BY: DANIEL KORN Our modern lives revolve almost entirely around our phones and we’re still trying to figure out the effects of this new, connected, mobile existence. Researchers have been looking into how our frequent cell phone use affects our…
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These tree houses will make you want to give up on society and move to the woods (Photos)
Every child envisions building the most epic tree house of all time, but most creations end up being little more than crooked nails and soggy plywood that make you scared for your life to stand on. These warriors of the…
How artificial intelligence is the next stage of evolution
BY: BRIAN CAPITAO The brightest mind in physics has declared the end of the world at the hands of Artificial Intelligence. It sounds like science fiction, but is in fact the real world we live in. Doomsday reports proliferated in…
How to quit your job and live on the beach for $650 a month
BY: TED BARNABY In a tough economy, retirement has become a major issue among the aging population, many facing the question of whether they’ll even be able to settle down at all. However, a long forgotten solution to the North…
This amazing urn will turn you into a tree after you die
BY: LISA CUMMING Bios Urn is the first biodegradable urn that has been engineered to convert the ashes of a person or pet into a tree. The Bios Urn, according to their website, has no expiration date and can support…
Here are the 15 most incredible street art pieces of 2014 (Photos)
Banksy may have claimed the spotlight, but last year was all about new artists taking their expression to the streets. From Athens to New York, these guerilla artists proved there is no canvas quite like a wall. Below is a…
This man fearlessly climbs 2,900 ft. cliff without ropes. (Video)
Alex Honnold is a 29 year old free-climber from Sacramento, California, who has ascended some of the world’s tallest and most difficult rock walls completely rope- and harness-free. He seems to harbour a natural talent—climbing walls with a calm precision…
Micro condos are the urban answer to the tiny house movement
BY: SINEAD MULHERN The micro condo seems to be Toronto’s answer to the tiny home movement that’s taking hold of rural-living spendthrifts. Construction of these mini units is accelerating. A full five percent of new condos coming into the market…
These illegal stairs are probably the closest you’ll get to heaven (Video)
BY: LAURA ROJAS The stairs span a height of over 2,500 feet, nearly vertical at times and peaking above the clouds at others. However, for the past 26 years, the Haiku Stairs have been closed to the public and are…
This man quit his job, restored a boat and sailed around the world (VIDEO)
Filmmaker Kevin A. Fraser captures the incredible life of David Welsford—a young man from Nova Scotia who gave up his possessions and the conventional ways of life to sail around the world in pursuit of happiness, adventure and simple beauty.…
Asia’s illegal animal trade is estimated to be worth $10 billion per year
BY: PATRICK BROWN Every year, it is estimated that up to 30,000 primates, 5 million birds, 10 million reptile skins and 500 million tropical fish are traded in illegal markets. I have been photographing the illegal trade of endangered animals…
The Charlie Hebdo shooting was an attack on free speech that completely backfired
BY: MATTHEW MCGLOUGHLIN Yesterday’s attack saw the death of eight staff and four other victims, but rest be assured, free speech was not a casualty in the shooting. When masked gunmen broke into the Charlie Hebdo Paris office on Wednesday,…
Toddlers in Tiaras are wearing padded bras and developing anorexia
BY: AYA TSINTZIRAS A small town has made a big decision that has even bigger implications: the municipal council of Chivilcoy, a city with a population of 60,000 located in the Buenos Aires area, has decided to ban beauty pageants,…
Zero-point energy generators create free unlimited energy without fuel
Zero-point energy is the lowest form of energy in a physical mechanical system, remaining constant when all other energy is absent. This combats previous definitions of the vacuum, as space devoid of matter, re-defining the black space of the universe…
Female photographer imagines her life with a hundred different husbands
BY: DITA PEPE Czech Photographer Dita Pepe was fascinated with “what could have been?”, and applying the question literally, she began to re-imagine a hundred different versions her life. In Self Portraits with Men, Pepe becomes a seamless member of…
When a loved one dies, this Indonesian tribe amputates a woman’s finger
BY: TED BARNABY Though death is integral it is also crippling, and often the death of a loved one leaves us with an aggressive emotional void, leaving us nearly physically incapacitated. Peoples of certain cultures believe that this physical representation…
Are writers destined to be depressed?
BY: AYA TSINTZIRAS At the beginning of November, I boarded two bumpy planes to fly to Charleston, South Carolina. I wasn’t going for the fried chicken or tomato pie or to visit any plantations. I wanted to attend YALLFEST, a…
Graphene is a newly-discovered material that could replace plastic, steel, rubber and medicine.
BY: TJ MOREY With the advent of humans and the decline of humanity, we seem to have become our own Nostradamus—prophesying the doom of this planet we call home. Luckily, there are still individuals optimistic and innovative enough to (hopefully)…
Sorry conspiracy theorists, the terrorist threats against Sony Pictures aren’t a marketing stunt
BY: DANIEL KORN By now, it’s pretty common knowledge that a hacker group called The Guardians of Peace threatened Sony Pictures Entertainment with terrorist attacks. What is still largely speculation among social media feeds is why. After leaking a bunch…
This poet went from the most bullied kid in school to opening for the Dalai Lama
BY: TYLER FYFE In recent years, spoken word poetry is becoming an increasingly relevant form of expression exposing us to new voices outside the peripherals of a sluggish and unsteady publishing industry. Shane Koyczan is one of those voices that…