Tag: growing

SUSTAINABLE FASHION, A GROWING MOVEMENT IN THE 21ST CENTURY

In the fast-paced world of fashion, sustainability has emerged as a powerful and captivating trend in the 21st century. With increasing awareness about the environmental and social impacts of the fashion industry, consumers are now seeking more ethical and sustainable alternatives to traditional ...

Children of the Pharaohs: Growing Up in Ancient Egypt

What was it like to grow up in Ancient Egypt? Did the Ancient Egyptians have familial bonds like our own…or was ancient life vastly different for a child? In “Cleopatra as a Child: The Real Story,” I explored the life of Egypt’s last pharaoh — albeit, she was really...

Growing Mini Organs in Space: The Exciting Potential of Organoid Biomanufacturing in Microgravity

Imagine a world where researchers & doctors could grow miniature versions of your organs in a laboratory, allowing them to test different treatments and medications without any risk to your health. Now, imagine doing this not in a traditional lab, but in a low-gravity environment that makes the ...

The Growing Power of Biotech Monopolies Threatens Affordable Care

The U.S. spends well more on prescription drugs, per capita, than any other country in the world. This has long been a source of concern for American patients struggling to afford their medicines. There are, however, those who argue that high drug prices are justified by a “social contract&...

Growing Up Mixed & Why I Fit in in Hawai???i

In 2014, I traveled with my mom and sister to O’ahu to visit family. Trips back to Mom’s modest island home are rare, so we never waste time. All of our time is spent with family and in the water. My beautifully mixed Hawaiian-Japanese-Korean-Chinese-Filipino-White-Mexican family....

Fake News and the Growing Power of Asian American Voters: What this Means for 2022 Midterm Elections

These efforts, sadly, have been effective. A growing subset of the Asian American community — largely first-generation immigrants for whom English is not their native tongue — subscribe to “the big lie,” question the integrity of electoral processes in the United States, and ...

How Growing Up In Ukraine Made Me Different From You

Irealized that cosmopolitanism is bullshit the moment I saw a man casually walking with a huge blood stain on his military uniform in Kyiv, October 2021. Let me explain. Blood stains like that are all over my history as a Ukrainian. At the sweet age of 17, I moved from Ukraine to Canada...

Taxpayer Subsidized Mass Shootings

The outrage is growing universally at the white supremacists who commit all (or nearly all) the mass shooting with the military assault rifle, the AR-15. Despite that fact, little has been said about how We the Taxpayer are funding the ammunition filling the magazines. So much for the lauded and pho...