As humanity reckons with a never ending cavalcade of catastrophes, large segments of the population have succumbed to despair or distraction through culture wars or a series of vain cultural phenomena. [Insert Barbenheimer joke here.]

Many youth, particularly in France, have channeled this hopelessness into rage. For the past several months the country had been seeing a series of strikes and riots in response to the raising of the retirement age, and these riots intensified in late June after the police murder of 17-year-old Nahel Merzouk during a traffic stop. As the dust settles, inept politicians blame bad parenting and TikTok.

Meanwhile in Peru, protesters from around the country have gathered in Lima calling for the resignation of President Dina Boluarte and the dissolution of congress.

Abstract: How can we mitigate the crop damage due to frost season? Our team proposed to develop an antifreeze product based on antifreeze proteins in order to apply it externally to the plants. This way we try to improve the quality of life of the...

Title: CrioPROT: An innovative solution for crop loss due to frost

Abstract: In the Peruvian highlands, frosts during the winter cause crop damage leading to significant economic losses for small and medium scale farmers, perpetuating the...

Title: Fishing for Cadmium

Abstract: Our project seeks to tackle the issue of cadmium contamination in fishmeal. We chose this issue because it affects the health of humans, ecosystems, and our local economy. To tackle this issue we have ...

Captured on the Ishinca/Rajucolta col during a 2022 Cordillera Blanca Traverse