Best Learning Channel: Crashcourse

If you ever have free time, or just want to feel productive while procrastinating, there’s a YouTuber named Crashcourse that’s up for the job. John, the host, explains complex and long subjects regarding anything from history to science in under 15 minutes. Not only that, but they spice up the learning with pictures, animations, and…

Wanted: The North American House Hippo

Have you seen these hippos? Favourite Foods: Chips, raisins and crumbs from peanut butter toast Domain: Kitchens in North America (Canada and Eastern United States) Personality: Extremely timid but will defend their territory if provoked Habits: Nocturnal – will come out at night to search for food and materials for their nests. They build their…

YouTube channel of the day: thepianoguys

Recently, I found a pretty cool YouTube channel called ThePianoGuys which consists of two guys, pianist Jon Schmidt and cellist Steven Sharp Nelson, who upload their versions of both popular and classical music. The videos all possess professional-like film quality and both musicians seem to be quite talented. My favourite videos of theirs are Cello…

Photo of the Day: Chemistry!

Found this while scrolling through FB the other day. As an IB student, I found this to be extremely amusing. For all of you who can’t remember the definition for ionic bonds, just remember this awesome picture for your next chemistry test!

Draw Something – gaming in the form of art

Recently, I’ve downloaded a game called Draw Something, and at first, I’d never thought it’d be such a big hit among the smartphone/smart-devices community. Personally, I’m not a gamer, but I thought Draw Something is a pretty neat concept where you choose a word from a list of three words (where each had its own scaling of difficulty) draw…

Is Netflix REALLY worth it?

For all you Netflix lovers out there, I have it as well. So I’m not some uninformed basher about this streaming service! For $8 per month, Netflix allows you to stream movies and TV shows ranging from romantic comedies to independent movies to anime! And if you’re one of those people who like to try…

Why you shouldn’t use Anonymous-OS

Recently, hacktivist group Anonymous released its own Operating System (OS) for computers, called Anonymous-OS. Now, if you don’t know what Anonymous is, it is a group of people across the internet who claim to practice and promote certain social causes through online dissidence. For example, to send a message that the takedown of MegaUpload was…

Have you forgotten already?

Yeah, I know there’s issues being raised with the Kony campaign by Invisible Children and what not, but have you already forgotten about the Occupy movement? I guess no one really cares anymore, or at least, even more so than they did at the start. But here’s a short comedy directed by Wong Fu productions…