Us lovely folks of Calgary are lucky to be having multiple musicians and bands coming to see us this year including an absolutely legendary band. Iron Maiden is coming to Calgary. If you’re a fan of metal, and especially metal from the ’80s, this is the most fantastic news. I was overjoyed when I found…
The sun is beginning to peak from the horizon, filling the adamant blue sky with its orange hue. Around, morning dew leaves its mark on leaves, and the petrichor emanates from the grass, a reminder that a new season of life is yet to commence. For a moment, you are transfixed back into time, lost…
Social media in the modern age is a constantly evolving force, influenced by the changing new trends that shift how we consume content and media. Podcasts, although having been a concept for quite some time, have only recently reached record-breaking download figures and emerged with new popularity. Now available across multiple platforms such as Spotify…
When thinking about the world’s heaviest organism, many of us might picture the blue whale or perhaps a large elephant. However, interestingly enough, the heaviest organism is a single aspen called Pando. Situated in the high-altitude area of Utah’s Fishlake National Forest, Pando–a colony of quaking aspen trees–is known as one of the oldest and…
School is approaching sooner than we all may have anticipated. My summer has been going at a pretty fast pace, and realizing that I only have less than a month left until the next school year begins. The most we want to do is make sure we start it off right and strong without any…
Every second, a garbage truck full of clothing ends up in the landfill. Do you know what the impact is of the clothing you wear every single day? The Impact of Fast Fashion Producing a single cotton T-shirt consumes 2,700 liters of water. That’s equivalent to that amount of water that could sustain one person for…
Recently, I have been reading Book 1 of The Republic by Plato and have come across some interesting philosophical comments regarding how the perception of justice varies depending on an individual’s own thoughts, opinions, and life experiences. What one might see as good can be seen as evil by the other person and vice versa,…
What is ADHD? ADHD (Adult attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder) is one of childhood’s most common mental health disorders. ADHD often lasts into adulthood as it is usually first diagnosed in childhood. It includes persistent problems such as trouble paying attention, controlling impulsive behaviours, and hyperactivity and impulsive behaviour. Unstable relationships, poor work or school performance, low self-esteem,…
Introduction: The film The Hurt Locker is an American war film released in 2008. Written by Mark Boal and directed by Kathryn Bigelow, the movie displays the memorable events faced by units of veterans during the Iraq war. Director Bigelow uses specific techniques to emphasize the daring nature portrayed by the main character and how it…
With school finally being done, many of us are looking forward to enjoying the summer break. However, for me personally, I often find myself during the summer sitting around the house, because I’ve run out of things to do. I mean, one can play on their phone for only so long, right? For those of…
It seems like a philosophical question to ponder what life is. Although much of biology informs us of how life operates on Earth, this science also confines itself to Earth. The only “life” we know of is the life on this planet. It is the product of a suitable environment, a series of serendipitous accidents,…
In terms of decision making, society has always been a brick wall that many find has a tendency to fear doing certain things. The thoughts of other individuals, the reactions that many may generate within themselves, or the hour long conversations where one may gossip about you is not ideal either. I feel like we’ve…
It is inevitable that we would be faced with new advancements to our technological resources and prosperous from uprising STEM opportunities in the near future. But with these advancements, new jobs will also be introduced. If you are intrigued to go into the depths of coding, technology, robotics and more, then there are many positions…
While Canada may pride itself on its multicultural identity as well as its reputation of being a country of polite and friendly people, the country has also slowly been coming to terms with the darker parts of its history. Canada’s history with the immoral belief in eugenics is one of these so-called ‘darker parts’ of…
Hint: there’s no right answer. This has been a topic of controversy in the scientific world for decades, sparking heated ethical debates mostly involving hypothesizing about the future. Imagine your favourite sci-fi movie suddenly becoming a reality. Absurd as it is, who knows what humanity may face in a century and whether we have the…