A tale from a 20 something women working in STEM. Does anyone else find it strange to walk into a room full of old white men dressed in suits ? All you can see is a sea of white hair, glasses and meat-based appetizers scattered around the buffets. Before COVID…

On le sait, le 1er juillet à Montréal est une journée de déménagement. Celles et ceux d’entres nous qui, par chance, ne déménagent pas cette année-là, ont toujours une petite pensée empathique pour les autres qui, sous un soleil de plomb, devront écoper les allers-retours entre maisonnées pour porter à…

A self-discovery — My first experience sleeping in a tent was when I was 8 or 9 years old. We lived in a remote village in the French Alps, and my parents had purchased an old sheepfold in the mountain built at least 200 years ago. …

I have had that distinct thought in the back of my mind throughout my time in university studying mechanical engineering. The program I was in was at least 40 years old. In 40 years, it is quite certain that many changes were made to the curriculum. But I was surprised…

Fresh out of university, armed with a shiny new degree in my back pocket I was ready to get to work. Finally ! It sounded like such a stepping stone in the process of adulting. Earning enough of an income to get an apartment on my own and buy new…

On sait tous que cette fin d’année aura un aspect amèrement spécial, car nous devrons nous en tenir à quelques repas de fête bien choisis pour respecter les mesures sanitaires mises en place. Cela étant dit, même en petit comité, si ta famille est du genre à servir de la…

We don’t need more cars on the road, we need to rethink our mobility system instead. When Elon Mulk and team came up with the first Tesla model, the Roadster, the entire world was watching. This model showed unprecedented ranges of up to 394 km, and due to its electric…

I see the number of smart brains dedicated to create autonomous vehicles. The biggest arguments I hear behind the billions spent in this development that it will supposidly make travel safer once all vehicles are autonomous. Meanwhile the Earth is on fire. People are getting poorer which means it’s a…

I left my town of Victoria, British Columbia, to follow a childhood dream of mine to conquer the east of Canada and more particularly: Montréal. I have been living there for the past 2.5 years and must say I don’t regret moving here one bit. …