While some of us may be planning the relatively harmless pranks we will play on our roommates and co-workers, computer security experts are bracing for the activation of the most wide-spread computer-virus infection in several years. The Conficker worm is estimated to infect between 9-15 million Windows machines, and the truly frightening thing [...]

Tonight at 8:30pm you can join millions of people around the world by turning of your lights for one hour to call for a more sustainable future. Earth Hour is aiming to get 1 billion people to vote with their light switch and send a powerful message to global political leaders, who [...]

From today’s Globe and Mail (full article here):

KIEV, Ukraine — A widespread scare about vaccine side effects in Ukraine has led to a sharp drop in immunizations that could result in disease outbreaks spreading beyond the former Soviet republic, international and local health officials say.

Hundreds of thousands of fearful Ukrainians have [...]

What’s wrong with the originals?

So I’ve noticed a fairly embedded cultural infatuation with makeovers.  People, websites, logos, companies, national leadership…  In any case, here are two popular children’s figures “made over”.  Sad part is, I’m not even making it up.  Click on the image for the article.

Like some things in the world, I [...]

Vancouver Pro Musica is running their annual new music festival, Sonic Boom, from March 19 – 22 (Thursday – Sunday).  It’s at The Western Front, at 303 E 8th Ave (one block east of Main) at 7:30 each night.  Tickets are $20/10, and festival passes are $35 for all four nights.

“Four nights of new [...]

In response to the shocking revelation of comments by Canada’s Minister of State for Science and Technology on evolution.

(see here for some great responses from the research community)

To the office of the Prime Minister of Canada:

As a student in scientific field, I wish to express the deep concern I felt [...]