There is a reason why imposter syndrome is a phenomenon. That’s because people in the most outstanding positions of power or success are no more intelligent than us. In other words, no matter our circumstances, we can achieve just as great or even greater material or socioeconomic status than those we admire. And this holds… Read more »
PARTICIPANTS NEEDED FOR RESEARCH ON INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE SURVIVORS’ EXPERIENCES Have you ever been subjected to violence by an intimate partner? Did a law enforcement officer respond to an incident of abuse? Are you 18 years of age or older? We are looking for volunteers to take part in a study of intimate partner violence… Read more »
From my early beginnings as a young introvert, the public library has always been a bit of a refuge. Years later, not much has changed, albeit with an additional affinity for endless hours spent scouring second-hand bookstores to add to my ever-growing “to-read” pile. From one bookworm to another, this column will be underscoring and… Read more »
If you haven’t looked at University Affairs in the last while, you might want to head over there to read the story about the battle over post-secondary education in Alberta. In particular, it points out that cuts to post-secondary education have been more than half a billion dollars since 2019 and points out, rightly, the… Read more »
There might not be another person that is as identifiable by a single word repeated four times over like the late Leonard Cohen with “Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah”, but there is so much more to his life than his most recognizable song, Hallelujah, which he first recorded in 1984 and which peoples still listened to… Read more »
Carol looked wistfully across the sandy beach to the ocean beyond. A gentle surf lapped against the shore. She found the sound relaxing, but what she really wanted was to immerse herself in the salty water. She wanted to feel sand squishing between her toes and the froth of the waves splashing over her shoulders…. Read more »
The recent four-part series on organized crime and national security series in The Voice Magazine profiled the various policing stakeholders including police agencies as well as police leadership associations, and how they functioned in the grand scheme of things. However, how things function in theory might not always be how they function in practice, so… Read more »
Soft skills take time to master, but once we hone them, we become unstoppable. I asked Ask AI for top soft skills that we can learn to earn a quarter million a year. Ask AI provided an extensive list, so I will break it into a few I do very well and two I bomb… Read more »
I requested that Ask AI provide ideas for an article on how Athabasca students can earn a quarter million a year with their degrees. And I want to stress that this wealth goal is possible for all students—including students with severe disabilities. And Ask AI did not disappoint. Here are many degree paths that can… Read more »
