More than three-quarter of Canadians, according to a new poll, don’t think the U.S. should try to promote the creation of democratic governments in other countries. The question is, do they think anyone should–or do they actually think dictatorships are OK for other people, as long as they don’t directly upset Canadians’ complacent, comfortable and …
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Saskatchewan-born inventor in U.S. Inventor’s Hall of Fame
Don Bateman, 73, born in Saskatoon and trained at the University of Saskatchewan, has been inducted into the U.S. Inventor’s Hall of Fame for inventing the lifesaving Enhanced Ground Proximity Warning System for airplanes.
Music on the brain
Music, it is sometimes said, is a universal language. Well, yes and no. Every human culture has some form of music, but the language of music can vary wildly. You can learn to appreciate the music of another culture, but when you first hear it, it may sound like unstructured noise. New research is beginning …
Call me a Cab, but not a Spätburgunder
My wife and I have started a wine blog, The Willetts on Wine. It’s mostly just a place to record our own wine experiences for future reference, but you’re welcome to pay it a visit–if it points you to a great wine you wouldn’t otherwise have tried, our lives will be fulfilled. I kicked it …
It’s a science fiction world…
…or it sure will be when we have the capability to use any flat surface as a control panel for…well, anything that needs a control panel.
Is there a frozen sea on Mars?
Scientists say “it’s fairly plausible.”
Science fiction authors sting vanity press
I have been remiss not plugging Atlanta Nights. Consider it plugged. Of course, in the Old West, someone who was “plugged” was someone on the receiving end of six-gun justice; and if you prefer that usage, it might be more accurate to say that the publisher who accepted this novel, PublishAmerica, has been well and …
Robots that act like rats
Not to be confused with remote-controlled rescue rats.
Designing drugs with computers
This sounds like a great project: using computers to produce a blueprint of a designer drug that could stop some diseases–including influenza–from replicating in humans. With the growing concern about the expected next influenza pandemic, we should all keep our fingers crossed.
Cool blog on medical technology
Thanks to Instapundit, I just discovered this cool blog focusing on emerging new medical technologies.
Another great review for Lost in Translation!
Romance Reviews Today has sent along a very nice review of Lost in Translation, which will appear on their site in their February 20 issue; I’ve posted it here with permission. The hatred between the bat-like S’sinn and the humans, who colonized their world twenty years ago, burns bright. Neither Jarrikk, one of the few …
How popular is your name?
This is very cool: a wizard that shows you the popularity of various names over the years, in usage per million babies. Edward is apparently very old-fashioned…to which I say, good!
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