Over the past century, the average human diet has shifted drastically. And no more so than in the industrialized world. The foods more and more of us eat have become products of a globalized, industrial machine—a machine that gives us an abundance of calories at astonishingly low prices, all at the cost to the environment,…
At first glance, the concept of mixing and matching two different vaccines is perplexing—if not horrifying. Perhaps it’s because we tend to think of vaccines like medicines: we feel like we have to complete the vaccine series by getting two doses of the same vaccine. Otherwise, we feel they might not be as effective. And…
The Canada-Wide Science Fair (CWSF) is the country’s largest youth STEM event. It brings together the top youth scientists from across the country. It’s an exciting event where students compete with their projects for medals, cash prizes, scholarships, and other exclusive opportunities. After competing in the Calgary Youth Science Fair (CYSF), 14 other students and…
The prospect of robots taking over the world has been floating around in science fiction and popular culture for decades. Many of us might imagine some sort of machine uprising or super-intelligent revolutionaries gone out of control. But at least for now, these fears have yet to become reality. But we shouldn’t write them off…
It is obvious that food, fiber, and many other desired products are processed through the cultivation of certain plants and the raising of domesticated animals, globally known as agriculture. It provides a cleaner, better environment for people to lead healthy lives on earth. However, it is essential to acknowledge that this magnificent result of resources…
Are all of us at risk of Covid-19? What protects against the virus? Bleach? Pepper? Garlic? Over the past few months, Covid-19 has been largely covered by the media. We are exposed to a rush of new information every single day. However, many times, this information can be false. This has blurred the borders between…
Even before the invention of driverless cars or robots capable of human interaction, movies and books exploded with science fiction worlds. From H. G. Well’s 20 000 Leagues Under the Sea to Marvel’s superheroes, and even Disney’s Wall-E, there have been countless imaginations of mad-genius science concepts. They once seemed only possible in books and…
Manipulation, the definition is to covertly influence someone with indirect, deceptive, or abusive tactics. Negative things are often associated with manipulation, whereas in reality it could be used for good and bad. Social influence isn’t always a bad thing as friends, family and doctors may persuade you to change unhelpful habits and behaviours. Many people…
1 Brenda Atkinson Milner is a neuropsychologist who dedicated her studies to neuropsychology, a combination of neurology and psychology. If you were ever enrolled in a Biology 30 class, you would have learned about the medial temporal lobe, which Dr. Milner had discovered. She discovered that the medial temporal lobe plays an essential role in…
Paper cranes are probably the first things that come to mind when you think “origami.” However, the mathematics behind this simple art of folding have actually inspired complex engineering inventions. I personally find it so cool that you can take 2D materials and create intricate 3-D designs without cutting or gluing. For example, the origami…
The sports universe has not been untouched by the digital revolution. All aspects of our lives are advancing into a new age of technology, and the NBA has joined in on the inevitable journey that will carry us into the future. The industry of major sports has led the way by incorporating modernized innovations into…
You may have undoubtedly heard of the Gender Gap in STEM before, but even though we’ve made considerable progress in bridging the gender gap in STEM in recent decades, there is still continues to be a vast gap in STEM that needs to be bridged. Women hold less than 25% of the total jobs in…
More than 600 million people from all over the world were anxiously watching the take-off during the 1969 Apollo 11 launch. It’s not hard to imagine how space exploration impacted and shaped an entire generation, but is a whopping 850 million dollars really worth sending a single hammer to the moon? Space Exploration is Vital…
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,…
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…