Tag Archives: Lifestyle

Brain Teasers For Adults – Test Your Brain Power!

Posted on June 24, 2011 by Human Factor

Quite often adults become so busy taking care of family, work, homes that we forget, or just don’t have time, to take care of ourselves. Keeping fit is usually equated with watching our weight, what we eat, and getting plenty … Continue reading →

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Is Small-Scale Farming the Answer with Close to One Billion People Malnourished and Food Prices Rising?

Posted on June 23, 2011 by Human Factor

David Suzuki, David Suzuki Foundation (Huffington Post) – We often assume the only way to feed the world’s rapidly growing human population is with large-scale industrial agriculture. There is also the argument that genetically altering food crops is also necessary … Continue reading →

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Proposition 8 Declared Unconstitutional But Under Appeal

Posted on June 17, 2011 by Human Factor

Julian Bond, USA Today, has written an excellent article comparing the significance of the Loving v. Virginia case (June 1967), where the Supreme Court decision struck down anti-miscegenation laws that ended all race-based legal restriction on interracial marriages in the … Continue reading →

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Renowned Cartoonist Chester Brown Chronicles His Experiences in the Sex Industry as a ‘Typical John’

Posted on June 16, 2011 by Human Factor

Mark Medley, National Post – One of the world’s foremost cartoonists, 50-year-old Chester Brown candidly chronicles his experiences in the Toronto sex industry in a painfully honest new graphic memoir, Paying For It. The format is a return to the … Continue reading →

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Removing a Tattoo Can Feel Like an Elastic Band Continually Snapping Over a Bad Sunburn

Posted on June 10, 2011 by Human Factor

Chris Zdeb, The Edmonton Journal, takes readers into the world of Ben Alway, a 41 year-old certified laser technician and owner of Second Skin Tattoo Removal Studio in Edmonton. He specializes in the removal and fading of tattoos within feet … Continue reading →

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Humanizing Artificial Intelligence Not Just Science Fiction Anymore But Part of Our Daily Lives

Posted on May 25, 2011 by Human Factor

Carly Weeks, The Globe and Mail, opens her riveting article with Watson, a computer created by IBM, who was able to answer questions posed by a human on Jeopardy last February and beat two of the best human competitors to … Continue reading →

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Peace Corps Rape Victims Speaking Out for Change but Not Looking to Destroy the Agency

Posted on May 16, 2011 by Human Factor

Sheryl Gay Stolberg, The New York Times’ International Herald Tribune, reveals the ugly side of life in the once iconic Peace Corps: the dangers that volunteers face in postings around the world and the inconsistent and callous treatment they receive … Continue reading →

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Technology Evolving Traditional Book Format into eBook System

Posted on May 4, 2011 by Human Factor

National Post columnist, Robert Fulford, seems to suggest that people are caught in the transition between a lifetime of books in traditional format and the phenomenal up and coming eBook approach to reading. It’s normal for frightened pessimism to accompany … Continue reading →

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Political Leader Support for Fossil Fuel Industry Should Give Us Pause

Posted on May 2, 2011 by Human Factor

An article by David Suzuki with contributions from the David Suzuki Foundation Communications and editorial specialist Ian Hanington suggests we need to pay attention when elected officials devote more effort to creating opportunities for fossil fuel industries than for the … Continue reading →

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Another Case of Religion Clashing with Human Rights and Losing to a Secular Court Ruling

Posted on April 27, 2011 by Human Factor

Afua Hirsch, legal affairs correspondent for the Guardian.co.uk / The Observer, has put together an article that illustrates a growing trend in British cases that pit the rights of religious communities against the ban on discrimination. This latest case, the … Continue reading →

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