Bird's Eye View

Category: Opinion

Youth – Always the Last Priority

After a year of online relegation, we’re still expected to bear the brunt of restrictions, but hardly any consideration is being made to our mental health

April 11, 2021
Yuri’s Night and Ingenuity: Worldwide Celebrations and the First Powered Flight on Mars

Have you ever heard of the World Space Party? Had it not been for the COVID-19 outbreak and subsequent pandemic, space enthusiasts would have been preparing for Yuri’s Night – an annual project celebrating the feats of space exploration. Yuri’s Night celebrations range from raves and parties to Q&A sessions and symposia. Spread across 30 countries, this…

April 11, 2021
WTF is: Moneyval?

The infamous Moneyval test has dominated Maltese political discourse for the past year. Aside from whether Malta will pass or not, the process remains a cloudy concept to most. So, wtf is Moneyval?

March 21, 2021
Brain Awareness: The Science Behind Detecting Brain Diseases

Did you know… That some people can taste colours and shapes? That all human brains start off as female in the womb? Or that the number of synapses in the brain might either equate to or exceed the numbers of stars in the galaxy? What about the fact that brain information can travel up to…

March 16, 2021
KNZ’s EGM – What really happened

Politcal squabbles have been reaching what seems like a rare peak as of late, as a controversial National Youth Council EGM led to accusations of discrimination and voter suppression directed to the event. So amidst the heated reactions and individual rumours, what really went on? Was anyone wrongly censored? What was the event? The National…

February 28, 2021
Gender Quotas: The Answer to Increased Female Representation?

Gender quotas are being pushed to increase women’s political representation. But will it solve the issue or will it make it even harder for equal representation to be achieved?

February 28, 2021
The Power – Naomi Alderman

Hello, my fellow book lovers! I am back with another review! It has been a while since I read a book that made such an impact on me. It took me some time to finish this book due to other commitments, but when I was reading, I was ENGROSSED. This is a book that I…

February 26, 2021
Cinema vs Streaming – What does the audience really want?

Recently, a whole series of arguments were spilling all over the internet on something quite interesting. A hotly debated topic that sure is bound to divide a lot of people is the whole point of whether cinemas are the best or streaming is better. It is intriguing, to say the least, and deals with a lot…

February 24, 2021
Covid vaccine technologies work. Here’s how.

They all have one thing in common, with the necessary funding and international cooperation, this technology will defeat the pandemic, and many more to come.

February 16, 2021
The Major Covid19 Vaccines – What’s the Difference?

There are currently more than 230 vaccine candidates using a range of methods to activate antibodies and virus-fighting cells to resist infection. Several have either been licensed for use or are awaiting approval, and vaccinations are taking effect in many countries.

February 14, 2021