Three reasons why we drink
Drinking is an age-old custom. Archaeologists have found evidence of fermented alcoholic beverages’ existence in China as early as 9,000 years ago. Intoxicating liquor runs…
Tom Ingram
Science, ethics, and nutrition
Earlier this summer, it was revealed that researchers sponsored by the Canadian government had conducted wildly unethical nutritional experiments on malnourished Aboriginal children in residential…
University email change misguided
Tom Ingram, staff The University of Manitoba is adopting a new email policy. Starting Sept. 1, all communications between students and faculty or staff must…
The great suburban illusion
The Habitat for Humanity development in Winnipeg’s Riverbend neighbourhood is nearing completion. Of a proposed 10 side-by-side units, half have been completed and half are…
The right to not be spied on
In a world increasingly driven by the exchange of data over the Internet, the issue of online privacy is never far from the public eye….
Clarifying Prism
Last month’s revelations about the large-scale program of electronic surveillance by U.S. and U.K. spy agencies have caused some confusion. The details emerged gradually in…
Wheeling and dealing
As we become more concerned about the environment and energy efficiency, hybrid vehicles begin to look more and more attractive. They seem like the best…
Philosophy of science: A very short history
If you’re going to talk about the philosophy of science, it’s important to have some historical background. To help trace a little bit of science’s…
New “Cold War” in Antarctica? Scientists argue over Vostok bacteria
Lake Vostok is situated almost 4,000 metres below the Antarctic ice. Russian scientists have been drilling there for over twenty years. The lake’s appeal is…
Further evidence for Higgs boson: New particle behaves as predicted, so far
CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, has tentatively confirmed that the new particle measured early last July is a Higgs boson. In a press…