Perspectives on Evolution Journal 2: Falsifiability, Theology, and Extinction
If we scoff at foreign perspectives, we may overlook an important piece in the jigsaw of objective truth.
Perspectives on Evolution Journal 1: School, Church, and Family
I’m quite out of touch with both blood and Church. When you believe in Jesus Christ and psychedelic drugs, it can be tough to find your tribe.
Angel’s Trumpets and Morning Glories—An Ethnobotanical Survey of Psychoactive Perennials Part 2: Ipomoea
Jet-black seeds embody a tenebrous contrast to I. violacea’s celestial blooms. Measuring 7 mm in length, they are vernacularly known as badoh negro: a sacred hallucinogen among Oaxaca’s Zapotecs.
Angel’s Trumpets and Morning Glories—An Ethnobotanical Survey of Psychoactive Perennials Part 1: Brugmansia
Despite the medicinal benefits, Brugmansia species remain cautiously revered; each plant’s anaesthetic capacity reflects an arguably macabre record of sorcery and premature burial.
Vineland Research and Innovation Centre: Reflective Journal
Interpersonal relationships are key to efficient development—without partnership and amicability, we remain so needlessly flawed.
Interspecific Compassion: A Brief Reflection on Animal Research and Individuality
Homo sapiens are blessed with self-awareness; however, that does not make us superior to other organisms. It makes us obligated. We have a responsibility to learn about nature and protect the planet's inhabitants through earnest collaboration.
Preview of Upcoming Honours Research Project—Angel’s Trumpet, Morning Glory, and Sage of the Diviners: An Ethnobotanical Survey of Psychoactive Perennials
B. suaveolens, I. corymbosa, and S. divinorum constitute relatively unfamiliar topics; their alkaloids represent compounds of psychiatric potential, delivering meaningful opportunities for compelling investigations.
Toxicology Journal: Paxlovid
Political partisanship has arguably affected the government’s COVID-19 response, exacerbating misinformation while jeopardising public confidence in Canada’s healthcare system.
Ayahuasca: Rivier and Lindgren Review
The paper achieves an impressive balance between ethnomethodology and phytochemistry: it effectively fosters intercultural awareness while exemplifying shamanism’s scientific merits.
Popillia japonica: A Brief Introduction to the Japanese Beetle
As a generalist herbivore, the Japanese beetle’s destructive reputation applies to 79 families and over 300 species of wild and cultivated plants.
To My Compatriots: A Message to Canadians from an Unvaccinated Perspective
The disease has evolved into much more than a pandemic, precipitating social dilemmas and extending far beyond the realm of epidemiology.
The Arctic and Alpine Tundra: An Ecological Introduction
Rapidly increasing temperatures are precipitating greater permafrost thaw depths, and habitats are collapsing as sea levels threaten to engulf coastal communities amidst a widespread glacial melt.
Planetary Boundaries and the Cultural Mandate of Genesis 1:28
Although death and decay are inevitable in this fallen world, we should circumvent unnecessary suffering as much as possible.
Atropa belladonna: An Introduction to the Physiological Ecology of Deadly Nightshade
The multiple alkaloids of A. belladonna solidify the plant’s reputation as one of the deadliest poisons of antiquity.
SCI 310 Assignment: Personal Reflection on Science and Faith
Part of my fascination with spiritual warfare stems from a fearful sense of inescapable damnation.
Costa Rica Journal: Leatherback in Parismina
With the light of a red headlamp, we watched as the turtle shuffled from the pit; it lumbered about the shore, zigzagging to obscure its path and conceal its eggs' location.