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The Deception of Temporary Tattoos

8 Jun 2022

Tattoos are a way to express creativity, individuality, even loyalty (though in the latter case designs often end up getting removed if loyalty fades). Sounds appealing but the idea of permanence...

How to Social Distance in a University Residence Hall

3 Jun 2022

Living for two semesters in UU直播鈥檚 Upper Residence dorms, I dodged COVID-19 against all odds....

The 鈥淯nintelligent Design鈥 of the Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve

25 May 2022

The recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN) is a touchstone in anatomy education and evolutionary biology research, known for its unnecessary U-turn in the neck. But can we learn something intelligent from...

Chocoholics: A True Addiction or a Funny Word?

25 May 2022

In the third novel of the Harry Potter series, the Prisoner of Azkaban, Harry encounters the 鈥淒ementors鈥 for the first time -- creatures that feed on hope and happiness. When he is left with a...

Salon-Free Highlights are Just a Spray Away

19 May 2022

Summer is almost here! Tans will get darker and hair will get lighter. If you really want to get blonder this year, many brands sell hair lightening sprays 鈥 a way to heighten the sun鈥檚 natural...

What鈥檚 the Difference Between Baking Soda and Baking Powder?

19 May 2022

What if your significant other gifted you baking powder instead of chocolates? What if they invented baking powder? In 1843, British chemist Alfred Bird did just that for his lucky, yeast-allergic,...

I鈥檓 Allergic to Nuts, Pollen, and Montreal Winters

13 May 2022

As strange as it sounds, being allergic to the cold is a real thing, and it鈥檚 called 鈥渃old urticaria.鈥 Compared with nut or pollen allergies, an allergy to cold temperatures is much less common,...

Brightening Up Traffic

13 May 2022

Red signifies danger in many cultures. From a distance, green is highly visible by day. At night, yellow is easier to see. That briefly explains the choice of colours on every traffic light. But...

Think Twice About Opting Out of Sauerkraut

6 May 2022

If you鈥檝e ever lined up for a classic hot dog on a hot day on campus, you may have reached for the yellow-white sauerkraut perched on the toppings table. The fermented cabbage sure dresses up that...

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