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Wednesday, March 16, 2016
By Ariel Root, Department of Health Sciences I’ve grown accustomed to the constant interruption of a ping from a text message, a lit screen from an email, a vibration from an incoming call. A tweet, a notification, an update. Facebook, Instagram, family, colleagues, employers. This state of connectivity creating a constant cascade of events... More
Wednesday, February 17, 2016
By Ariel Root, Department of Health Sciences “The land is everything. It’s family, it’s kin, it’s friends. It’s a part of you.” -- Ashlee Cunsolo Willox, TedX Cape Breton, Nov 25 2014. Health geographer, community researcher, and environmental advocate, Ashlee Cunsolo Willox visited Carleton University on February 5th to help convey... More
Monday, January 11, 2016
Carleton's Faculty of Graduate Studies wanted to find out more about what inspired a graduate student, Ariel Root, to write about her experiences with communities in Northwestern Ontario. Find out more... More
Sunday, January 3, 2016
By Anna Tomczak, Department of Health Sciences, Carleton University Although the saying “sleep is for the weak” was a common theme throughout high school and university, sleep has become more of a luxury – something we always want and can never get enough of. This is especially true considering that Canadians’ quality of sleep... More
Tuesday, December 22, 2015
By Hymie Anisman, Dept. of Neuroscience, Carleton University In Dante’s Inferno, the ninth circle of hell is reserved for those who engage in treachery Most of us spend about half of our waking hours at the workplace. For some people work is a positive experience and even acts as a buffer or coping method... More
Wednesday, November 4, 2015
By Malcolm Cunningham, Institute of Cognitive Science, Carleton University Summary of the Issue Following the recent Canadian federal election, there has been an upsurge of public discussion about reinstating the mandatory long-form census. The previous government canceled it in 2010 citing privacy concerns and coercive data collection methods... More
Wednesday, October 21, 2015
By Nadine Frost, Department of Chemistry, Carleton University What did you eat today? Chances are, whatever it is you chose to eat, you might have also consumed some mycotoxins in your breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Mycotoxins are toxic secondary metabolites produced by fungi that can contaminate many of the world’s major food crops, and... More
Saturday, October 3, 2015
By Mary Daniel, Department of Biology, Carleton University It’s a simple question, is it not? Well, no not really. There are many theories behind why organisms age. Is it something planned and carried out? Or is it something random that occurs due to damage? In this blog, I will go through four main theories... More
Thursday, September 10, 2015
Blink once, and you’ve caught up on sleep. Blink twice, and you’ve finished your second tour. Blink three times, and your nose has been freckled, your bush legs strengthened, and your over-packed Impreza is fuelling up for the 1736km journey, homeward bound. That offers a lot of time for reflection, and this year for... More
Friday, September 4, 2015
The end of the season always comes. And it always seems to be raining. And as I get closer and closer to my contract’s end, crewmembers seem to pitter out of the system. It’s a weird end, because not everyone ends on the same day. There’s no final hoo-raw, or goodbye. Some people are... More
Thursday, September 3, 2015
By Natalie Linklater, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Carleton University Wastewater; it’s the term we use to denote anything and everything that gets flushed in toilets, rinsed down drains and washed off our streets. It can include residue from soaps and creams, residual pharmaceuticals, pollution from streets, and yes… poop.... More
Monday, August 31, 2015
By Hymie Anisman, Dept. of Neuroscience, Carleton University Last week’s blog outlined several issues related to addictions in general, and then considered some features that were unique to gambling addiction. A discussion (rant?) followed regarding the role of the gambling industry, as well as governments, in facilitating and fueling gambling,... More
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