Science

The Internet is full of information, but it can be hard to find exactly the information you need. That's where databases come in, and fortunately, no matter how

Crowdfunding is all the rage these days, with as recently as last week the much anticipated Veronica Mars movie hitting theaters after being funded almost entirely by fans eager to pitch in. But while sites like Kickstarter can be great for passion projects like that film, the people looking for funds are often doing absolutely incredible things. There are some truly amazing inventions and innovat

The lobotomy is now considered the worst medical mistake to ever take place, but back in the 1920s to the 1950s it was “normal” to subject someone that was

We believe it was Nelson Mandela who once opined “Sleep! That's where I'm a viking!” Indeed, truer words were never spoken. Sleep is the one part of our

Science fiction paints robots as hi-tech futuristic creations, but robots (or “automatons” for those of us with a pinch of class) are much older than most

It has been said that "the history of the world is but the biography of great men". This is called the "Great Man theory" and we assume it's totally bogus,

[display_podcast]1.Ball LightningThis bizarre electrical phenomenon usually occurs during thunderstorms and lasts for up to thirty seconds. Balls of

Crack open a Labatt Blue and hold on to your snowshoes as we take you on a tour of some of the greatest Canuck inventions of all time.

The ancient astronaut theory states that extraterritorial beings have made contact with Earth several times during our early history and provided us with

When people talk about the future, there are probably three things that they consider to be truly futuristic: cures for all diseases (to make sex risk free),