Patchouli Plant- A Therapeutic Herb You Can Grow at Home
Patchouli, Pogostemon cablin, is a perennial member of the mint family. The plant has a complex musky-earthy scent that has been treasured as a fragrance since the time of ancient Egyptians, around 4,500 BC. It...
Freedom Convoy Protests Expose Canada’s Mainstream Outlets as Propaganda Machine for Ruling Party
Commentary As the Freedom Convoy protests in Canada’s capital stretch into their second week, Canada’s mainstream media outlets — including the state-funded Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), The Globe and Mail, CTV, the Toronto Star and...
At Musk’s Neuralink, Staff and Management Paint a Vaporware Picture
Neuralink CEO Elon Musk has high hopes his brain implant chip technology will go live in humans this year, but scientists remain skeptical while his competitors vie for smarter wireless solutions. According to Musk, Neuralink’s...
Kitchen Phobias – Does Fear Affect Your Food?
While for some people the kitchen can be a place of delight and enjoyment, for others it can be the most frightening corner of the house. In the face of ready-to-use ingredients, sharp knives and...
Animal Rights Group Exposes NIH Cocaine Experiments on Beagle Puppies
An animal rights group used the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) to uncover a set of experiments costing $2.3 million involving young dogs being injected with cocaine, an act the group deemed both “cruel” and...
Laughter Is the Best Medicine – and It’s Contagious
Laughter is a universal language. We begin to laugh long before we speak. Two of the growing and developing milestones that parents look forward to are their baby's first smile and their first verbal laughter....
How Does It Feel To Never Forget a Face? Meet Yenny Seo, the Super-Recognizer
As a little girl, super-recognizer Yenny Seo thought that remembering the faces of people she saw on the streets two weeks ago was something everyone could do. When watching movies, she often recognised the “extras”...
Video of Chinese Woman Chained Inside Hut Goes Viral, Sparking Outrage Across Social Media
A video of a Chinese mother locked in a hut in rural China with a chain around her neck has ignited a wave of anger and shock across social media. In the video, a middle-aged...
Ordinary North Koreans Steal Feces for Fertilizer While Officials Import Chinese New Year Luxuries
In both North and South Korea, the lunar new year, known as Seollal, is supposed to be a time of celebration and feasting. As with their Chinese neighbors, Koreans welcomed the Year of the Tiger...
Quebec Walks Back Threats of Tax to Punish the Unvaccinated
The government of Canada’s francophone province, Quebec, announced it will walk back a threat to implement a financial penalty that was speculated to have been enforced in the form of a tax against hundreds of...
The Sámi Way of Resilient Parenting
The Sámi people of Northern Scandinavia are descendants of centuries-old nomadic peoples who lived off hunting and fishing. In the late twentieth century, the Sámi population consisted of 30,000-40,000 Sámi in Norway, 20,000 in Sweden,...
Five Traditional Dishes to Eat During the Chinese New Year to Bring You Good Luck and Prosperity
This Lunar New Year, taking place today, will celebrate the Year of the Tiger, so invoke good luck and fortune with these traditional and delicious Chinese dishes: DumplingsThis Chinese staple is a traditional must-eat food...