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The World is populated by Idiots. »

During my eighth grade in middle school, I was told I had to make a presentation on the topic of “human stupidity.”
Biologically speaking, humans have the potential to wield the greatest amount of complex information yet the following happenings suggest otherwise.

A man in Johannesburg, South Africa shot his friend in the face, seriously wounding him, […]

Living In A Vat. »

It is the year 3007…
Brian had lived in a vat. His body was crushed, after a tragic car accident, but some quick work by surgeons had managed to save his brain. This procedure was carried out when such circumstances like this arises, so that the brain could be put back into a suitable donor.
But because […]

The Whole World Is On Drugs: Love »

This was one of my first blog entries I wrote when I first started up this particular blog.
But sadly it did not receive the attention that the post deserved so I’m giving this blog entry another chance in attracting some comments.
Cornell University, in the summer of 1999 has published an astonishing research: ‘Love’ is […]

It’s Not Even The Top Layer… »

Being able to carry out your passion on to your walk of life is certainly a blessing.
That is why we are always told to follow our own directions, whatever that direction may be.
Along the way, we cringe through the sour slips, struggle through the bitter turns and savour the sweetness of success. But all in […]

Unfolding Creativity (at the molecular level) »

Biology is a pain.
Especially, if you are taking Advanced Placement Biology, now that is a pain in the behind.

With 50 things I could name about why Biology is a subject for only the insanely motivated, there are two things I quite like about this vast, ugly subject. The first being my textbook is quite readable […]

The Real Miss Marple. »

Agatha Christie, one of literature’s most formidable detective novel writers created a character called Miss Marple. A very intriguing character, Miss Marple looks like an elderly spinster… Actually, she is an elderly spinster… Yet she is also a detective… Detective and Spinster… Two jobs that doesn’t really seem to compliment each other do they? It […]

Our Freedom of Speech… »

Four students attending Toronto High School were suspended for leaving derogatory comments on a social networking site, Facebook… Things escalated when around 60 students from Toronto High protested outside the Birchmount Park Collegiate Institute against the suspension of the students over what they said on a private posting through a very popular socail networking site, […]

Be the change that you want to see in the world… »

Be the change that you want to see in the world— Gandhi
Everyday in our lives, we take certain risks. Because if we don’t, where is the fun in life??
Most days in our lives, we make certain mistakes. Because if we don’t how are we human??
Some days in our lives, we are lost. Because if we […]

The Power of the Human Mind…. »

Our mind is a very strange and powerful thing…
If we truly believe (not even that….predict) that in being made, it actually causes itself to come true….
This is called the Self-Fulfilling Prophecy. Have you ever wondered, why sports teams around the world always, or at least try to ‘believe’ in themselves and their abilities?? This is […]

Servant Leadership: “accepting and maintaining the calls of service…” »

Leadership: A quality demanded from the youngsters of the 21st century.
The list below are the requirements of A Servant Leader:
1. a servant leader believes himself to be the first among equals.
2. a servant leader uses power and authority, honestly.
3. a servant leader care for their team members
4. a servant leader helps people get what they […]