Food sovereignty in Western Canada
Tabitha Martens is passionate about food, but “food” is a term that means much more to Martens than a simple Webster’s definition might suggest.
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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…
Point / Counterpoint – The motion: science will one day render philosphy obsolete (Pro)
Pro: If science has not rendered philosophy obsolete as a means for understanding the world, it will. Science as a discipline provides concrete knowledge by…
Point / Counterpoint – The motion: science will one day render philosophy obsolete (Con)
Con: Science cannot, and cannot be allowed to, render philosophy obsolete. One defence is that arguments for science as a reliable means for learning about…
A day in the life: Performing the experiment from beginning to end
Last time, we plated our cells and left them to grow enough for drug treatment. Today, we will finally perform the intended experiment, for which…
“Where we are shapes who we are”
U of M president David Barnard began the most recent installment of the Visionary Conversations speaker series by saying, “Where we are shapes who we…
Over the Top
How many cupcakes can you eat? No really, how many? Mentoring Artists for Women’s Art (MAWA) will push your sugar consumption and stomach capacity to…
Gimme Some Truth
The fifth annual Gimme Some Truth Documentary Festival, hosted by the Winnipeg Film Group, will run from Mar. 14 until 17 at the Cinematheque; the…
Researcher profile: Shantel Gushue
Shantel Gushue is a University of Manitoba M.Sc. candidate studying Prion disease through the department of medical microbiology and infectious diseases.
Sometimes, life’s a ditch: Architecture keep Ditchball tradition alive
For the 35th year in a row, students from the faculty of architecture congregated around an icy ditch carved right through a huge mountain of…