Alexandra Mathews

Articles

• Are T. rex’s terrifying teeth just a Hollywood myth?

  Close your eyes and picture a Tyrannosaurus rex. What do you see? Probably some version of the infamous "Jurassic Park" monster, or maybe Sue, nonbinary icon and one of the most complete fossil sets in history. Either way, the first thing you see is, of course, the teeth. Nearly every modern depiction of the T. rex features its massive...

  SciTech | April 24, 2023
• Netflix releases, rescinds new password sharing rules

  Netflix once tweeted that “Love is sharing a password.” If that’s the case, Netflix has had enough of love.

  The multi-billion-dollar streaming service has been threatening to crack down on password-sharing for years, beginning in earnest recently.

  News | February 6, 2023
• Midterm 2022 election results: Democrats hold their own against predicted 'red wave'

  With most midterm results in, one thing is clear: the prophesized “red wave” did not come to be. Democrats flipped a Pennsylvania seat and kept their control of the Senate, and they lost far fewer seats in the House of Representatives than anticipated.

  News | November 14, 2022
• 3 Prime Ministers in 7 weeks: What’s going on in the U.K.?

  On Oct. 20, British Prime Minister (PM) Liz Truss announced her resignation. Truss had been appointed only 45 days earlier, making her by far the shortest-ever serving prime minister.

  News | October 31, 2022
• Stop pretending the Royal Family doesn't have power

  I don’t think it should be a hot take to say that we, as a society, have progressed past the need for monarchy. They are relics of a bygone era, a time before the modern thinking on what government should look like. But against all reason, the majority of the British public maintain support for the monarchy a...

  Forum | September 26, 2022