Immortality in sight
It now seems inevitable that we will live to ages only dreamed of by our ancestors. At least, according to futurist Ray Kurzweil, who says… Read More »Immortality in sight
Sci + Tech
Ideal spaces for health care
Hospital development team considers patient needs
Sustainable species only
Motion aims to limit types of seafood sold on campus
Cosmic oversights and migrant moons
Colossal new ring around Saturn sheds light on planetary origins
Abortion, scientifically speaking
A look at the medical misconceptions within a moral issue
Digging up the truth on Ardi
Latest evolutionary discovery misunderstood and exaggerated by media
Diagnosis gone digital
Electronic medical assistants helpful but not always effective
In search of Earth’s long-lost twin
MIT prof says technology is bringing us closer to an answer
Nature knows best
Prof talks science that mimics materials found in the natural environment
Fishing for the future of ocean life
Documentary focuses on the implications of overfishing in marine populations
Is research ever value-free?
Considering the ethical implications of the scientific pursuit
Fate of military research regulations still up in the air
McGill University’s research policy will be updated this fall, a move that has student activists concerned about ethical regulation of future military research on campus.… Read More »Fate of military research regulations still up in the air
On physics, 4.0s, and undergrad souls
One professor discusses why the grading system is detrimental to scientific learning
Brand new semester, same old goals
It’s September 1 again, and the August binge of everything-you-had-planned-to-do-in-the-summer-but-hadn’t-gotten-around-to-yet has drawn to a close. We are back in school mode, and the inevitable school… Read More »Brand new semester, same old goals
Neutralizing the net
Legislators and Internet users have different ideas of what a non-discriminatory Internet means