Thoughts on the future of you, me and humanity
Think of a world where anything is possible. Ahhhhhh, bliss. The colours. The smells. The joy. This world is like a never-ending lucid dream, where…
science
Pets!
I’ll put together a team of experts: the foremost zoologist in the world, the number one psychoanalyst, the most advanced child psychologist, the fittest evolutionary…
That’s too big!
Arabic numerals, which are what we here in Canada and the scientific community at large use to represent numbers, were a huge advancement over the…
Life after death
Whoa, you just died. Nice one. Only a moment ago, there you were — alive, lying in bed, in a clean, white room. Your family…
Sudoku: Behind the scenes
Upon meeting Will Gibson (Doctor Octagon) the creator of the Manitoban’s sudoku puzzles, two things are abundantly clear: this man knows his computers and he…
The age of things
Two hundred kilometers north of Winnipeg is Nopiming Provincial Park, a place full of backwater camping and hiking trails, and, as it happens, precambrian rocks…
Memory improves if you take a rest
Memory (among other things) is impaired when you are sleep-deprived, and having a full night of sleep (around eight hours, depending on the person) maximizes…
Math 4 life
With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, it is only fitting that we explore the relationships between numbers. Yes, numbers — like people — have…
Love hurts
Imagine you’re out for a walk in the woods and you happen upon an attractive mate; after copulation, your partner promptly bites your head off…
Zoological investigations
Kissing Bugs Rhodnius prolixus is one of several species of blood sucking insects belonging to the order hemiptera that can be found from southern Mexico…