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Meat of the Future
(Food, Mood, and Behavior)

29 November 2015
By: Jailane Salem
Climate Change - Environment - Gastronomy - Health

In the future, meat will no longer come from animals, or at least that is what scientists are hoping for. Scientists have, in recent years, been working on growing meat in labs, this is produced through “tissue-engineering” technology. The reason researchers are working on developing this new scientific field is to try to provide cruelty-free meat, as well as combat the adverse environmental impact that cattle farming creates. The advantages of growing meat in labs, is that it will take up less space than cattle farming, freeing up fields to be used for farming or other projects.

Eating for Healthy Bones and Teeth
(Food, Mood, and Behavior)

18 October 2015
By: Basma Fawzy
Health

Food is not only eaten to satisfy our hunger; it is more important than that. What children eat today influences them for a lifetime. In our region, the ghost of osteoporosis looms. It has been linked, among other factors, to what people eat. To combat osteoporosis and for healthy bones and teeth, it becomes essential to pay special attention to our children’s diet to ensure that they do not suffer from future consequences of an insufficient diet.

Light Spead and Measuring the Size of the Universe
(Astronomy and Space Sciences)

11 October 2015
By: Basma Fawzy
Energy - Environment - Physics

Light is fast, but the universe is gigantic. Even light takes time to travel from one place to another. It travels 300,000 kilometers per second. Light from the Sun takes as long as eight minutes and twenty seconds to reach Earth. Far as the Sun is, 150 million kilometers away from Earth, it is the nearest star.

Say Goodbye to the Edison Bulb
(Inventions and Innovations)

Thomas Edison changed the world by inventing the incandescent light bulb; it is time to change the world again by another revolutionary invention.

Light Pollution
(Earth Sciences)

29 September 2015
By: Reham Elbannan
Energy - Environment - Health - Physics - Wilderness

For most of Earth’s history, our spectacular universe of stars and galaxies has been visible in the darkness of the night sky. However, the increasing number of people living on Earth, in addition to the corresponding increase in inappropriate and unshielded outdoor lighting has resulted in the light pollution we are experiencing today.

Things We Should Know About Light
(Physical and Chemical Sciences)

15 September 2015
By: Ahmed Khaled
Energy - Physics

Light is very important in many aspects of our lives, and as 2015 is declared the International Year of Light, it is important to know the following

Plasma Lamp
(Inventions and Innovations)

08 September 2015
By: Moataz Abdelmegid
Energy - Health - Physics

The plasma lamp was invented by Nikola Tesla; the modern versions of plasma lamps were known to be first designed by Bill Parker.

Why Space is Black?
(Astronomy and Space Sciences)

01 September 2015
By: Omar Raafat
Astronomy - Earth

When we search for pictures of the outer space, we find them all black, and we do not know why? The answer to this question might be a little bit difficult, but we can simplify it.

How Fireworks Work?
(Education, Business, and Society)

30 August 2015
By: Jailane Salem
Energy - Holidays and Festivals - Physics

Fireworks are always an important part of hailing in the new year; let us take a closer look at how these wonderful sparks actually occur?

High Tech to the Help
(Education, Business, and Society)

Among the potential solutions to deal with the overarching educational problems that Africa faces nowadays is technology; as in computers, cellphones, satellites, ... etc.

Google’s Classroom
(Computers and Information Technology)

A new tool developed by the technology mogul lately as part of its Google for Education apps suite, Google Classroom is designed to help teachers communicate more effectively with students.

Tablets in Schools
(Education, Business, and Society)

30 July 2015
By: Jailane Salem
Education - Technology

Go out on any given day and a common sight that will meet you is people staring at screens they hold in their hands.

Theory of Multiple Intelligences
(Education, Business, and Society)

23 July 2015
By: Moataz Abdelmegid
Education - Work

The “Multiple Intelligences” is a theory introduced by Harvard Professor, Howard Gardner, in which he identifies eight different types of intelligences that each individual has the capacity to possess.

Active Learning
(Education, Business, and Society)

14 June 2015
By: Sara Khattab
Education

The Egyptian student is more likely to be taught by the traditional methods where most class time is spent with the teacher or professor lecturing and the students watching and listening.

Pre-Kindergarten Home Education
(Education, Business, and Society)

07 June 2015
By: Reham Elbannan
Education

Getting ready for kindergarten (KG) involves more than just learning the ABCs, it requires learning important skills.

Gandhi: Gentle Strides of Peace
(Education, Business, and Society)

31 May 2015
By: Basma Fawzy
Sociology

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was born in India, in 1869. He was an exceptionally goodhearted person and because of that people called him Mahatma Gandhi, “Mahatma” meaning “great soul”.