Oct 10, 2015
Imagine, you are walking down a street in the south Bronx in NYC on a warm summer night. You hear yelling, turn around, and promptly a gun is shot. A bullet flies by your head. Then another. You are now deaf. Cochlear implants might give you an artificial, eerie representation of the sense you once […]
Oct 10, 2015
Our challenge today was working with Blake to create our own personal websites. This was a great project for everyone here in the program to participate in because the internet is the biggest hub of information on people available, so if we want to be relevant, we need to be out there, making a mark. […]
Oct 10, 2015
Today, the High Desert Center experienced its largest conflict yet. A battle for the ages: a fight between Pirates and Ninjas. A fight so epic that it included, squats, lunges, lizard-crawling, farmer walks, “ninja” jumps, and a full-body shark suit. it was a battle that would not only go down in history, but also burn […]
Oct 9, 2015
Foraging Preferences of High Desert Insects Field, I; Gadkari, L; Ryan, S; Brigham, J; Smith, K; Carey, D. Abstract: Foraging preferences of high desert insects were examined by putting out six diverse baits in ten locations and monitoring visitation rates over time. We concluded that there are distinct differences in foraging patterns of wasps vs […]
Oct 9, 2015
On the fourth day of the fourth week of the U.A. Adventure Semester, my group was challenged to create, execute, and finalize a scientific experiment. In the beginning, we were faced with the decision of whether we wanted to do a psychologic experiment or a biological experiment. It was split down the middle, and on […]
Oct 8, 2015
Imagine not being able to see, hear, use your dominant hand, or speak. Each one of us experienced to a certain extent not having these capabilities for the length of today’s challenge. As we experienced this, we were also rotating and teaching one another first aid techniques. Joey, Dave, Ben, Max, and I each taught […]
Oct 8, 2015
Today I had a challenge to portray myself on the internet. I have created a few websites for others but this time I was making one for me. This was a challenge that brought self counciousness to another level. It was hard thinking about your whole life and then condensing it in to a few […]
Oct 8, 2015
The day started slow and enthusiasm levels were at rock bottom. We shared Ideas and themes for the video. There was a idea about doing the video just on the trampoline, after realizing it wouldn’t meet all the exercise category’s we settled with a basic video. Just as we were getting up from the table […]
Oct 7, 2015
Lichen Proliferation in Fire Damaged Areas, a Study in Organism Replacement vs. Displacement in Desert Ecology Mitchell, K. Wolfenstein, O. Talbott-Carey, S. Stone, M. Abstract We studied whether lichen would be more prolific directly after a fire, or long after a fire. Our study surveyed three sites of varying time elapsed between the last fire […]
Oct 7, 2015
The Art of Staring: Energy Between Space by Talbott-Carey, S. Stone, M. Mitchell, K. Wolfenstien, O. Abstract: Noticing the varying results when it comes to the question “Can you feel people staring at you behind your back?” led to the experiment of which we would attempt to come up with a solid answer. After multiple […]