Heroism, sustained
When ruminating over what or whom I consider to be a “hero,” it wasn’t long before I was confronted by the relativity of the term,…
Bryce Hoye
Science briefs
Moss at the centre of ice-age?; $4-million donation to the University of Manitoba’s engineering faculty; No one suspects…the butterfly
Real-time with Winnipeg Bus Live
Transit-users who chose to go Android over iPhone will be happy to learn of the free new app “Winnipeg Bus Live” created by Winnipegger Ryan…
Under the Norwalk
Depending on the source, somewhere close to one third of the 370 delegates at the 74th Canadian University Press conference fell ill with norovirus (or…
So, how ‘bout this climate we’re having?
On Jan. 5 record breaking temperatures swept over southern Manitoba. Winnipeg’s Richardson International Airport reached a high of 6.4 C, Portage la Prairie and Winkler…
Manitoba’s cougar
Are there resident breeding populations of cougar in Manitoba? “The answer is a resounding . . . maybe,” according to Bill Watkins while presiding over…
CD Review: David Lynch, Crazy Clown Time
Eraser Head, Blue Velvet, Wild at Heart — David Lynch hallmarks all. But Lynch and his unorthodoxy have found new form in the Nov. 13…
Occupy’s tired detractors
Maybe you’ve read your fair share of Occupy Wall Street articles in the last seven weeks; strap in for another. Since its inception on September…
Ichthyosaurs killed by mythical kraken?
This week in science fiction: the kraken — a giant squid mythologized by centuries of sailors — is being held responsible for a mass grave…
Stem cells cloned in NY lab
An article published in the journal Nature on Oct. 5, entitled “Human oocytes reprogram somatic cells to a pluripotent state,” chronicles the findings of a…