Realizing, Re-learning, Optimizing | life and reflection of an EECS freshman Well, well, well, it is uni time. Finally, I get to live in PST, not EST anymore, which made orientation week so sleep-deprived. However, the semester flew by so fast like a dream that I barely realize I got…

Published the day before the first Neuralink announcement As a neurotech enthusiast, I can’t fall asleep after I saw Neuralink’s tweet recently. Tomorrow, they are finally going to reveal their secretive research — something that might make one of the biggest leaps in human cognition. Being actively involved in…

Small fun projects that I made with my peers Besides numerous weekend-long hackathon projects, I have worked on a few fun projects that take about an hour or less. All of them are created at my high school, Upper Canada College, with my schoolmates and teachers. I have witnessed tremendous…

I want to try doing something different on birthday starting this year. After a 3-day 5-AP marathon, here comes my birthday. While I don’t usually celebrate my birthday a lot — to be honest, it is just that day every year that you get lots of messages and several gifts…

I was fortunate to get a ticket to attend the Consumer Electronics Show 2018 in Las Vegas as a 16-year-old. After two days of tireless walking and watching countless booths and demos, I was Whoa-ed by the innovations and concepts. Despite the rainy weather on the first day (which ruined…

My Experience at TechCrunch Shenzhen 2017 Hackathon, Conference, and Innovation Tour The Craziest Summer Trip Ever I am Simon, and I am a die heart hardware lover. I grew up in Shanghai and started playing with electronics since very young. I have never gone…

How Technologies Could Become Tools for Authorities to Manipulate Society A Book Review on George Orwell’s 1984 In George Orwell’s 1984, Winston describes a number of technological advancements that exist in the society he lives in. From telescreens to floating fortresses, Winston discusses their implications in a totalitarianism society, along…

What were the motivations and objectives of the Marshall Plan? By Simon Zirui Guo | CHA3U | May 2nd, 2017 The European Recovery Program (ERP), or known as the Marshall Plan, a program that the U.S. invested approximately $13 billion in rebuilding Western Europe’s economy over four years, undoubtedly played…

By Simon Zirui Guo | April 14, 2015 | CHC2D History Research Essay The Avro Arrow (CF-105) was a interceptor designed by Avro Canada. It was designed as a flying weapon system, to intercept high speed bombers invading North America, under the demands of NATO , NORAD, and the RCAF…