Should there really be an app for that?
A look at the absurd, the offensive, and the potentially amusing in mobile technology
Sci + Tech
Participatory research benefits both sides
Traditional scientific research has often been criticized for operating like a one-way street. Researchers frequently use communities solely as information resources from which to gather… Read More »Participatory research benefits both sides
Distributing medicine worldwide
Panel considers McGill’s collaborative role in global accessibility initiatives
A call to integrate science into politics
Former politician says issue applies to all parties
Intergalactic music
Physicists use sound ripples to detect black holes
Stumbling upon progress
HIV researcher hopeful for the future of youth in science
Ideal spaces for health care
Hospital development team considers patient needs
Earth on Tickertape
A study compiled by the UN Environment Programme found that carbon emissions grew over three times faster between 2002 and 2007 than they had in… Read More »Earth on Tickertape
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
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