Scientific publishing is a hugely profitable business regardless of its narrow audience, weighing somewhere around the size of the film industry. In order to make money as a traditional publisher, not necessarily scientific, a multitude of costs must be covered. These costs range from paying writers, employing editors to commission, shape, and check the articles,…
Sicko. A documentary that investigates health care in the United States by focusing on the pharmaceutical industry and it’s health insurance. Michael Moore is famous for his works concerning globalism and capitalism. It compares the for profit/private care system to the public health care system. This 2007 documentary focused on several different countries during it’s…
In the last two posts of this series I talked about the influence groups of social media such as Twitter and the false information of vaccines that go around. I also contributed the second post into some data on how vaccines do really help people to avoid harmful diseases. The image seen above of the…
I recently finished reading this book while I was sick. Amongst a pile of tissues and wrapped in a blanket, I found that the book was beautiful, and I regret that I could not appreciate it in more dignified manner… oh well. Frankly, I have no idea how to describe the complex yet wonderfully captivating…
The apparent golden rule when we make moral decisions is to do unto others as you would have them do unto you. Yet why are moral decisions so heavily debated? Are we motivated by guilt or by fairness? According to a Radboud University, people may rely on principles of both guilt and fairness and are…
Over the years we’ve seen some marvelous films from this franchise, but after witnessing Endgame, fans are desperate to know what’s next! The Marvel Cinematic Universe has been rumored to be ending off the “Avengers” but don’t be worried we will see them again, at least most of them. One of the biggest questions brought…
In the last post I decided to talk about some groups on twitter and how these groups exploit people and convince them to not take vaccines. This is the second part of the series. The graph seen above is from “Our World in Data” in which all numbers have been provided by the World Health…
Let’s take a look at the Alabama Human Life Protection Act which was signed into law on Tuesday by Republican governor Kay Ivey. The bill takes a severe and zero tolerance policy on abortions (with very, very few exceptions) in the state of Alabama. The bill strips women of the right to make their own…
“This ship of civilization is going down…” Have you ever thought of the bright sides of one of the world’s most devastating tragedy – the First World War? It would surely take a hardy soul to see it. However, in his ever-so-distinctive essay, Gwynne Dyer challenges the preconception of the negative effects of World War…
The World Health Organization has officially declared that anti-vaccinators are one of the top 10 threats to the world. According to the organization, vaccinations alone help prevent 2-3 million deaths per year. However outbreaks such as measles are getting more common than they should be, having a total increase of 30% globally. While some of…
Want to positively impact the lives of youth in Calgary? On Sunday, May 5, 2019 help BMO promote the Kids Help Phone by participating in a five-kilometer walk. Are you up for the challenge? You can either register, donate, fundraise or do all three. At the event, you will unite with thousands of Calgarians in…
Using Event Horizon Telescope observations of the center of the galaxy M87, scientists have obtained the first image of a black hole, an accomplishment previously thought of as impossible. The image depicts a bright ring formed from the bending of light due to the intense gravity around the black hole that is 6.5 billion times…
On April 16th of 2019, Alberta elected a new representative in the House of Commons. Now Alberta is in the hands of Jason Kenney the leader of the United Conservative Party, the new premier has some aggressive moves up his sleeves against the Federal Government in order to get the Trans Mountain Pipeline built. His…
1. Lyon, France One of the many things to do in France is to explore French cuisine and one of the best places to do so in Lyon, France. Locally fresh food has been grown from surrounding places such as Charolais and Rhone Valley. Many people say that Lyon is the capital for French Food.…
So I had discovered this video as I was binging YouTube, and it is incredibly intriguing. I highly recommend watching it, as it provides much better insight into the personal perspectives of South Korea’s citizens and taxi drivers. While in North America and many other countries, Uber has been seamlessly adapted into modern society. Its…