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Precipitation runoff research
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With a bachelor’s degree in physical geography from the University of Winnipeg, Petzold had a chance to study different aspects of Earth science. Her interest in hydrology, however, was unavoidable.
Killiam Prize awarded to distinguished U of M professor
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Last month U of M distinguished professor Dr. Frank Plummer was named a recipient of the Killiam Prize in Health Sciences, one of the highest honours in Canada.
The Singularity
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Imagine that a team of scientists has developed an artificial intelligence (AI) with capabilities unfathomably far beyond the human mind. As soon as this AI is allowed to interact with the world, everything changes....
One short sleep past, we wake eternally
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One of the more interesting areas of scientific study today is known as cryopreservation, or cryonics. This field of scientific research involves using technological means to cool living tissue, organs, and organisms to the...
The Singularity: good or bad?
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When science fiction writers and futurists talk about "the singularity," they're referring to the technological singularity. This is a hypothetical future moment at which the machines we have designed become more intelligent than humankind. In...
A future without aging complications or disease
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Imagine a future with no consequences from aging, no disease, and no unnecessary suffering from the side effects of medical treatments. Now imagine all of this being controlled by tiny robots that can fit...
