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Inching towards the unobtainable

What does the word “fat” really mean? Fat is more than a politically incorrect description of being overweight. Fat is fear. Fat is seen as one of the worst things a person could be. Fat is to be physically and mentally ugly. At least, that is what fat is considered to be in Western culture.

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Code red

“The development of full artificial intelligence could spell the end of the human race. Once humans develop artificial intelligence, it would take off on its own and redesign itself at an ever increasing rate. Humans, who are limited by slow biological evolution, couldn’t compete, and would be superseded.”

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Kinesics: The exciting science of body language

Kinesics is an exciting yet complicated science of behavioural patterns in non-verbal communication. To understand the body movements and signs, experts need to take into consideration cultural and environmental differences. Anyone who is unfamiliar with the cultural nuances of the body language has every chance to misinterpret what they see.

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Fear and loathing in the greater community

A recent front-page cover of a leading BC newspaper caught my attention this week. It asked—or rather, advertised the question—if there were “radicalized” individuals in your neighbourhood. After the tragic shooting in Ottawa last month, many Canadians remain curious, cautious, and even frightened of the possibility of domestic terrorism in their communities.