By Natasha Poon With the rise of quantum computers (powerful computers that use qubits, the basic unit of information in a quantum computer, rather than bits, which are used in regular computers), regular forms of cryptography such as RSA will be easy to decrypt. Governments are planning to converti encrypted RSA files to Post-Quantum cryptography, […]
Is Nuclear Energy The Future?
With hydropower making up approximately 60% of our energy generated, it is the prime producer for our power grids. Hydropower has been the highest share of energy production for over a century, and the future for it looks bright. However, have we as a country been ignoring a more powerful option? Is there a way to produce […]
Where Did All The Pangolins Go?
By: Makena Dyck Every 5 minutes one pangolin gets poached from the wild. In the last decade over 1 million pangolins were poached. The explosion of poaching pangolins has almost led them to extinction, which I find heartbreaking as they are such a fascinating animal. Wait A Minute, What Is A Pangolin? The most unique […]
When is Moonrise?
By Diana Urbanczyk If you caught sight of a few moonrises before, you may have noticed that the moon doesn’t rise at the same time every night. Why is that? First, you may already know that the moon orbits Earth. Because of the nature of the orbit, the moon moves about 12 degrees to the […]
Space Debris: Why We Can’t Forget About it
By Diana Urbanczyk. In a bit less than a month from now, we’ll be passing the 60th anniversary of sending the first person into outer space. It was on April 12th, 1961 when Yuri Gagarin, a Soviet cosmonaut, became the very first person sent to space. Inside Vostok 1, Gagarin completed an orbit around the […]
What are the Health Risks of Hair Dye and Bleach?
By Rachel Leong I recently bleached all my hair, but I wondered if hair colouring is actually dangerous. Hair bleach or lightener lightens your hair by removing melanin, your natural pigment. When the hair is light enough, you can then add on hair dye to temporarily change your hair colour. Here are some things I […]
Bird Feeders: A Hot Spot For Disease
By: Makena Dyck Bird feeders are fun to keep in gardens because they attract different birds and it’s fun to observe birds close up in your own garden. A while back, on the news I heard about how disease spreads easily and quickly amongst bird feeders. Birds are very social animals, often travelling in flocks. […]
The Birthday Paradox: A Blind Spot of Intuitive Probability
By Nina Peloso As people, our first impression of the ‘chances’ is almost always reliant on ‘intuitive probability‘. Most often, this habit helps us by letting us make broad assumptions that (usually) turn out to be correct. However, sometimes our intuition is what bars us from wrapping our heads around the actual solution. In 1885, […]
Penicillin: The Accidentally Discovered Antibacterial Drug That Changed The World
By: Makena Dyck Penicillin is a type of antibiotic that is used to treat a variety of bacterial infections. Penicillin was the first antibiotic to be discovered and used by doctors around the world. Penicillin’s Discovery There is a lot of history behind the discovery of penicillin. It all started with Dr. Alexander Fleming, a […]
The Effects Of Being Multilingual On The Brain
By: Makena Dyck Did you know that almost half the world is multilingual. Many educational systems around the world offer programs to learn a different language in addition to their native language, in fact many schools mandate it. Language is a cultural tradition in many families, where parents pass on their native language to their […]