Summer science in the media
While most of us were getting some well-deserved rest this summer, the ever-expanding science world was doing anything but. Some recent scientific breakthroughs have been… Read More »Summer science in the media
Sci + Tech
Inexact knowledge and intrinsic curiosity
Where is creativity in the science curriculum?
Our year in tech
A critical look at the role of social media in the polarization of campus politics
Could the internet be shut off?
Control over communication, from James Admin to Egypt
Zines: lo-tech publications in a hi-tech era
Midnight Kitchen opts for physical form of communication
Snapshots of science
Languages, video games, and green chem
Reboot, refurb, recycle
How a McGill student group gives old hardware a second life – and why you should care
What’s in a kilogram?
The last SI unit to be defined in a way that can be universally replicated
Where does MITx fit into our education system?
The latest initiative in the OpenCourseWare movement offers certificates for class-completion
Bullshit on your plate
Bug burgers, manure foam, factory farming, and the future of meat
So good so far
Dreaming up a new way to power cars
Quantitative Biology comes to McGill
Exploring the natural world with numbers and stats
A new era for planet Earth
It’s hot, it’s here to stay—and it really is all our fault.
Firewalls and firearms
Online attacks can have devastating offline effects – and we aren’t prepared
Kyoto sunset
Canada becomes the first country to withdraw from the Kyoto protocol