BY: ALEKSANDRA TARABIC So goes the Czech proverb, “learn a new language and get a new soul.” As Benjamin Lee Whorf, an American linguist, maintained in the 1920s, it could be said that each language holds a worldview that its…
Body Vs Mind
I spent an evening at a Death Cafe to lose my fear of dying
BY: JESSICA BEUKER It’s a rainy Wednesday evening and in the far west end of Toronto, where things are quiet and slow, the Belljar Cafe is buzzing as people begin to gather in the corner of the shop. The lights…
Biohackers have found a way to inject night vision into human eyeballs
BY: MICHAEL LYONS An independent research organization, Science for the Masses seeks to take the scientific process out of the hands of gatekeeping institutions. Biochem researcher Gabriel Licina volunteered as a guinea pig for a solution that ultimately proved successful…
Tattooed seniors answer the question, “but what will you look like when you’re old and grey?” (Photos)
Tattoos look stylish when you’re young, but they also come with the age-old argument of “what happens when you get old?” Will the tattoos disintegrate into a wrinkled and ugly representation of lost youth—or will they give you the weathered…
Meet the 10-year-old prodigy who is on track to receive a PhD by age 13
BY: ZOE MELNYK Esther Okade, like many 10-year-olds, enjoys playing outside and dressing up as her favourite characters from the movie Frozen, but she also happens to be enrolled in her first year of University. Growing up in Walsall,…
Senolytics are a new class of drug that could let you live longer.
BY: DANIEL KORN I had this friend in high school who was obsessed with anti-aging science. My friend was profoundly uncomfortable with the notion of his own death, and, given the option, would happily choose to live forever. His hero…
7 myth-busted brain “facts” you always thought were true
BY: KHADIJA KHAN The brain is an incredible organ responsible for controlling our central nervous system, keeping us walking, talking, breathing and thinking. It’s also extraordinarily complex and mysterious. While researchers are still uncovering the secrets of how the brain…
10 psychological life hacks that will enhance your social life
BY: JESSICA BEUKER 1. Look into their eyes When you are meeting someone for the first time make eye contact with them and smile. Try to notice their eye colour and the extra seconds of eye contact will likely produce…
Netflix binge watching is re-wiring our brains
BY: MICHAEL LYONS Popular political drama and Netflix original House of Cards recently aired its third season—all at once. Flying in the face of television convention, the model for Netflix-original shows is to set a date to release an entire…
Beautiful photos predict what Americans will look like by 2050
BY: CONNOR BRIAN To categorize humanity into 5 separate races is a flawed notion. In an era of sexual liberation and globalization there is an increasing trend in interracial partnerships. So biologically, hereditarily and anthropologically speaking, it does not simply…
This 47-year-old man will swim 5,500 miles across the shark-infested Pacific Ocean
BY: ZOE MELNYK Ben Lecomte, 47, will attempt to be the first man to swim 5,500 miles across the Pacific Ocean in hopes to raise awareness about water pollution and the importance of living sustainably. This will not be Lecomte’s…
This sex expert shows women how to weightlift and move furniture with her vagina
BY: SINEAD MULHERN Kim Anami’s last name means “unnameable one” in Sanskrit. It’s a name she’s chosen for herself. Unnameable seems like the appropriate choice. Throughout her life she has become too many things to just be one: a mother,…
There is now a treatment that lets you change your eye colour from brown to blue.
BY: JESSICA BEUKER People have long been obsessed with blue eyes. On my trip to Japan, I had people on the street stop me so that they could take a picture of my blue eyes—numerous times. I had a friend…
These bi-racial twins are living proof that race is a social construct
BY: JESSICA BEUKER People, too often, are obsessed with categories. We have this innate desire to place people into little boxes: male or female, gay or straight, black or white. This system however, is not only flawed, but also damaging.…
Incredible photos of Shaolin monks show the ability of mind to overcome anything
Photographer Steve McCurry took these photos from the Shaolin Temple in Henan Province. They document the rigorous and sometimes brutal training routines that monks must endure in order to elevate themselves to the higher planes of consciousness. Shaolin monks have two…
This imagination exercise can help you become healthier, more creative and less depressed
BY: CONNOR BRIAN It is necessary to know that two distinct selves exist within us: the active conscious and the remembering unconscious. The conscious self possesses a very unreliable memory, while the unconscious registers everything, without our knowledge, even the…
This documentary proves that outdoor adventures are essential to human health
BY: ZOE MELNYK Though it may be practical, addictive and entertaining, technology often removes us from the basic wheelwork of life —nature. But how does this disassociation from the natural environment affect our psychology and physiology? Many of today’s children…
In 2017, birth control for men will hit the market
BY: BRITTANY ROSEN In 2017 the Parsemus Foundation will be releasing Vasalgel: a contraceptive for men. If you’re a female and you’ve been on the pill all this time, you can look forward to sharing the responsibility with guys. The relief…
This historian proves that we were never meant to sleep in 8 hour cycles.
BY: DANIEL KORN I’m the kind of guy who wants a full, eight-hour sleep every night. It’s the only option for me to operate normally—in fact, I got only seven last night, and now it’s 4 PM and I’ve been staring…
These women were born in the 1800s and are still alive (photos)
Each of these wise sages were born in the 19th century, living through two World Wars and the Cold War; and the inventions of the airplane, the television, and the Internet. Let’s be clear, these women have aged like a…