don’t forget: Athabasca University’s Convocation is happening right now! If you were unable to travel to Athabasca to participate in the festivities, if your special friends and relatives couldn’t make the trip to support you in person, or if you’d just like a preview of your own future graduation, there’s good news: AU’s website is… Read more »
Superheroes are taking over Hollywood this summer. From box office hit Thor to X-Men: First Class, which opened last weekend, to the upcoming Green Lantern and Captain America, there’s high interest in comic book action heroes these days. And no wonder?the concept of superpowers is truly fascinating. The following links explore ?superhumanity? a little further…. Read more »
At Home: Flying Bear At high speeds, birds hitting cars can be bad news for both the bird and the car’s windshield. Fortunately for motorists, the chance of being hit by a larger flying creature is extremely slim. However, in a stranger-than-fiction occurrence, it has happened. As The Toronto Star reports, a recent bizarre and… Read more »
Mark your calendars for June 9-11: Athabasca University’s Convocation ceremonies are just around the corner. If You’re unable to travel to Athabasca to participate in the festivities, if your special friends and relatives can’t make the trip to support you in person, or if you’d just like a preview of your own future graduation, there’s… Read more »
With all the drama surrounding the failed Rapture predictions last weekend, many grew a little apocalypse-wary. At the same time, the US Center for Disease Control published a tongue-in-cheek blog post advising readers on how to survive a zombie apocalypse (and any other ?real emergencies? that might occur). Continuing in that vein?after all, May is… Read more »
It’s that time of year: school is winding down to its close, and the summer holidays are on the horizon. For many students, though, June marks not an ending but a beginning. This year’s graduates can look ahead with excitement to what the future will bring. For The Voice, the summer will be an equally… Read more »
At Home: What a Pill You’re sick, so your doctor hands you a sheaf of prescriptions. You get them filled and, not surprisingly, you start feeling better. Must be the magic of the meds, right? Perhaps not. As The Globe and Mail reports, a recent survey suggests that 20 per cent of Canadian physicians ?occasionally… Read more »
Mark your calendars for June 9-11: Athabasca University’s Convocation ceremonies are just around the corner. If You’re unable to travel to Athabasca to participate in the festivities, if your special friends and relatives can’t make the trip to support you in person, or if you’d just like a preview of your own future graduation, there’s… Read more »
With the finale of the popular hit show just around the corner, people are becoming increasingly interested in Dancing?and in dancing. But dance isn’t all glitzy visuals; there’s a lot of science behind all that moving and shaking, and dance is just as elemental elsewhere in the world (or universe) as it is in the… Read more »
Operation Unplugged wants to send you into Canada’s great outdoors. Are you a student who loves being plugged into the Internet, social media and all manner of techno-gadgets? If so, a new TV show wants to take them all away from you . . . and reward you generously. Operation Unplugged, a six-episode TV series… Read more »