If you have read books situated in an earlier timeframe, you may have come across the term ‘Golden Ratio.’ To some, this term represents a number named Phi and to others, it represents the standard of beauty and perfection. What is Phi? The mathematical term ‘Phi’ or 𝚽 represents an irrational number that goes on […]
1 brain, 2 minds: Cutting the corpus callosum
Our brains are divided into 2 sections, or hemispheres: left and right. Common knowledge tells us that the left and right brains are responsible for different subjects. The left brain manages language, math and analytical thinking, while the right brain controls of expression, creativity and imagination. But how much of that is true? What if […]
Is Cracking Your Knuckles Bad For You?
Many people believe that cracking your knuckles is harmful and can lead to many other diseases such as arthritis. Although there hasn’t been much research in knuckle and joint cracking, evidence shows that it isn’t damaging. A doctor from California did a study that followed subjects for 60 years to prove this. Donald Unger cracked […]
Pandemic Prevention: The Universal Flu Vaccine
In the wake of Covid-19 has come a push for pandemic prevention measures. One of which is a universal influenza vaccine. While it may not seem like it, seasonal influenza takes the lives of up to 650 000 people a year. On top of that lies the looming threat of an influenza pandemic, which occurred […]
De-extinction: Reviving the Extinct
By Rachel Leong The problem of rapid animal extinction is concerning for many of us. Recently, I heard about the critically endangered Sumatran Rhino. It made me worry about the future of biodiversity. Some say that it is too late to turn back time. However, is that really true? What if scientists can revive extinct […]
The Effect Of Food Waste On Our World
By: Makena Dyck Let’s be honest, we’ve all found that forgotten tupperware of leftovers in the fridge that you had to get rid of. Tossing that one container of food doesn’t seem like much but with a world of over 7 billion people, food waste builds up over time. According to UNEP’s Food Waste Index […]
Black Holes
By: Davan Mulligan Black holes, a prediction of Einstein’s theory of general relativity, are a region of spacetime where gravity is so strong that nothing can escape—not even light itself. As light cannot escape black holes, one cannot see them in the way we think of seeing. Thus the name ‘black hole’. They can only […]
Restoring Lost Memories?
By Natasha Poon The thought of restoring lost memories seems like something out of a science fiction plot. However, research from UCLA indicates that some memories have the possibility to be restored. This discovery can change the game for those susceptible to memory loss diseases like Alzheimer’s. Alzheimer’s disease is an age-related neurodegenerative disease. Synapses […]
Just Six Degrees of Separation
by Lauren Tam Let’s say you wanted to meet the Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau. Say you’re staying in a hotel and happen to know the doorman. The doorman knows the owner; the owner knows the owner of a more high-end hotel. A government official happens to frequent that hotel, and is friends with […]
Are our brains malleable? Neuroplasticity at a glance
By Megan Wang A common misconception is that our brains are fixed and cannot be changed after adulthood. However, this notion is actually quite wrong. In the last two decades, there has been a surge of studies exploring the wonder of neuroplasticity. In other words, our brains are still changing to this very day, no […]