Try a little tenderness
Everybody likes music, which is why it should be illegal to call listening to it a hobby. It’s not a hobby if everyone on Earth…
2011
Turn the page
What is the sound of a page turning? To artist Robert Kelly, it is a veritable symphony of metaphors and synaesthesia that he shares through…
How childhood toys shape us now
Do you remember what it was like to be a kid? What toys did you play with in your room before bed? G.I. Joe? Barbie?…
The last temptation of Bowler
Last Wednesday, millions of Christians gave something up in the name of Lent. Some gave up meat, others alcohol — the list is impossibly exhaustive….
Get in the clouds
To be frank, the files stored on your computer are not safe; your computer can break at any time. So what can you do to…
What do chickens think?
An interesting experiment was published by the School of Veterinary Sciences in Bristol, U.K.. The paper involves a common, misunderstood and oft-undervalued animal. The experiment…
Semantic coding
The search engine revolution of the mid-90s gave us the power to sift through pages and pages of information at unheard of speeds, but increasingly…
Forget exoplanets
School-aged children the world over collectively tweeted “WTF” in November 2010, when two astronomers announced that they think there could be a previously undiscovered planet…
Let’s hear Moore about the environment
Thompson, Manitoba is getting a lot of press these days. As Vale Incorporated, the multinational mining company in Thompson, has announced the closing of the…
Commute to U of M could get easier
Better access to the University of Manitoba’s Fort Garry campus from the St. Vital area could be within reach with this week’s launch of a…