For all the HTML and CSS web developers! — Perhaps you’re building a website from scratch. Or if you’re a real pro (or lazy, like me), you’re using a template. Either way, here are my tips and tricks to improve your website design and increase its professionalism by 10x. 1. Use “target = “_blank”. You know when you click on a link in a…

From an overthinker who’s overthinking while writing this. — Overthinker → one who looks too deeply into any situation, and often overanalyzes everything. Some commonalities include: Restless nights because your brain won’t stop thinking Reliving the past “Perfectionist” is your middle name One-word replies are a death trap … And much more. (Totally not based on personal experience.) Please…

After all, it’s hard enough to train humans soft skills. — Meet WALL-E, from the movie (surprise) WALL-E. He was built to collect trash on Earth, but he’s much more than that — he keeps souvenirs, plays with anything that catches his interest, and loves EVE, a probe. Throughout the movie, both WALL-E and Eve showcase their personality and various “soft…

“No, where are you really from?” — We’ve all heard them before. The subtlest statements that continue to perpetuate the implicit biases we have towards people, based on their ethnicity, sexuality, etc. So then, what’s the best way to combat this and prevent it from happening? First, let’s start with the basics. What are Microaggressions? Microaggressions — “the everyday slights…

OpenMeal on helping local restaurants impacted by COVID-19, how to build a startup, and the cultural pride between Asians and food. — OpenMeal.org is an online platform that supports struggling business owners and those who are now unemployed and food-insecure by providing them meal credits to local restaurants, which are backed by donations. I sat down with some of the OpenMeal team to discuss their experiences.

From empowerment to self-love, you name it! — I haven’t worked with guys in over four years. I attend an all-girls high school and work at an all-girls tech program. Pretty much all of my friends are girls. So, when I first stepped into The Knowledge Society (TKS), a human-accelerator program designed to teach teenagers about emerging technologies…

Are you content or just being complacent? — What kind of life are people content with? Well, picture this. You have a family with two kids, a nice suburban house, and a steady 9 to 5 job. Family dinners filled with laughter, hanging out with friends after work and maybe watching your favorite movie on the weekends. Don’t…

Dominican Academy’s AP Biology class celebrating February 12 at the UN! — “We celebrate the achievements of women, known and unknown, remembered and forgotten, who have forged the way for those of us in science today, and to give an opportunity for children: girls and boys, to choose role models in science.” — Princess Dr. Nisreen El-Hashemite Five years ago, Dr. Nisreen…

Learn how it spreads, the science behind it, and potential solutions. — I was born in Wuhan, China, but I now live in Canada. I learnt about most of what was happening through reading the news, similar to everyone else. It really hit me that these are real, normal, innocent people who are dying when my grandmother started crying as she told…