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I don’t like daylight savings time. Actually, to be more accurate, I prefer daylight savings time (DST) but don’t like switching on and off of it. So with the time change this past weekend I decided to look into the benefits, or lack thereof. Switching from DST to standard time is associated with an 11% … Continue reading
I saw today that one of Edmonton’s city councillors wants to look at replacing some of the city’s sports fields with artificial turf. The part of me that enjoys being in nature and wants all people to have more opportunities to connect with nature is struggling. I feel like there are many different factors in … Continue reading
Caffeine and I don’t get along very well so I don’t get the whole addiction but a recent study makes me wish I could turn to a cup of coffee when I’m super tired and still need to function. First a little about how caffeine works. It takes about an hour for caffeine to reach … Continue reading
I always talk to my students about stressing out during an exam. Your body doesn’t know the difference between an exam and a life or death situation; if your body stresses out you go into the stress response. This starts with the release of adrenaline and noradrenaline which both act as a neurotransmitter and as … Continue reading
I had a traumatic morning, but not as traumatic as it was for the bird who hit my window. After a loud thump, I knew what had happened. We’ve had a few birds tap the window before but this one didn’t sound good. Sure enough when I looked outside the bird was alive but on … Continue reading
I don’t really like running with other people very much. I am improving but I think my preference for being on my own stems from two things. First, I have difficulty running at my pace when I run with others because I want to make sure they are getting the workout they need (not too … Continue reading
Most of us are becoming accustomed to seeing both emoticons and emoji’s in our online and text messages. Emoji’s are picture characters, emoticons are faces that show a specific emotion created with just text-based symbols :). But I started thinking about why I use them; which made me wonder if they have any impact on … Continue reading
Hiccups are not classified as a medical concern until you have had them for 48 hours. At this stage, they start talking about medicine to treat the hiccups. But anyone who has had hiccups knows that they can range from a minor inconvenience to a painful occurrence even before they have gone on for 48 … Continue reading
Empathy is a fairly popular topic right now. As more and more diversity is recognized in our society and therefore becomes apparent, we hear of more and more incidents of intolerance and negativity. From the #blacklivesmatter movement, to the R-word campaign, to a multitude of workplace code of conduct courses, I see the need for … Continue reading
I am not a raw egg eater (drinker?). I don’t plan to become one, regardless of the outcome of my research for this post. However, I heard a discussion about eating raw versus cooked eggs. The advocate of raw eggs used the argument that the proteins are more available to humans in the raw egg, which … Continue reading
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