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…
There’s a surplus of “green” products out there. At first glance, it seems great to see so many companies willing to change their products, ingredients or packaging to be more eco-friendly and raise more awareness on the current environmental crisis. After all, with some of the highest rates of carbon emissions in our air, between…
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…
In case the abundance of campaign signs adorning every lawn has yet to notify you; there’s an election today. That’s right today April 16, 2019, is Alberta’s provincial election, and it’s an important one. Perhaps you’ve heard some pretty crazy rumors flying around about parties and their platforms. I am here, however, to put the…
You’ve heard it, I’ve heard it… be a girl boss! Go into STEM! Take over this male-dominated world! And while it is, of course, true that we still lack female representation in some of the biggest industries and fields today (think robotics, engineering, government), the intentions behind encouraging young girls to venture into STEM fields…
The point of this piece isn’t to be divisive or disrespectful. It’s just an explanation of some interesting political science concepts and how they have been applied to America and could be potentially extrapolated to Canada. Political beliefs are valid, and this blog isn’t meant to target issues in a specific political ideology. Instead, the…
Alan Turing was an immensely influential mathematician, a pioneer in artificial intelligence and an integral member of Bletchley Park’s code breaking team during WWII. This team was credited with saving millions of lives and ending the war an estimated two years early. Not only is Turing one of the greatest British minds, he was unapologetically…
An Analogy Thrift stores house items with their own unique past donated to be put on sale. The items found at these stores are ones that are not found in other brand name stores. All these items served their purposes to their previous owners, but alas the owners no longer have a use for them.…
How do humans manage to train elephants that can take our lives with one stomp? The method used to train elephants for circus shows is actually a lot simpler than expected: From the moment their born, you simply tie the back of a baby elephant’s leg to a pole. The baby elephant then cannot escape…
If you guys like binge watching Food Network shows like I do, you’d most likely have heard of Kids Baking Championship. You would also have known that season 6 just held its finale. If you don’t know what KBC is, it’s a show where kids bake to compete for the title of the KBC winner,…
Recently, I had the pleasure of meeting with Thanusha Veeraperumal, the blogger of the month for February 2019. Thanusha is a grade 12 student at Lester B. Pearson High School. She joined Youth Are Awesome (YAA) in August of 2018, and has already contributed much to the blog. What resonated with me throughout our ‘interview’…
A preview of what was just announced at Apple’s latest keynote!
So you’re a card game fanatic? Well, boy do you have to know or experience playing this one. Kobo is a card game that involves memory and card manipulation. Now let me tell you, this game gets so intense and heated sometimes that you will discover how much of snake you and your friends can…