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Math 4 Life
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I would like to share a paradox with you that could make eating your next hamburger very difficult. Imagine you are eating a delicious succulent hamburger, and in order to eat this burger you...
What’s in a name?
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On the periodic table of elements there sat a placeholder in position 112, ununbium, an indication that something should go there. What that something should be, though, has been at the centre of 16...
Science briefs
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Residents of PEI might call it “mini me”
Researchers from the Australia Antarctic Division (AAD) noticed something missing from Antarctica this February, namely a 2,500-square km (that’s half the size of Prince Edward Island)...
Assessing your mental health with inkblots
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What do you learn when you look at an inkblot? Well, some researchers believe that they can help you to reveal the unconscious workings of your mind. The Rorschach Inkblot test is a type...
Pirate Do-dooders
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The Internet has a problem: it’s an amazing way to share your creations with the world, but its also a damned difficult place to make money while you’re at it. This creates several problems...
UMSU 2010 election results
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After a two week campaign period, three days of voting at polling stations set up across both campuses and over five hours of counting ballots, the University of Manitoba Students’ Union 2010 election results...
Voter turnout drops
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In the 2010 University of Manitoba Student’s Union (UMSU) general election, 2,374 students chose to vote in this uncontested race — more than 10 per cent of the eligible voters at the University of...
