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Martina is a mechanical engineering student from Skopje, Macedonia. When she’s not drowning in homework, she likes to write articles. Her favorite things to write about are feminism, social justice, science, ecology and travel. Martina is fascinated with the influence of social media and hopes that her words can make a difference, no matter how big or small.

World

Odds of Dying: Terrorists & Serial Killers Shouldn’t Concern You

Martina Blazheska Oct 30, 2017

Death is perhaps the most certain part of everyone's life. It's a given constant, while the only variable is the time of its occurrence. Thanks to mass media and the internet, news about death and dying seems to travel quickly these days,…
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North Korea

Untangling the Mystery of Kim Jong-nam’s Murder

Martina Blazheska Oct 13, 2017

The 2nd of October marked the start of one of the most infamous trials in Malaysia. Two women in their late twenties are accused of murdering Kim Jong-nam, the half-brother of North Korea's supreme leader. Perhaps the most appalling…
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Science & Tech

Space Politics: NASA Astronauts Returning to the Moon

Martina Blazheska Oct 10, 2017

Ever since Trump's inauguration this year, it's become a trend for the President of the United States and his administration to make dreadful and controversial decisions: rolling back birth control, phasing out DACA, firing James Comey —…
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Americas

Trashing Machu Picchu: The Cost of Mass Tourism

Martina Blazheska Sep 7, 2017

Machu Picchu is one of the most remarkable historical sites in the world, set high in the Andes Mountains in Peru. Since it was discovered in 1911, the site gradually turned into a hotspot for tourists in South America. Today it holds many…
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Science & Tech

Vaccines, Autism & Mercury: Are People Abandoning Science?

Martina Blazheska Aug 12, 2017

Vaccines are certainly one of the brightest medical achievements and part of the reason why we have a higher life expectancy and child survival rates today.
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Opinion

Breast Cancer Awareness or Alienation?

Martina Blazheska Aug 8, 2017

The endless number of supporters and incredibly large funds make the Breast Cancer Awareness movement remarkable, like no other health-related cause out there. Every year in October, we witness a variety of events – monument lighting,…
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World

The Business of Breast Cancer

Martina Blazheska Aug 3, 2017

Every 23 seconds, somebody in the world is diagnosed with breast cancer. It's a fairly common disease, but so are diabetes and heart diseases. What makes breast cancer different from the rest is the curious culture that surrounds it –…
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Human Rights

9 People You Should Follow If You Are Into Social Justice Activism

Martina Blazheska Jul 13, 2017

Social Justice Activist — a term that can have a good or a bad meaning, depending in which corner of the Internet you're at. Regardless of your interpretation, it's undeniable that social media has become a sound platform for social…
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Science & Tech

Why Sleep is Crucial for our Health and Wellbeing

Martina Blazheska Jul 12, 2017

Like all species that are known to us, humans spend a portion of their lives asleep. But how many of us wonder why we repeatedly enter this state of sleeping? Despite what we used to believe for so long, our brains are not completely…
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World

World Population Day 2017

Martina Blazheska Jul 11, 2017

Today, Earth’s population counts more than 7 billion people. Sometimes, such a great number makes it hard to realize that each and every person is a unique individual, deserving of the same rights and opportunities.
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