I confess. I have eaten a lot of processed food in my life. While my family tended to crank things up a notch on special occasions, making all sorts of porky, buttery Mennonite goodies, on regular weekdays it would not be uncommon to see bowls of Chef Boyardee ravioli and Kraft Dinner on the table. [...]
The furor over Twitter’s announcement last month that it would allow the geo-blocking of messages turns out to have been something of a tempest in a teapot. The uproar arose out of a misunderstanding: that Twitter was going to filter all tweets and selectively block those with content offensive to repressive governments. In fact, it will [...]
I am really worried about how controlled is the access to government science bodies is becoming, for example, the Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Environment Canada and in general government science experts. The Harper government has instituted new rules by creating “media contacts” on almost every scientific body run by the government. At plain sight [...]
What would happen in Canada with a government that doesn’t take scientific knowledge into account when making decisions? We would destroy the most important tool we have to evaluate the needs of all Canadians; and we will not be able to design and implement programs to solve our problems: Statistics Canada long form census. We [...]
I recently experienced a déjà vu moment online. There’s an audio interview with author Nicholas Delbanco related to his new book Lastingness: The Art of Old Age on NPR’s website. This All Things Considered interview is included alongside an article that’s based on parts of the conversation, as well as an excerpt from Delbanco’s book. [...]
Youth circus troupe Artcirq has taken the Arctic — and the world — by storm. It’s more than just child’s play. Artcirq is based in Igloolik, Nunavut, and gives the young people there an outlet, something to take pride in. Art production has been survival strategy of the Inuit since the nomadic hunting groups settled [...]
The Vancouver Sun reported in January that climate change is responsible for brighter skies over Canada’s arctic. According to the article: “Wayne Davidson, a weather station operator in Resolute Bay — one of Canada’s most northerly communities — said Inuit hunters have noticed for years that the dark Arctic night is becoming lighter.” Wait. The [...]
Today, as I made my daily rounds of lurking for interesting videos, I came across a remarkable 1988 PBS Bill Moyers’ interview of author, professor and prolific thinker, Dr. Isaac Asimov. The interview left me awe-inspired at Asimov’s vision of the future and how similar it is to where we currently stand and where it [...]
If you have lived in Vancouver for more than a year, it’s almost certain you would have encountered bubble tea. Whether it’s someone asking if you’ve tried it or walking pass a bubble tea café, this Asian drink is present in almost every neighbourhood. Bubble tea is commonly known as a red tea or green [...]
Video may have killed the radio star, but then the Internet went ahead and killed the glamorous Hollywood star too. Case in point: the Justin Bieber fever infecting the cover of Vanity Fair. In one of the oldest most high-class magazines that once featured stars such as Grace Kelly and Elizabeth Taylor, is now the [...]
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