By: Annie Cheung Heavy metals ions, such as gold, are toxic to many species of bacteria. It is therefore surprising to see that the bacterium, Delftia acidovorans, can thrive on biofilms that form on top of gold deposits. Researchers at McMaster University have found a novel mechanism in which this gold-resistant bacterium is able to […]
By Mike Nickerson The biggest news on planet Earth today is that the human family has grown to fill its habitat. While this situation effects every issue from economic stagnation to climate change, it is actually good news. Realizing that we are now mature as a species clarifies the task of adapting to our mature […]
Dear Feet, Why must you carry me so swiftly? You move by your own volition, not mine, at a rate that far exceeds that of the people ahead of me. I understand your need to get from A to B while keeping t as low as possible but there are other variables to consider. The […]
By: Arnav Agarwal Edward Cullen might not be the only one living forever: humans might be joining the vampires in a leap towards eternal life. If the work of Dmitry Itskov- founder of the “Initiative 2045”, the program which proposes the reality of human immortality- follows through, the project will turn fiction into fact: […]
By Udoka Gabriella Okafor While watching the Olympics, I was quite interested in the multitude of events. Seeing the likes of Usain Bolt and other athletes racing the track was very impressive. From their colours to their audacity, they represented their nations proudly. Yet while these athletes are certainly the superstars of their nations, they […]
Kacper Niburski Assistant News Editor It was among these questionable times, where differences seem to take precedent over similarities, and commonalities are anything but common, that TEDxMcMasterU hosted the event “Bridges and Barriers” on March 17. The McMaster conference included talks from 11 different speakers, whose careers varied as much as their speeches did. […]
Sumeet Khanna & Amanda Mihoub Wright McMaster Debating Society Sumeet: I would destroy that proof. Why? Because this information has the potential to incredibly damage the lives of religious individuals, for a number of reasons. First, it would throw individuals into torturous doubt. If I have spent my life ordering my actions around the […]
[adrotate banner="16"] [feather_share show="twitter, google_plus, facebook, reddit, tumblr" hide="pinterest, linkedin, mail"] By: Dawn Braiscak Everyone knows love is the most common theme in songs, but why? I believe the answer is sex. From an evolutionary psychology perspective, this makes a lot of sense. In 1872, Darwin proposed that in our evolutionary past, music was used […]
