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Wikipedia — it’s a name everyone has heard of before and most likely has seen or used in one way or another. Wikipedia is an online encyclopedia that has almost any topic you can think of contained within its seemingly limitless database. It’s a great source of tertiary information and (despite our high school teachersContinue reading “Becoming a Wikipedian”

As we all know, global warming is a global issue that we all must be concerned about. As such, the United Nations has developed a panel called the IntergovernmentalPanel on Climate Change (IPCC). The IPCC is an international organization consisting of scientists from around the world who review the latest science in order to deliverContinue reading “The IPCC and the Effects of Global Warming of 1.5 ºC”

Picture this: you are scrolling through your social media with your morning coffee, see a news article that sounds interesting and click/tap on it. You are partway through enjoying the first paragraph when… Wait! Subscribe now to see the rest of the article! Then and only then you look up to realize you are onContinue reading “Pressreader, A Hidden Perk of York’s Tuition”

During the summer of 2019, I had the privilege to take a geography course called “Conservation in the GTA: Nature, People, & Politics”. The course was structured as a field course and as such, we got to personally meet a wide variety of people (policymakers, indigenous peoples, and ordinary citizens) around Toronto and learn aboutContinue reading “Food Security — It’s happening all around us, but we might not even see it.”

Martha Ann Maxwell (1831-1881) was a naturalist and taxidermist in the 19th century who was one of the first female naturalists who hunted and created her own specimens. She was at the time well known for displaying her animal specimens in unique, lifelike dioramas, which possibly played a part in influencing many major figures inContinue reading “The Woman Behind Modern Wildlife Displays – Martha Ann Maxwell”