BY: SAMANTHA TAPP Imagine how much easier life would be if we could learn while sleeping. Throw a textbook underneath your pillow and you’d ace the exam; hold onto your notes and your presentation would go flawlessly; use a cookbook…
Child marriage is still a big problem – even in the west
BY: AISHA ILYAD Each year, 15 Million girls are married before the age of 18. That is 28 every minute. One every two Seconds. As many as 7.84 million (65 per cent) of married children are female, reinforcing the fact…
This guy created a step-by-step guide to creating your own Earthship
BY: SAMANTHA TAPP Earthships, created by architect Mike Reynolds, are completely environment-friendly houses built with both natural and recycled materials that are constructed for minimal reliance on public utilities or fossil fuels. The homes are built with tires, bottles, and…
This Canadian Province just passed a motion for universal basic income
BY: JESSICA BEUKER On Tuesday, Prince Edward Island took a positive step forward by passing a motion to set up a basic income pilot project. The motion was put forward by Green Party leader Peter Bevan-Baker, who said that a…
Paris bans cars and makes public transportation free in a fight against the worst air pollution in a decade
BY: SAMANTHA TAPP Free public transportation would be a dream come true for commuters who spend hundreds of dollars on transportation per year. For Parisians, they are on their third consecutive day of free public transportation. Unfortunately, it’s not an…
Meet the man who is walking 9,500 miles along the coastlines of 25 magnificent islands
It’s a journey of over 20 million footsteps round the coastlines of over 25 islands. Alex Ellis-Roswell started walking around the coastlines of England, Wales, Scotland, Isle of Man, Ireland and many of the surrounding islands on August 3, 2014.…
This artificial intelligence knows if you will be a criminal just from analyzing your facial features
BY: SAMANTHA TAPP Imagine a criminal system that wasn’t based upon the assumption of innocent until proven guilty, but rather innocent until a computer algorithm analyzes your face and identifies you as a law-breaker. No, this isn’t the next feature…
This vlogger shares his adventures around the world in 90-second videos
By: Zoe Melnyk As a journalist, or a journalist-in-training I should say, it’s alarming to admit that as well as I can tell a story, it will never compare to seeing a story. I could pour my soul into writing something with emotional depth…
Students recreate Martin Shkreli’s $750 life-saving drug for $2, proving he’s the ultimate douche bag
BY: SAMANTHA TAPP A real-life Breaking Bad moment went down in Sydney Grammar high school. But, rather than ruining some lives by cooking up meth in a beaten down RV, the students were on humanity’s side as they recreated a…
This innovative design creates stunning mangrove forests while also protecting our beaches
BY: QUENTIN STUCKEY Although winter is currently on the way, most of us are still reminiscing and pining for those warm summer days. The summer is jam packed with recreational outdoor activities but let’s be honest, nothing really compares to…
Forcing him to be the Ken to your Barbie is actually ruining his mental health
BY: SAMANTHA TAPP Sexism is bad and it’s everywhere, we know this. We see it in beer commercials that somehow show more boobs than brew; we see it when women’s promiscuity is considered slutty, while mens’ is celebrated; we see…
Russian Spies and Renegade Comedians: why fake news is more complicated than it sounds
BY: MIROSLAV TOMOSKI When a gunman bursts into a Washington DC pizza shop spurred on by rumors of an underground pedophile ring operated by the Clinton family, we have to admit there is a problem with the news. The back…
Shane Mauss is Using Stand Up Comedy to Promote the Therapeutic Benefits of Psychedelics
BY: TIM O’NEAL Describing a psychedelic experience to someone is a lot like telling them about the dream you had last night. It’s impossible to put the visual images, profound emotions, and staggering new connections and insights into words, and…
Goodbye showbiz, hello relaxation- the world is finally getting its first retirement home for whales
BY: SAMANTHA TAPP I think there was a collective sigh of relief worldwide as SeaWorld finally gave in and ended its orca breeding program and vowed to slowly but surely halt its killer whale shows all together. Animal activists, whale…
The government is working to reverse decades of damage caused by legal drug distribution
BY: CHARLOTTE LEFAVE The rising epidemic of opioid abuse in Canada is spurring the government to take matters into their own hands. The misuse of marketed drugs has reached an extreme point, with a significant amount of the population having…
This group of teens transformed a homeless encampment into a tiny home village
BY: QUENTIN STUCKEY A group of dedicated and altruistic teenagers has managed to build tiny, mobile homes for homeless citizens in Seattle, Washington. The teens were led by the non-profit organization, Sawhorse Revolution, with additional help from several construction, architecture,…
Seaweed-eating cattle may be our best weapon to fight climate change
BY: SAMANTHA TAPP The biggest nuisance on the beach, seaweed, may be our next environmental saviour. New research in Australia discovered that if we were to add dried seaweed to two per cent of sheep and cattle feed, we could…
Students who take a gap year end up being happier in their future careers, says study
By: Zoe Melnyk Nicola Easterby, a travel photographer and blogger, began her journey with a gap year straight out of high school and basically never stopped. She took her gap year in Europe and fell in love with travel and photography.…
New supersonic plane will fly you from the US to Europe in 3 hours
BY: JESSICA BEUKER I have yet to meet someone who actually loves flying. Waiting at the airport, squishing down those tiny aisles to find your seat, which usually ends up being in between the woman with the screaming baby and…
Sweden is paying its citizens to fix their belongings instead of throwing them away
BY: QUENTIN STUCKEY Buy. Use. Throw away. Buy again. The typical consumer cycle is a vicious one – not only does it produce copious amounts of waste and contribute greatly towards environmental issues, but it is also hard on our…