Science fiction writers can be eerily good at predicting the future, especially when it comes to the technology we’ll be using someday. Jules Verne was especially prescient, imagining electric submarines and tasers long before their time. Now, though, science has turned the tables on those writers; It’s found a way to store books on DNA…. Read more »
Anyone who has ever stepped up and joined a group knows the obligations often outweigh the perks. If you’ve taken on an executive role or, heaven forbid, the chair position, this is doubly true. As a volunteer on a public or private sector board, the expectations are high. If you receive an honorarium, there is… Read more »
Film: Footnote (Sony Pictures Classics 2012) Director: Joseph Cedar Cast: Shlomo Bar?aba, Lior Ashkenazi ?My Father had a profound influence on me. He was a lunatic.? Spike Milligan ?. . . basically he’s trying to say this man is a sissy as opposed to the virile, strong Roman man with his iron helmet and cleated… Read more »
Each year since 2005, the Athabasca University Research Centre has been hosting Arts & Science Research Talks, which look at topics near and dear to your professors. The most recent talk was done back in April of this year, but fortunately all the talks since 2010 are being kept online and can be accessed on… Read more »
AU Students urge candidates to improve university funding AU students are concerned about the financial health of Athabasca University and the effect of recent news stories on the reputation of the AUSU membership. A recent CBC report notes that in recent years the university has made a series of reserve draws to cover budget shortfalls,… Read more »
On a trip to Alberta’s Peace Country this summer, I insisted that we stop at Mayerthorpe, AB. My purpose: to visit the Fallen Four Memorial Park, a tribute to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police officers who lost their lives in the 2005 murder. For better or worse, Mayerthorpe will forever be associated with the tragedy…. Read more »
Once upon a time there was a certain sense of accomplishment in ploughing through tomes like War and Peace or The Complete Works of William Shakespeare. It took effort and focus. Now we can listen to audiobook versions instead, but are audiobooks really the same as reading? Yes, and in some ways they’re even better…. Read more »
PSYCH 200: Introduction to Career Development: This recently developed course might fit well into the lesson plans of some students. According to the official description in the syllabus, the course ?reviews the history of career counselling and discusses a sampling of career development theories, the general process of career counselling, the career concerns of diverse… Read more »
Film: The Time That Remains (IFC Films 2011) Writer/Director: Elia Suleiman Cast: Elia Suleiman, Saleh Bakri, Leila Mouammar, Bilal Zidani ?Many critics of the Palestinians, especially those in Congress, think the current calm is merely the eye of the storm. That’s why the House of Representatives approved a foreign aid package last week that forbade… Read more »
As I write this, August is half over?and I can’t believe it. I know time appears to speed up as we age, but this is crazy. I overheard Roy telling a friend on the telephone that he’s ?been very busy every day with very little to show for it.? I can identify with that. Yet… Read more »