Letâs Talk Science: Mutation breeding, petroleum plants, and STDs
Living in a world constantly being stripped of its resources, the human race needs to find alternatives.
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Summer 2015: What does your neighbourhood have to offer?
Summer is here! It is too rainy and gloomy these days, but officially we are in spring and the summer season is knocking at our doors with its bag full of wonderful and fun opportunities.
A technological ice age
Is the human race driving itself into a technological ice age? Shooting through cyberspace are concerns of whether or not humanityâs desire for technology is hurting society at its most basic levelâcommunication.
Futurology 101
Technology as we know it today, considered a luxury by most in the 1990s, is an integral part of most peopleâs lives in the developed world. Smartphones, GPS, and the like have become deeply rooted in our daily lives. This, in particular, goes for the latest generation to reach adulthoodâa demographic commonly referred to as the millennials.
Curbing student suicide in South Korea
Recent approval of a mobile application in South Korea meant to be used as a student suicide-prevention tool has sparked some concerns in a country known as much for its Internet connectivity as for its high rates of suicide.
Mindful eating
I am a big time foodie, and I can bet that I am not the only one with strong feelings for food, which is a very natural social behaviourâour social lives are deeply connected with food. Apart from being a basic necessity for life, food is part of our cultures, values, religions, traditions, history, relationships, and memories.
So you want to be an extra?
Almost every movie, TV show, or music video has at least a couple (and often, several hundred) people in the background of the scene. While the actors are speaking at a party, there have to be other party guests present in the background, or it wouldnât make any sense. The people who portray these non-speaking roles are known as âbackground performers,â or more commonly, âextras.â
Letâs Talk Science: Grafting, milk, and hair loss
Grafting is method of asexual reproduction for plants induced by human-interference. Farmers and gardeners cut a part at an angleâusually diagonallyâof a plant or tree that they want to cultivate or grow.
‘Everyone deserves a chance to be heard and understood’
Meet Don and Avril Cummings.
What are your first impressions of them? Both seem to be in their mid-60s, victims of mental illness, and possible addicts. Their physical appearances are lacking soberness in many areas: unkempt hair, baggy clothes, and an almost childlike demeanour. If seen on public transit, many would want to avoid eye contact or position themselves away from them to avoid conversation.
Letâs Talk Science: Antioxidants, stem cells, anaerobic exercise, and sneezing
Sneezing is a natural phenomenon which is a response to any unwanted particle in our respiratory system that enters it and causes irritation. It is a reflex action and therefore is controlled by the brain directly. The sensors present on the internal lining of the respiratory system detect any foreign particle and send a signal to brain for the sneeze reflex to thrust it out.