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The bullshit detector
Andrew Komar • November 7, 2011
Why scepticism is a necessary application of the scientific method Read More
Illness intrudes on our everyday language
Roxana Parsa • November 3, 2011
“He was being so weird, it was creepy. There’s definitely something wrong with him…maybe he has Asperger’s or something.” I overheard this conversation earlier this week. The conclusion that an awkward acquaintance must have Asperger’s syndrome – a disorder on the autism spectrum characterized by social difficulties – is too… Read More
Halloween: the consumerist eating of Otherness
Christiana Collison • November 3, 2011
Exploring Halloween and its consumption of the Other Read More
Embracing an eco-friendly diet
Marlee Rubel • October 31, 2011
A couple days ago my close friends told me that I couldn’t be trusted if I didn’t admit to liking the taste of cheeseburgers. As a vegetarian, it was not an unfamiliar proposition, nor was it an unfair one. Bonding over food is something that most cultures have in common,… Read More
Anti-intellectualism amongst the political right
Davide Mastracci • October 31, 2011
The Republican movement from discussion to denial Read More
We need Occupy, Occupy needs the media
Niko Block • October 27, 2011
Why the Daily’s participation in the Occupy movement is a good thing Read More
Atheists, theists, and gnostics, oh my!
Harmon Moon • October 24, 2011
The need for useful terminology for discussing atheism Read More
Looking beyond boobs
Roxana Parsa • October 20, 2011
Amid the masses gathered in Parc Maisonneuve for the yearly “Run for the Cure,” a 5 kilometer walk/run aiming to raise money and awareness to combat breast cancer, one simple slogan stood out: “Save Second Base.” Despite the early morning and rainy skies that day, the large crowd was full… Read More
Theorizing the dual sexualization of the racialized female subject
Christiana Collison • October 20, 2011
An attempt to theorize how the racialized female subject is doubly sexualized Read More
Religion and children
Davide Mastracci • October 17, 2011
Why parents should not force religion on their offspring Read More
The worst laundry list ever
Harmon Moon • October 13, 2011
Illustrating an invisible movement Read More
Daily, please don’t drink the corporate Kool-Aid
Niko Block • October 13, 2011
We can’t afford to let the scientific record be dictated by the private sector Read More
Whipping male hormones into a frenzy
Roxana Parsa • October 6, 2011
Over 100 million women worldwide take an oral contraceptive pill every day. Although the pill has given women the freedom to take control of their bodies, it has also taken much of the burden of reproductive planning away from men. While male contraception exists, no option has proven itself to… Read More
Engaging black femininity
Christiana Collison • October 6, 2011
Christiana Collison explores the intersections of race and gender Read More
E ≠ m*c^2?
Andrew Komar • October 3, 2011
Thought that nothing could move faster than light in a vacuum? You might be wrong. Read More