Golden Leaves and Silent Science: The Season of Fall
The Earth has officially taken a different course of season. Fall is finally here and its arrival marks more than a chan…
Science & Tech
You’re Probably Hug Deprived
Imagine this: you are about to go to bed, so you go about your night routine, and doomscroll to end the day off in a fam…
Press Start To Escape
I was playing Fortnite tonight, exhausted after a long day of work. About twenty five players were remaining in the game…
Digital Detoxes For Dopa-fiends
A TikTok I saw on my phone today reminded me to complete an ongoing quest in Fortnite. Something about the urgency and a…
Stuart Little (Not So Little Anymore)
Rats on crack like jazz music better. Sober rats prefer classical. But throw them in a tiny box together, and their musi…
From Für Elise to Mind at Ease
Over the reading break, I decided to try something I’ve always wanted to do: learn how to play the piano.
Smoking Under The Placebo Gazebo
After a gruelling midterm in February, I was talking to a student in my economics class. He had pulled an all-nighter be…
The Geniuses They Won’t Teach You About
The field of science has always been a theft of genius.
About The Fault In ‘Our Stars’
Humans are programmed in such a way that they find meaning in random situations – even when there is none.
Houston, We Have a Period: Researching What No One Talks About
At age 16, I decided that I was going to become an astronaut.
Restoring Autonomy of Parkinson’s Patients: Engineering Capstone Highlights
Over the past year, UBC Okanagan’s engineering students have fielded requests from more than 50 clients across Canada, e…
Minecraft Girlfriends, Reddit Cults, and the Evolution of Human Connection
The fact that human beings are wired for social connection is not new. We thrive off having a sense of interpersonal con…