How to be safe online

When we are on the internet, it’s really easy to forget about safety and how, sometimes, the internet isn’t always the most socially secure place to be. At school, we had an internet security professional come in and speak to us about ensuring your own safety on the internet. How can you keep yourself safe?…

How to talk to dolphins

Ever since the 1960s, scientists have tried to figure out whether or not dolphins communicate with a language. The World Dolphin Project has created  Cetacean Hearing and Telemetry (CHAT), a prototype dolphin translator, and works with Dr. Denise Herzing and her team. After 25 years of tracking a member of a dolphin pod, she finally…

Art, Calgary, society and us…

Today I attended the Art and Culture Youth Vital Signs and Calgary Foundation discussion. Art and its role in development in our city in regards to youth was the topic under the scope. One of the things that was repeated during the conversation was the derogatory view of arts in general. In our society, academic…

World Water Day in Calgary

Why worry about water? Water is an important component when it comes to survival – every day should be World Water Day! It was created in order to bring awareness on many aspects in which it is used. In addition many countries are struggling to acquire clean water. Thus water is a scarce resource in…