Formula One: The soap opera of sports
By
Every second Sunday morning between March and October I get up at the crack of 5 a.m., turn on the coffee maker, and watch cars go around in a circle for 90 minutes, while...
CD Review: Hawksley Workman, “Meat”
By
I am throwing my hands up in the air.
When I listen to an album, I try my hardest to find some kind of pattern. I ask myself, “Why did this artist put these...
What’s in a name?
By
On the periodic table of elements there sat a placeholder in position 112, ununbium, an indication that something should go there. What that something should be, though, has been at the centre of 16...
Science briefs
By
Residents of PEI might call it “mini me”
Researchers from the Australia Antarctic Division (AAD) noticed something missing from Antarctica this February, namely a 2,500-square km (that’s half the size of Prince Edward Island)...
Pirate Do-dooders
By
The Internet has a problem: it’s an amazing way to share your creations with the world, but its also a damned difficult place to make money while you’re at it. This creates several problems...
Voter turnout drops
By
In the 2010 University of Manitoba Student’s Union (UMSU) general election, 2,374 students chose to vote in this uncontested race — more than 10 per cent of the eligible voters at the University of...
Jesus lizard (and shark, and bird . . . )
By
Sexual reproduction is a wonderful thing — scientifically speaking, of course. Through the combining of genetic material two individuals create a genetic offspring that is genetically similar, but not identical to the parents. However...
Articles By: