Human versus machine
In the boardrooms, laboratories and command centres of space agencies around the world a war is coming — a war, which will pit burley astronauts,…
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Out of the minds of babes
Developmental psychologists are fond of telling us that we can, contrary to popular opinion, read each other’s minds. The initial excitement of this prospect quickly…
Dr. Know
Cordial greetings once more, thou hairless arthropoid. Things are really rolling now, so I’ll need to try my very best not to overwhelm your itsy-bitsy…
Ask a scientist
What causes brain freeze? Since, according to the British Medical Journal (BMJ), it is the most common cause of headache, odds are most of you…
Zoological investigations IV
The golden bamboo lemur, Hapalemur aureus was not formally discovered until the ripe old year of 1987 on that beautiful and mysterious island located off…
U of M scores low on ‘green’ report card, accuracy of score debated
The University of Saskatchewan and the University of Manitoba have scored a C- and C+ respectively on the College Sustainability Report Card. Out of all…
Lazy days and the indifferent gaze
The leaves rust and the sky turns white like clay. With heavy resignation, we consign our Chip & Pepper wetwear and cut-offs to the furthest…
Yore Lore: Salman Rushdie
Most of us have heard of Salman Rushdie. It may be no more than remembering a Seinfeld episode in which Kramer is convinced that he…
The nature of time and ‘now’
We all know that we cannot change the past, and the future is yet to come. As a consequence of what happens today, and what…
Binding feminism and art
Books, scrapbooks or diaries can often take on an unparalleled power, becoming physical means of personal expression, memories and creative growth. To this end, 10…