This is the virtual bad place
When Elon Musk purchased Twitter this year for US$44 billion, the ship-jumping began, with many Twitter users urging others to switch platforms. What is perhaps…
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Colonizing outer space ignores problems on Earth
The promotional video for NASA’s Artemis I mission depicts a return to the moon as being about learning how to live on other planets, in…
Welcome to the future?
Imagine you wake up in the heat of summer. Beyond the city walls it is over 40 degrees, with sandstorms raging. But you get out…
How to ruin a cyber criminal’s day
We exist in a digital world, with technological advancements completely transforming the way we live. From online banking and GPS systems to social media, technology…
What is stopping human cloning?
The theme of “cloning” is common within the science-fiction and horror film genres — often tagged with apocalyptic views in mainstream media and pop culture….
The unremarkable is revealed by planetary defence test
It was on Sept. 26 that NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) — after traveling for 10 months with a trajectory aimed at a small…
Travel back in time with digital campus tour
Over the last two years, students have missed out on many valuable opportunities that shape the experience of attending university. Some may be near to wrapping up a degree in which they never physically attended the University of Manitoba campuses. While the pandemic has made certain activities more accessible, it is also normal to feel a certain nostalgia for what has been lost.
Reflections about virtual reality during COVID-19
My first impression of the VR universe was that it was wholesome and inviting. While still isolated in the real world, I was happy to find a community of people that I could gather with.
Scientists find oil rig noise pollution affects birds
We need to rethink the way we regulate noise pollution from oil rigs as the noise from oil drilling can be harmful to prairie songbirds, including species that are at risk. These findings come from a new study authored by Nicola Koper and Patricia Rosa. Koper is a professor at the natural resources institute at the University of Manitoba and Rosa is an assistant professor at St. George’s University. They both study how human activity can interfere with songbird behaviour.
The science of optimizing wireless connections
In an increasingly wireless and connected world, we rely on our devices to communicate with each other constantly and autonomously on our behalf. Wherever there is a wireless connection, there is an antenna to send and one to receive data.