Science opinions
Three-dimensional viewing is, as the technology firms would have you believe, the way of the future. This is exactly what I thought it would be,…
2010
Technology briefs
Pocket-sized healthcare advice for people of Africa “Afridoctor” is a smart phone application developed by Blueworld Communities based in Cape Town, South Africa. The application…
Hobbits among men
This month marks the beginning of a five-year project in the Soa Basin of central Flores, Indonesia, to locate more specimens of the species Homo…
Zoological Investigations: The Dragonfly
Do you remember how much you loved Filmon Fridays when you were a kid? A whole day off school?! Man, it was incredible. What have…
What does a laptop have in common with a cup of coffee?
With the recent increase in the public’s awareness of poor working conditions and even suicides occurring at overseas electronics factories, it may be time to…
Music to live for
The documentary Soundtrack for a Revolution tells the story of the American Civil Rights movement through the music sung at protests, during meetings and in…
Bison briefs
Last month Bison Sports released the full conference and non-conference schedules for all University of Manitoba based teams for the upcoming 2010-11 season. The following…
The giant snake cometh
Just as Blue Bomber quarterback Buck Pierce took the snap, pulled back into the pocket and surveyed the field for a catch that would give…
Asian silver carp massacre on the Illinois River
We were cruising up the Illinois River, compound bows drawn and waiting for the appearance of our prey, the Asian silver carp. The sun was…
Hippies and guns
“Ready!” someone calls from behind me. I’m nervous, shaking in that way that is imperceptible to everyone but you; no one else notices, but to…