Google punches, Bing fights back
What do Google and a bunch of Internet fraudsters have in common? According to Yusuf Mehdi, Microsoft’s senior vice-president (online services), they both engage in…
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Joss Whedon and Scientific Facts
Super soldiers, neural radios, bio-monitored self-imprisonment and sleeper assassins. Sounds like a pretty good show, right? It was! I would love to tell you all…
Sleep: such a magical wonder
Sleep? Bah, who needs it? We all do, unfortunately. Personally, I am very back and fourth; one day I could be pulling an all nighter…
Science briefs
Woodpecker brain technology Scientists at UC Berkeley have unraveled the mystery behind the impact-resistant woodpecker brain and are using the knowledge to protect your electronics….
Politics: the final frontier
NASA has been all over the map for the past few years — cancelling one program only to start another, only to be later cancelled…
Keep your ideas to yourself
Science vs Science Science is without a doubt the greatest tool in explaining the forces behind natural phenomena. It provides us with a common toolset…
Sustainability Strategy seeks students’ input
The U of M followed universities across the country in adopting a sustainability policy on Jan. 25, setting out specific principles and processes to meet…
News Briefs
Impending diabetes epidemic threatens health of Manitobans: CDA president The number of Manitobans living with diabetes is expected to increase by 48 per cent by…
Study raises questions about prescription practices in Manitoba
A recent study released by the Manitoba Centre for Health Policy on prescription practices in Manitoba has led to concerns that optimal prescription practices are…
International News Briefs
Science/religion division an “illusion” – Scientist Martin Gaskell, an astronomer and devout Christian who sued the University of Kentucky for religious discrimination, told the Canadian…