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
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
Charles Darwin (Reverse Finkbeiner challenge)
I just became aware of the Finkbeiner test the past week, and I thought that doing a reverse Finkbeiner test would be fun. I think that a reverse Finkbeiner test can demonstrate the absurdity of Continue Reading
Beauty-the average face
There are many different standards of beauty. Do large eyes make a person pretty? Or is it high cheekbones that make a person pretty? I have always been fascinated by how stunning some people look, Continue Reading
Why Does Our Brain Enjoy Music?
Grand Piano, (c) Mdf, CC BY-SA 3.0 You've had a stressful day. You're lying in bed and you start playing music from Spotify. Suddenly, you feeling better. You love this song. The song that makes Continue Reading
The Thrill of Spending
Dollar Currency Money(c) Mdf,CC BY-SA 3.0 During the Christmas season, I would be guilty of shopping and spending a lot of money. As a teenage girl, one of my favourite places are huge shopping Continue Reading
Blue Blood and Radioactive Food
Scientific misconceptions surround us everyday. They affect the ways we see things and can only be proven wrong through scientific discoveries. These misconceptions could be present because other Continue Reading
Albert Einstein – Reverse Finkbeiner Challenge
Albert Einstein was born on March 14, 1879 to Hermann Einstein and Pauline Koch, in Ulm, Germany. Growing up he attended elementary and secondary school in Munich. As a student, he did particularity Continue Reading