Amanda Chan

Jul 24, 2024 | newcivilengineer.com | Amanda Chan |Rob Hakimian

As the once-thriving UK high street faces troubling times, our cities face growing concerns about systemic barriers to social wellbeing and equality. Applying an impact-driven, polycentric approach to urban planning can deliver more equitable and thriving neighbourhoods, enhancing community wellbeing, local economies and sustainable ways of life.

Feb 6, 2024 | medium.com | Amanda Chan

A captivating journey through history, uncovering hidden and often forgotten stories of forbidden love that challenged societal norms. As Valentine’s Day approaches, I find myself thinking about forbidden love. The thrill, the secrecy, the dangers. So often in romance novels and films, forbidden love like that of Romeo and Juliet or Paris and Helen of Troy attracts and compels audiences to tears and laughter. But are the stories just that, stories?

Jan 22, 2024 | huffpost.com | Amanda Chan

Got text claw? It might not be an official medical diagnosis, but anyone who's spent enough time on a cell phone can likely attest to feelings of soreness and cramping in the fingers, wrist and forearm after too much tech use. Any sort of fine motor activity can lead to pain in the tendons or muscles, explains orthopedic surgeon Aaron Daluiski, M.D., chief of the Hand and Upper Extremity Service at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center in New York City.

Dec 19, 2023 | medium.com | Amanda Chan

It’s been a number of years since I started to use random word generators for inspiration when writing poetry. I usually get five words from the generator and then I pick a few to either incorporate into a poem or as a general theme. Below are a couple of poems I’ve written using random words during a recent Twitch live broadcast.

May 23, 2023 | medium.com | Amanda Chan

By Amanda Chan Photo by Kadarius Seegars on Unsplash you gave me precious giftsin exchange for my affectionnecklaces, bracelets, boxes of lieslined with pearls and diamondstopped with shortbread stuffingI ate the breadcrumbsall the way into your handsmy shallow soul did not know