Bringing real rap back
Instant gratification, shorter attention spans, and an oversaturation of styles may all be contributing to the dumbing down of a genre we know and love.
Shivam is a driven undergraduate Political Science student with a penchant for health, wellness, and communicating it to people. He believes living a healthy life equates to a happy life, and rejoices in learning all kinds of new health facts that can practically improve people's wellbeing. As his experience with professional writing continues to grow, he hopes to pursue a career in either journalism or law. When Shivam is not writing, you can likely find him working out, playing tennis, hanging out with friends or wasting endless hours going down YouTube rabbit holes.
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Conservationists implore public to stop milking psychedelic toads
‘Toad licking’ describes the phenomena of consuming the psychedelic compound 5-MeO-DMT by way of milking the Sonoran desert toad.
Toronto continues lockdown while York Region moves to red zone
Stay-at-home orders remain in place for Toronto and Peel Region, while York Region progresses into the red zone.
What is love?
As Valentine’s Day rolls around, we’ll be taking a look at what really goes on inside our brains when we feel the powerful emotion of love.
Hard to be-leaf: Scientists engineer spinach plants to send emails
Talking to your plants gets a whole new meaning as scientists teach plants like spinach to communicate back to humans in an email-like fashion. Through nanotechnology, engineers at MIT in the U.S. have transformed spinach into sensors capable of detecting explosive materials.
COVID-19 variants: Everything you need to know
As new COVID-19 variants infiltrate the Canadian border, we take a look at the details, the government response, and how the vaccine can help.
Social media and mental health
Bell Let’s Talk Day is here, so let’s take a moment to talk about what is often a big culprit in our negative mental health experiences: social media.
Multiple sclerosis vaccine shows promising results
An MS vaccine touts notable results, as it appears to delay the onset of the disease and reduce the severity of symptoms in mice.
Cryptocurrency: A hopeful future in finance
As news of Bitcoin intrigues and excites the public, and experts debate on its market impact, there are considerable reasons why cryptocurrency as a whole may end up shaping the future of money as we know it.
The science behind habits
The power of habits cannot be overstated. According to Charles Duhigg, habits have three components: the cue, the routine, and the reward.