Posts by Shiori Chen

Shiori Chen

Shiori Chen is an Editorial Intern at My Modern Met. Located in the Bay Area, she runs a youth art magazine and contributes as a staff writer for a local online media outlet, focusing on news and journalism. When she isn’t writing, she enjoys painting, watching films, and teaching herself how to play instruments.
Sports
August 2, 2024

“Table Tennis Grandma” Zhiying Zeng Makes Olympic Debut at 58 Years Old

Table tennis pro Zhiying Zeng has made her Olympic debut at the 2024 Paris Olympics following her remarkable return to table tennis at age 58. After moving to Latin America, having a son, and even retiring, she has finally fulfilled her dream of becoming an Olympian. Representing Chile, Zeng will be one of the eldest athletes competing at Olympic Games, alongside equestrians Jimenez Cobo, 65, and Steffen Peters, 59.

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Music
July 24, 2024

From Earth to Venus: NASA Sends Missy Elliott’s Hit Song ‘The Rain’ Into Space

On July 12, “The Rain (Super Dupa Fly)” by Missy Elliott became the second song to be transmitted into space, following The Beatles' “Across the Universe” transmission in 2008. With the help of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, the hip-hop track was beamed across 158 million miles to Elliott's favorite planet, Venus, in 14 minutes. Brittany Brown, the director of digital and technological communication, originally pitched the idea to Elliott's team.

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Science
July 22, 2024

Scientists Discover First-Ever Organism That Doesn’t Need Oxygen To Survive

Water, food, and oxygen are the most basic elements needed to sustain life. Since their discovery, water bears, or tardigrades, have defied that fact by surviving without food for long periods and withstanding extreme temperatures and environments. However, while they don’t have respiratory organs, tardigrades do require oxygen to live. But what if there is an animal that doesn’t need oxygen, one of the essentials to life?

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My Modern Met

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