MRI machine via Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0 You probably know what an MRI is: A very powerful magnetic-field emitting machine used to see your body's organs and structures. MEGs are not as well-known, Continue Reading
Archives for March 2019
Blue Light and the Effects it has on Your Body
Blue LED lightsvia Wikimedia CommonsCC BY-SA Blue light is everywhere. It comes from the Sun. It's in our electronic devices like computers, smartphones and TVs. Blue light can have several effects Continue Reading
Meet the Ciliaphorans
Ciliophora is a phylum of single celled protists dwelling nearly anywhere there is water. The Ciliophorans have a macronucleus and at least one micronucleus. The micronuclei are diploid, with two Continue Reading
Virtual Reality and the Brain
We all heard about virtual reality before. In fact, we witness it's development in our day to day lives as we see it more often. One popular example would be those Snapchat filters that we use all the Continue Reading
The Truth About Electric Cars
"Tesla Roadster" (c) Mdf, CC BY-SA 3.0 One of the most pressing problems we face as humanity today is climate change. If we do not solve this problem, the future of humanity may be threatened. Continue Reading
MRI and MEG + Field Trip Reflection
ImageTech Lab The field trip to the SFU ImageTech Lab was my first look at an MRI and MEG machine. It was really cool to be standing in front of multi-million dollar pieces of equipment. To me Continue Reading