Smartphone hacking is easier than you may think
Smartphones evolved from cell phones by acquiring the capabilities of personal computers. For those who own smartphones, the surrounding environment needs to compete with access…
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Canadian astronomers claim star activity is ‘probably aliens’
Stars behaving strangely have been suggested to be a sign of alien life.
Canadian scientist leading research on synthetic compounds to treat Alzheimer’s disease
Is the answer to the Alzheimer’s disease epidemic computer-modelled molecules? Donald Weaver, senior scientist and director at the Krembil Research Institute in Toronto, believes it very…
Teaching machines to learn
Most “introduction to psychology” students would be familiar with the importance of computers in the history of cognitive psychology, or the study of human mental…
Underwater archaeologist visits Winnipeg to talk about discoveries of the HMS Erebus and HMS Terror
On Oct. 20, the Manitoba Museum invited Marc-André Bernier, manager of underwater archaeology at Parks Canada, to give a presentation on the archeology of the…
Science Briefs: Animal Activity Edition
A recent study by scientists at Duke University, Kyoto University, and the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology has provided evidence that great apes (bonobos,…
Elon Musk wants to colonize Mars within the next decade
Elon Musk is a man with a dream. And the dream is the stuff science fiction is made of: Musk, the billionaire founder and CEO…
World Health Organization reports 92% of world population breathes dangerous air
In a report released this past Tuesday, the World Health Organization (WHO) estimated that 92 per cent of the world’s population breathes air that exceeds…
Recent findings that Harvard research was funded by sugar industry isn’t anything new
Newly revealed documents show that the sugar industry funded research in the 1960s that cast blame for coronary heart disease on fat, with results more…
900-year-old Mayan book proven genuine
According to current research, the Grolier Codex, a Mayan book written approximately 900 years ago and widely considered to be fake until recently, has been…