Hellen Luo (hellen-luo)

dluo40 [ at ] stuy [ dot ] edu

Hellen Luo (‘24) is a Science writer. She loves to write about earth science, astronomy, and neuroscience. During her leisure time, she enjoys spending time drawing digitally and reading science research publications.

Stuyvesant Students Enter a New Millennium

Duncan Park, Hellen Luo, Jovanna Wu

Stuyvesant alumni from the 2000s reflect on their experiences at Stuyvesant amidst the tumultuous decade.

Issue 0, Volume 114

Parallel Worlds: A Journey Through Our Multiverse

There are now various scientific theories that support the presence of a so-called self-contained realm of existence—parallel universe

Issue 11, Volume 112

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The Tragic Misadventure: Death in Space

The process of an astronaut dying in space can play out in several different scenarios with varying internal and external factors taking hold of the human corpse from time to time.

Issue 6, Volume 112

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Putting the Science in Society: Stuyvesant’s Newest Science Elective

Hellen Luo, Subaah Syed

Stuyvesant’s new science elective Science and Society, taught by Kristyn Pluchino, offers juniors and seniors a course where they can acquire the skills to interpret society’s impact on science and vice versa as well as evaluate the ethics and morals of science in history and the present.

Issue 5, Volume 112

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How A.I. is Shaping the Future of Agricult

As a scientific research field that gained vast popularity in recent years, artificial intelligence (A.I.) has begun to expand its footprint into one of the oldest foundations of humanity—agriculture.

Issue 3, Volume 112

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Perseid Meteor Shower 2021 Brightens The Summer Night Sky

From mid-July to late August, the 2021 Perseid meteor shower put on one of the greatest celestial displays that brightened the summer night sky.

Issue 1, Volume 112

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Japan Approves to Release Radioactive Wastewater into the Pacific Ocean

One of the most devastating nuclear accidents in human history took place at the Fukushima Daiichi Power Plant on March 11, 2011. Ten years later, the management of the resulting radioactive wastewater remains an unsettled controversy throughout much of the globe.

Issue 16, Volume 111

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What Would Happen if the Earth Spun in the Opposite Direction?

Let’s say we take a remote controller and magically reverse the progress bar of this rotation—what exactly would happen if Earth began spinning in the opposite direction?

Issue 11, Volume 111

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How Do Our Brains Manage Information Overload?

The main cause of brain overload is fairly simple: our brains only have a limited capacity to store a certain amount of information at once. Experts and researchers have suggested a number of ways to improve the brain’s ability to process and handle information.

Issue 8, Volume 111

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