BY: JESSICA BURDE Gaming made The New York Times recently over the internal explosion known as “#gamergate.” For people outside of the gaming community, all this furor is giving a very narrow and two dimensional look at a complicated and…
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This Floating Laboratory Designed Like A Spaceship Will Expose The Secrets Of The Ocean
BY: AYA TSINTZIRAS A French architect wants to boldly go where very few have gone before: to the bottom of the ocean. Jacques Rougerie has combined his love for the ocean and architecture to create the SeaOrbiter, a 190-foot tall…
This Ocean Energy Turbine Could Take The Whip From The Hands Of The Fossil Fuel Industry
BY: DAN BOIVIN We’ve all heard it before, a new technology comes along and promises to shift the balance of power in the world of energy, disrupting the “business as usual practices” we are all too familiar with. But then,…
Beard Yeast Is A Main Ingredient In Beard Beer. Apparently It’s Less Cringe-Worthy Than Expected.
BY: AYA TSINTZIRAS Rogue Beer has found an ingredient in an unlikely place: their Brewmaster’s beard. John Maier, who joined the company in 1989 after a career as an engineer, hasn’t shaved his beard since 1978. Brett Joyce, Rogue’s president,…
The Drone Economy Is Coming And Canada Is Heading The Flock
BY: KELSEY ROLFE Jason Toth spent five days in early October working from a large skiff off the picturesque northeastern coast of Vancouver Island, using a custom-built drone to capture video footage of British Columbia’s waterfalls, mountains, sea lions, salmon,…
The budget for space exploration eclipses ocean exploration 150 To 1
BY: PILGRIM When it comes to the knowledge we have of our planet, we’ve barely even scratched the surface. The ocean makes up about 70% of the Earth’s surface and 99% of its living space. In fact, 94% of life…
The World’s First Country To Get Solar Panel Bike Lanes Is Exactly Who You’d Expect…
BY: SINEAD MULHERN Solar powered bike lanes are here. Are we really surprised that the first one is located in the Netherlands? The lane, named SolaRoad, is located in the Amsterdam suburb, Krommenie. Right now, 70 metres of an existing…
Baby penguin robot parties with emperor penguins in Antarctica…almost gets laid
BY: SINEAD MULHERN Grey with feathers and a miniature beak, the new baby penguin robot is convincing enough to crash any emperor penguin party. Researchers created the Furby-like robot on wheels as means to find a way to study groups…
This Crystal Cap Turns Your Head Into A Mood Ring
BY: AYA TSINTZIRAS Proof that fashion can go beyond the functional and become pretty magical: a London, U.K. design firm has created a cap made out of gemstones that tracks brain movement. The Unseen, which calls itself “an exploration house”…
Oculus Rift Is Now Being Used to Treat PTSD, Addictions, Anxiety Disorders and Phobias
BY: LISA CUMMING Despite being the brainchild of a teenage boy with no background in engineering, the Oculus Rift has sent the tech world into a tailspin. Hailed as the “holy grail of virtual reality gaming”, the system’s reach doesn’t…
The World’s Biggest Species of Snake Has Virgin Birth
BY: SINEAD MULHERN Thelma the snake’s mysterious pregnancy is prompting scientists to dig deeper into yet another of Mother Nature’s well kept secrets. The Kentucky reticulated python gave birth to six baby snakes without ever mating with a male, says…
Microloans Could Save Tired Starving Artists. How ROSCAs Can Save Music, Art And Film.
BY: JUNE OWATARI $2400 for a Conveyer Dryer for screen-printing + $2000 for a film output printer with colour separation software plus a 6-pack of ink cartridges + $600 for micro-registration attachments for the 6-colour press + $150 for supplies…
In A Decade, Windowless Planes Will Give You Panoramic Views Of The Sky
BY: AYA TSINTZIRAS Bad news for those afraid of flying; good news for those wanting more adventure in their plane travel. A UK-based technology company is developing a plane without windows that’s a little more stylish than the white windowless…
The Future of Virtual Reality Is In Your Cellphone
BY: AYA TSINTZIRAS Want to go to Paris, travel back in time or ride a rollercoaster? Now you can, and it only costs $25. The future of virtual reality is here, and it’s called the Virtual Reality Cardboard Toolkit. San…
Can Empathy be Taught Through Toys? This Toy Company Thinks So.
BY: LUC RINALDI How do you teach empathy? Is it, like other skills, disseminated in schools? Does it breed in ethics classes or religious environments? Or is the product of caring, considerate child rearing? Ilana Ben-Ari, for one, is putting…
Industrial Agriculture Is The Worlds Largest Polluter: Urban Agriculture Over Globalized Growing
BY: Leah Hansen In any conversation about the state of the world today, the word “globalization” makes an appearance. Our world is more interconnected and closer than ever, and they say, we’re more aware of global issues now than ever…
A Japanese Scientist Started A Revolution Of Robots That Look Freakishly Human
BY: KATY WILLIS On first glance, Otonaroid and Kodomoroid look like humans. As they read the news, they sound like humans. Touch their silicone skin and they even feel human. But, of course, they’re not humans. Otonaroid and Kodomoroid are…
Telekinesis Is Here And Now. The Paralyzed Can Walk Again.
BY: KATY WILLIS Telekinesis was once a term reserved for the realm of science fiction. Today, it’s possible, and it’s becoming widely available. While there are some limitations—you can’t simply float a house, or even a pencil, with the power…
Can we justify space exploration when the Earth is in distress?
BY: ATLAS Bill Nye keeps a Canadian fiver in his wallet. Yes, that Bill Nye. The science guy. The one you—and anyone else who’s spent any time inside a North American classroom since the early ’90s—watched in science class. These…
The pioneers of cyclist journalism: An interview with Boneshaker Magazine
BY: DEXTER BROWN Boneshaker began from a desire to tell human-centric stories about bicycles and how they can change people’s lives. Accordingly, James Lucas and John Coe, the founders of the Bristol, U.K.-based magazine, took 300 copies of its first issue to London—as…