Ideas Worth Spreading

It’s my favourite website. It’s one of my greatest sources of inspiration. It’s something I recommend to everyone: Ted.com There I find videos of “talks” (presentations, speeches) at Ted conferences. But what is Ted? In 1984, it started out as a conference to bring toether ideas from three realms- technology, entertainment, and design. T.E.D. –…

Physics of the Impossible by Michio Kaku

Here’s a book about the more exciting side of physics. So I was thinking, I like reading, and I’m also quite interested in the world or theoretical physics. Why not read a book about theoretical physics? So I found this book, Physics of the Impossible, written by Michio Kaku-world renowned physicist (and co-founder of the…

Dreamland

The other day a friend and I were discussing about dreams and whether if you die in your dream, do you die in reality? This got me more interested in the topic and thankfully after some ‘googling’ and research, the answer is no! (Phew) Dreams have been around for quite some time; at least as long…

You Found Me, Over my Head

What do you get when you mix three Grammy nominations,  platinum and gold albums, and a group of  insanely talented musicians? Why The Fray of course! Exciting news to all Fray fans!  The band will be coming to Calgary on February 20th and respectively perform at the Jack Singer Concert Hall.  Tickets will be on sale Friday, January 22th, at…

Teehehe. =D

It is contagious, difficult to control, may bring out a tear or two, may hurt your stomach after awhile, and you can get it anywhere and anytime.  What is it?? Laughter! We’ve let you know how beneficial laughter is for you before, and today we’ll let you in on even more benefits! You know the old…

Open Wide, Pearly Whites!

Now that Halloween has ended and you lost track of the countless amounts of candy that had passed through your mouth. It’s time to give your teeth a proper cleaning! [youtube MUQevxovDSs] The history of the toothbrush goes back as far as 3500 BC. The Chinese where thought to have created the first toothbrush, with…

“Jesus Phone” Finally Arrives!

Good news everyone for those who are with Telus and Bell as their cellphones carriers! Your time to have an iPhone has come! That’s right, iPhones are not just for Rogers customers anymore. Take that Rogers/Fido! It has been confirmed that both Telus and Bell will be rolling out the new iPhone 3GS on November…

Can’t see me!

From Spiderman to Superman we have all dreamt of having our own mind blowing superpowers. Sadly we cannot all be like Clark Kent, so for now we can only continue to dream and watch X-Men DVD’s. But for one man, he has gotten pretty close to this reality. Say hello to ‘The Invisible Man’. Who…

*Poof!* If humans are gone…

What would happen if somehow the human race were wiped out by some kind of virus that only affected us? What would Earth be like after we had left? Written with a mix of imaginative speculations and solid science reports comes the book The World Without Us by American journalist Alan Weisman. With interviews and…