Sci + Tech

Considering the ethical implications of the scientific pursuit

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

One professor discusses why the grading system is detrimental to scientific learning

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

Legislators and Internet users have different ideas of what a non-discriminatory Internet means

It starts with a sudden fever and a headache. Then comes nausea, skin rashes, and atrocious muscle and joint pain. There are no available vaccines… Read More »Dengue on our doorstep

Massive websites like Amazon may one day be able to pay for more information roadspace than smaller sites.

Cooperation vital to life on earth

Looking to change the way health care is delivered in the developing world, one cell phone at a time

Canadian scientists question the sustainability of recommending fish intake

Decoding the “black box” of computer surveillance

During my most recent failure in self-control – an obscenely unhealthy Rock of Love marathon that clearly took precedence over essay writing – I started… Read More »Lost In Transcription: Low on sugar, out of control

Exoplanets detected using data from gravitational disturbances and luminosity

Panelists consider science in Islamic states

Food that we throw in the trash bin ends up either dumped in a landfill or burned in an incinerator, along with all our other… Read More »Considering Composting?