Lactose intolerance is a common digestive disorder that affects a significant portion of the global population. For myself, I have difficulty digesting lactose as well, which includes milk and dairy products. The sugars found in dairy products cause a significant amount of symptoms including bloating, gas, diarrhea, and gut pain. These symptoms happen about a… Read more »
Have you ever felt that there is no venture in life more important than the quest to assemble the perfect Saturday? (I say “assemble, because that is the only way, isn’t it? Putting it together, piece-by-carefully-chosen-piece, like a miniature, silver-plated model of the Eiffel Tower, or a beautifully crafted, hand-painted German jigsaw puzzle.) Have you… Read more »
Would you push your best friend in front of a speeding CN train if it saved a group of children from being run over? Sacrificing the smaller good to benefit the social whole underpins the philosophy of Utilitarianism. A present-day example would be where a “riot involving hundreds of deaths may be averted only by… Read more »
ChatGPT has renewed the conversation—and speculation—surrounding artificial intelligence. With some apprehension, we sifted through the archives to find what passed for current views way back when. Ten years ago. S.D. Livingstone delves into the possibility that AI could man the phone lines at the customer service desk. “According to one prediction, it will only be… Read more »
If you like computer coding and always wanted to invent a board game this is the job posting for you. Other tasks include utilizing word and language predictive software in “research areas: natural language processing, artificial intelligence, neural networks, software development”. As course material uses more complex software you’d be part of the technological vanguard… Read more »
In last week’s edition of The Voice Magazine, I highlighted the Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police, their Intelligence and Organized Crime Committee, and the Criminal Intelligence Service Canada, which was comprised of one federal bureau and ten provincial bureaus, one in every province, and which included Criminal Intelligence Service Ontario, as well as covering… Read more »
From my early beginnings as a young introvert, the public library has always been a bit of a refuge. Years later, not much has changed, albeit with an additional affinity for endless hours spent scouring second-hand bookstores to add to my ever-growing “to-read” pile. From one bookworm to another, this column will be underscoring and… Read more »
Congratulations, AU graduates! The Athabasca University Students’ Union (AUSU) extends its heartfelt congratulations to the recent Athabasca University (AU) undergraduates who Convocated on Friday, June 16, 2023, online and in person in Edmonton, Alberta. We are tremendously grateful to have shared part of this momentous day with you. You have worked tirelessly to reach this… Read more »
