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The sounds of silence

The battle between sound and silence rages in many corners of our world – from the sharp glares in libraries, to heated discussions, pleas, and…


Metal mistakenly maligned

Fans of heavy metal are often stereotyped as being aggressive, unintelligent, and delinquent. But some recent studies seem to paint a much different picture of…


Music for the brain

No matter where we go, music is an integral part of daily life. Despite it surrounding us completely, there is still no agreement amongst scholars…


Signifying sounds and structures

I’ve been looking for similarities between the ways we represent music and organic chemistry on paper. The answer is a stretch but the search was…



To the bat lab!

United Kingdom import Mary-Anne Collis is keen on bats. “When I heard about white nose syndrome I was extremely interested and wanted to be part…


You stay classy, curlers

Don’t act like you’re not impressed by the amount of talent on display at the 2013 Tim Hortons Roar of the Rings hosted at the…




U of M prof presents on Thirty Years War

Erik Thomson, associate professor in the University of Manitoba’s history department, presented a paper entitled “Arms Dealing, Finance and Diplomacy in the Thirty Years War”…