Food waste and loss occurs at all levels of production and consumption – from the farm, to the processor, to the wholesaler, to supermarkets and restaurants, and to our tables. A report by the United Nations Environment Programme suggests that…
This easy-to-use technology claims to be able to change your mood
By: JACK M. The technologies are called Transcranial Direct-Current Stimulation (tDCS) and Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS), and while their original uses were to aid in the recovery from serious conditions such as stroke and depression, and in the…
Feminism has become the ultimate brand
Our society has commonly sexualized and misappropriated women’s bodies. Pornography often shows women and their bodies succumb to male whim. We have always used the female body to sell products like cars, movies and even food. Yet when Kim Kardashian…
Water bottle made from algae could save 50 billion plastic bottles a year from our landfills
BY: JESSICA BEUKER Recently, product design student Ari Jonsson showcased his new project at this year’s DesignMarch, Reykjavik’s annual design festival. His project combined red algae powder with water to create a biodegradable water bottle. “Why are we using materials…
Why embracing a lack of control will empower and liberate you
BY: ROB HOFFMAN We score high on IQ tests. We demand equity and acceptance. Millennials are a generation of high ambitions and higher expectations. Yet depression is on track to becoming the world’s second most debilitating condition in the next…
Oakland artist is building tiny homes to fight homelessness.
BY: MARIYA GUZOVA Since 2014, the number of homeless people on the streets in America has dropped by about 40,000 people. This steady and incredible decline in homelessness stems from a new wave of thinking amongst the people who are…
This glass lamp grows plants in windowless spaces without any human maintenance
BY: DANIKA MOIR Photos by We Love Eames I live in a basement apartment that faces an alley, so the two small windows I have bring in almost no light, at least not enough to keep a plant alive. Before…
A treacherous change in climate could happen in decades, not centuries
BY: CAROLINE ROLF New research shows that previous studies aimed to combat global warming have massively underestimated the risk that unrelenting carbon dioxide emissions pose to our planet. Climate scientists warned on Tuesday that if warming continues at the…
Five reasons why you should spend more time outside
BY: JESSICA BEUKER 1. Taking a walk in the forest will lower your stress levels The Japanese practice Shinrin-yoku, which literally translates to forest bathing, has been proven to have a positive effect on health. Essentially just going for a…
These photos confront emoji censorship and nudity on social media
BY: LAUREN ALI Nudity is something that has become heavily “taboo” in our society as many strive to bare it all, arguing that human bodies are beautiful in their purest forms of nakedness, while others continue to fight to stop…
An outbreak of skin lesions in First Nations community speaks miles of Canadian priorities
BY: ROB HOFFMAN In 2013, Hamilton, Ontario, spent millions of dollars making repairs to the Woodward Avenue Wastewater Treatment Plant, in response to concerned Royal Botanical Gardens researchers, who noted a severe spike in goldfish released into the Hamilton Harbour.…
Watch how eating meat is destroying our planet (video)
BY: JESSICA BEUKER A couple years ago, if you asked me what my favoruite foods are, I would, without hesitation, rattle off a list that begins with steak, bacon and pepperoni pizza. I was always a big meat eater, which…
Canada’s elusive civil rights movement: are Canadians polite bystanders to national tragedy?
BY: ROB HOFFMAN Last month, Prime Minister Trudeau sat down with Nikki Fraser, the Youth Representative of B.C.’s Native Women’s Association (BCNWA) to discuss the pressing issue of Canada’s missing and murdered indigenous women and girls. Fraser, who personally lost…
This travel site will send you on a memorable weekend getaway to a surprise destination
BY: CAROLINE ROLF This travel agency is one-of-a-kind. The start-up eliminates the stress of planning a vacation by doing all the busy work for you – from booking the hotel to recommending tourist attractions to choosing the destination. The catch?…
Confessions of a Dr. Google addict
BY TREVOR HEWITT I found a lump in my neck when I was 20. It was soft and the size of a small grape. To make matters worse, it was the middle of my exam period. Anxious and out of…
Every part of this house is reusable and completely edible
BY: CAROLINE ROLF The amateur gardener is advised to start small, beginning with a patch in their backyard that is easy to maintain. Dutch architects ignored this recommendation when they created a space that is all garden. A thick sprawl…
A young couple quits the city life to start an off-grid homestead completely from scratch
BY: ALYSSA CRAFT What in the world would inspire two city dwellers to shun the city lifestyle for one so completely opposite that it would test their ultimate survival skills? Meet Jesse and Alyssa, who decided to leave behind everything…
Florida just made it legal to break into a hot car to rescue a child or animal
BY: JESSICA BEUKER Florida Governor Rick Scott has passed a bill legalizing breaking into locked vehicles to rescue pets and people that are believed to be in danger of suffocation or harm. The law, which also extends to the rescue…
New glove puts communicating for the deaf-blind in the palm of their hands
BY: MARIYA GUZOVA Deaf-blind people around the world often find themselves trapped in a cycle of isolation. They are limited in how they are able to interact with the people around them. Many face the struggle of being cut off…
Larry Rivers’ paintings prove there’s inspiration in anything if you decide to see it that way
BY: ADRIAN SMITH Frank O’Hara closes his memoir for Larry Rivers noting, “What his work has always had to say to me, I guess, is to be more keenly interested while I’m still alive. And perhaps that is the most…