Brain computing
Scientists at the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) have developed a revolutionary transistor that behaves in similar ways to the synapses of…
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Rob Ford wants video released Toronto Mayor Rob Ford recently asked that Toronto police make public a video that allegedly shows him using crack cocaine….
The Bulletin’s final issue
The Bulletin is no more. After 77 years of disseminating University of Manitoba news in print, the school has decided to publish its goings-on in…
Scandals hit city hall
Problems for Winnipeg mayor Sam Katz continue to mount as two city councillors, Harvey Smith and Ross Eadie, have called for Katz’s resignation. The councillors…
A dummies guide to the Senate scandal
On Dec. 22, 2008, Stephen Harper appointed Mike Duffy, a prominent broadcaster and journalist, to represent the province of Prince Edward Island in the Canadian…
Q&A with Temple Grandin
Temple Grandin is a renowned autism and animal welfare advocate, and was named one of Time Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People in the World in…
Snowden continues to leak documents
A tale resembling a James Bond film is playing out on a global scale thanks to the work of whistleblower Edward Snowden. Snowden has once again…
Google’s mystery barges
For two weeks now, a story has been developing that seems more like the ominous beginning of a science fiction novel than genuine news. On…
The Iceman cometh
On Sept. 19, 1991, Erika and Helmut Simon, vacationers from Nuremberg, Germany, discovered a man’s body protruding from the ice in the mountains of the…
Following up on free-choice learning
Jill Bueddefeld is a graduate student in the faculty of kinesiology and recreation management.