The Threat of AI Weapons
AdultsSocietyTechnologyWorldI'm not sure how alarmed to be about artificial intelligence. Personally I think it's really hard to predict when we'll create a machine that essentially has consciousness.
Pink Shirt Day takes a stand against bullying
AdultsCultureRelationshipsSociety...Today thousands of people across Canada will be wearing bright pink shirts. Pink Shirt Day, initiated by Vancouver-based radio station CKNW, is a day where participants across the country wear pink to raise awareness about bullying.
Ugly history: The 1937 Haitian Massacre - Edward Paulino
AdultsHistoryLifeSociety...When historians talk about the atrocities of the 20th century, we often think of those that took place during and between the two World Wars. But two months before the Rape of Nanking in China, and a year before Kristallnacht in Germany, a horrific ethnic cleansing campaign occurred on an island between the Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea. Edward Paulino details the 1937 Haitian Massacre.
It's not you. Commuting is bad for your health.
AdultsHealthTransportationWork...My commute is like a second job, and it might be killing me.
I Got Popular...And It Changed Me
AdultsSelfSocietyMental Health...Isaiah had never been cool or popular. He was known as strange, the weird kid - the weirdo - and he stuck to himself. The mean girls and popular kids didn't help his shyness, really hurt his self-esteem, and so, after middle school, he was determined to make high school different.
What Is It Like To Be Deaf?
AdultsDisabilityHealthSocietyDeafness is not a one size fits all, but what are some things Deaf people might experience?
Universal Basic Income Explained - Free Money for Everybody? UBI
AdultsPersonal FinanceSocietyWork...What the state covered your cost of living, would you still go to work?
How To Be Confident
AdultsSelfSocietyMental HealthThe fastest route to confidence is to stop being so attached to one's dignity and seriousness; and plainly admit that one is - of course - an idiot. We all are.
How Not to be Boring
AdultsCreativityHumanSociety...No one is ever boring: we just seem boring when we haven't learnt the surprisingly easy art of being honest about our vulnerabilities.