SCIENCE
Where science finds its home and who it lives with
How our perceptions of who does science are wrong Since we were children, science was presented to us in a specific way: white lab coats, pipettes, and a man working at the laboratory bench. We grow up with preconceived notions of what science is and who does it. The current ...
Corporate stalking
The insidious world of surveillance advertising Imagine this: pop-ups that plaster your browser window with the latest Zelda game that you just looked up, Spotify ads that feature your favourite indie artist’s upcoming tour, YouTube ads promoting that stunning Amalfi Coast resort right after you got tickets to fly there ...
Polio’s re-emergence in Gaza
For most people in North America, polio is a distant memory – for Gazans, it is a part of their reality From the Canadian and North American perspective, the polio disease is generally regarded as a thing of the past. The three continental North American countries – Canada, the United ...
Who really made the desert bloom?
An exploration of Palestinian agricultural history and the environmental & socio-political consequences of Israel’s cultivation techniques “It was only after we made the desert bloom that [Palestinians] became interested in taking it from us.” – former Israeli Prime Minister Levi Eshkol It is often said that before the arrival of ...
Does the future of our planet truly lie in the hands of new technology?
The complicated potential of geoengineering Adding iron to the ocean. Releasing aerosol particles into the atmosphere to reflect light. Installing underwater curtains to prevent warm water from flowing towards glaciers. What do these three things have in common? They all allegedly have the potential to stop climate change in its ...
Pick your poison: strange cures from days gone by
Five reasons to be grateful for your pharmacist Who doesn’t love to daydream about the past? I know I find myself staring out the window of the GO train imagining myself as a jaded outlaw in the Wild West or a brilliant emerging artist wandering the streets of Renaissance Florence… ...
How AI is changing scientific discovery
From spreading misinformation to automated science
Four well-researched anticancer nutrients you should watch out for
A beginner’s guide to cooking up an anticancer plate
Scientists @ Vic: Samuel Dumas
The Strand: What year are you and what are your majors? Samuel Dumas: I’m in my third year, and my major is mathematics. What is your research? My research focuses primarily on invertebrate biodiversity. It’s a project in urban ecology and I’m working with the stormwater ponds in Brampton. What’s ...
Lovesick commodified
How dating apps are changing our relationships