Zoological investigations
Hello again readers of the Manitoban and welcome to late June. It is just about that time to start planning your doom — I mean…
News
This just in, computers can read your mind
Science fiction has often played with the concept of analyzing the brains of the recently dead for clues about the circumstances of their death. The…
Science opinions
If you had almost two hours to kill last week—like I did—you may have sat down in front of your computer with a coffee and…
Love + delusion
“Humans will start falling in love with [and marrying] robots, probably in about 30 or 40 years.” –David Levy (2007) On Nov. 22, 2009 guests…
Science Briefs
Solar storms pose risk to planet Earth, NASA warns Richard Fisher, director of NASA’s heliophysics division, warns that wide spread blackouts and a loss of…
Local News Briefs
Governor General in attendance at last day of Truth and Reconciliation commission On the fourth and final day of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission event…
International briefs
Waterloo suspends football program for one year Following the biggest steroid investigation in Canadian university history, the University of Waterloo has put its football team…
Residents petition to keep new stadium away from neighbourhood
A group of concerned Fort Richmond residents have begun a campaign to keep the new Winnipeg Blue Bombers stadium away from their neighbourhood. The residents,…
Winnipeg Pride Parade has biggest turnout ever
The annual Winnipeg Pride Festival had its most successful parade ever this year, with 36 floats and walking groups and over 10,000 participants turning up…
Student community garden still coping from losing shed in fire
The University of Manitoba Student Community Garden continues to cope from the loss of their shed, which burnt down in a fire on April 23….