put me in the mood for romance. But hey, if you are feeling lonely this Valentine’s Day while working on your thesis project, then I am here to tell you that this feeling does not need to last forever.
The year of hydrotherapy
How throwing yourself into an ice bath may be a good thing this flu season The internet is no stranger to trends—particularly those related to health. Recently, my Instagram has been flooded with videos of people entering cold plunges after warm baths. Trying a sauna and cold plunge cycle myself this winter break (most recently, even jumping into the snow after getting out of the sauna) sparked my curiosity for this trend. Did it help my health? Or was it all just a state of mind?
Does the future of our planet truly lie in the hands of new technology?
The complicated potential of geoengineering Adding iron to the ocean. Releasing aerosol particles into the atmosphere to reflect light. Installing underwater curtains to prevent warm water from flowing towards glaciers. What do these three things have in common? They all allegedly have the potential to stop climate change in its tracks.
Modern men suck? Try these lovers from the past!
Dating in your 20s is hard—nay, impossible. But fear not! Hannah and Silas are here to tell you that you no longer have to lack a date to Highball. We will give you the inside scoop on eight eligible bachelors, and whether you should smash or pass. Our qualifications you ask? Why of course… Hannah: Bisexual. Went on a mediocre date where they learned too much about their date’s ex. Takes long showers to add some measure of warmth to her life. Silas: Bisexual.
An amateur ecologist’s list of love and sex in the natural world
The natural world rarely follows human rules, and can we blame it? Despite people’s insistence to fit animals into boxes, they usually say no to heteronormativity and anthropocentrism and yes to doing what—or who—they love. As a budding ecologist who has spent too much of their university life studying insect mating, I think it’s important to highlight some examples of love breaking boundaries for the public. Please, enjoy.
Misinformation in the golden age of innovation
We have entered an era many are calling “the golden age of innovation,” where we are seeing a boom in the creation of new technology, such as faster computers and more advanced phones. In turn, these have provided us with increased access to information and knowledge. It could be expected that this has led to a decrease in misinformation online as individuals are better able to access raw data and facts. Unfortunately, it is exactly the opposite.
In it for the long haul
For many of us, the COVID-19 pandemic hit at a pivotal moment in our lives. Whether this was high school graduation, entering or finishing university, or in the middle of our academic careers, we all felt the impacts as restrictions tightened and Facetime calls became the norm instead of face-to-face conversations. When the 2022 to 2023 academic year started, we began to see these restrictions loosen as we returned to in-person classes and social lives around the university began to pick up.
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