The multiverse is the concept that there are alternate realities in which things are ever so marginally and/or vastly different.This means past the expanse of our observable universe there exists another observable universe where things are different: welcome to the multiverse. Such possibilities are exciting, and intriguing. It allows us to imagine that somewhere there…
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…
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…
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…
What happens to cookies baked from dough that has not been cooled? Background Recently, I came across a recipe for chocolate chip cookies that called for refrigerating the dough before baking it, which I hadn’t done before. I made the recipe, refrigerated the dough overnight, and baked the cookies the next day, and they turned…
We all know that in our math and physics classes 3.14 is a sufficient substitute for pi. But how much error does this method produce? What does NASA use for their calculations? According to the chief engineer for NASA’s Dawn Mission Marc Rayman, pi to the fifteenth decimal place is sufficient enough for all calculations…
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…
Just binging YouTube video’s just led me to this one: The faster cooling of hot water as opposed to cooler water is called the Mpemba efffect. Named after Erasto Mpemba, who was making ice cream in a school project. The students were supposed to boil together sugar and cream, and let the mixture cool before…
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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…
Smartphones, these small cellular devices that somehow find a way to take over our lives. Pew Research Center suggests that 86% of people in Canada have smartphones, whereas in America 77% have smartphones. That’s a lot when you think about 365 million people reside in North America alone. Pros Instant Communication Most people buy a…
A preview of what was just announced at Apple’s latest keynote!
Among HIV, climate change, and ebola, vaccine hesitancy has been named one of the world’s greatest health challenges by the World Health Organization. The World Health Organization began a five year plan, the 13th General Programme of Work, focusing on a triple billion target: ensuring 1 billion more people benefit from access to universal health…
By: Vidhisha Wagle These predicted five breakthroughs will change the course of science forever, breaking more boundaries than ever. 1. A Look at Black Holes While many of us have heard about black holes and their energy, numerous times scientists have been able to confirm it’s existence. However by measuring the motions of these stars…
Water covers over 70 percent of Earth, with 96.5% of it in oceans. However, 80 percent of the ocean is remains undiscovered. While 91% of marine organisms are yet to be described, here are some animals found in the marine and freshwater ecosystems. Anglerfish Anglerfish are carnivorous fish, with most species living in the deep…