Plastics polluting the waters
We live in an age of being environmentally conscious about our planet, so it is no surprise when topics like pollution cause a stir within…
science
Science competition needs funding to survive in Manitoba
Science literacy among youth is a phenomenal asset to have, and one that this country has been accumulating due to contributions from various science-and-community programs….
2013 in food
In 2013, food was out of this world. From Chris Hadfield’s space kitchen to the Sriracha sauce scare, here are the headlines that caught our…
2013 campus roundup
The U of M had a busy 2013, but the Manitoban had you covered for campus updates. Here, in no particular order, is a summary…
Tropical plant is a genetic pickpocket
Scientists from Indiana University have shown that a rare tropical plant absorbs the genes of other plant species. Amborella trichopoda, a shrub found on the…
Time’s arrow: the Sokal hoax
In 1996, New York University physics professor Alan Sokal tried an experiment: he wrote an article satirizing deconstructionist philosophy and its abuses of scientific terminology,…
The end of a world
We know that in about five billion years our sun will expand and destroy Earth. The question is, do we know what kind of changes…
The science of music
It is said that music has a much more precise vocabulary for describing its objects than any other art. This allows us to talk scientifically…
All this machinery, making modern music
Örjan Sandred is a professor of composition at the University of Manitoba’s Marcel A. Desautels faculty of music. His music involves the use of computers,…
The sounds of silence
The battle between sound and silence rages in many corners of our world – from the sharp glares in libraries, to heated discussions, pleas, and…