By Joseph Tubb
Ben Harper and his backing band Relentless7’s new album White Lies for Dark Times makes with the good times, with a variety of music built around Harper’s versatile vocals. Reminiscent of classic rock, blues and soul, Lies manages to find cohesion amidst its many influences. From opener “Number With No Name,” Harper and Relentless7 shy… Continue reading Spun: Ben Harper and Relentless7
By Joseph Tubb
Stigma may stop struggling gamblers from seeking support. According to a 2002 survey by the Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse, 82 per cent of Albertans participate in some form of gambling. Yet University of Calgary researcher Jenny Horch found that there is quite a bit of stigma or negative attitudes towards problem gamblers. For her… Continue reading Stigmas harm problem gambling recovery
By Joseph Tubb
Calm Asa Coma’s self-titled debut album is an obvious freshman effort, but has enough charm to warrant future listening. Their CD opens with very literal introductions, each member playing their instrument or singing in seeming succession so you can get to know them. By the third song, you know what you like and what you… Continue reading Calm Asa Coma
By Joseph Tubb
Young girls attending Catholic schools in Calgary may have legal grounds to sue the school board in the future. A group of researchers including University of Calgary’s medical bioethics senior associate Dr. Juliet Guichon and pediatrics and bioethics professor Dr. Ian Mitchell asked the Calgary Catholic School District Trustees to reconsider their in-school ban of… Continue reading Catholic schools under fire again
By Joseph Tubb
University of Calgary researchers witnessed two incidents of poaching while observing big horn sheep in Sheep River Provincial Park in October. The first took place Oct. 18, when a pair of research assistants who were capturing sheep to fit with GPS collars saw four people scoping the group of sheep from a nearby ridge. Although… Continue reading Researchers witness poaching
By Joseph Tubb
What you can’t see might hurt you, but probably not. Nanomaterials– materials with at least one dimension smaller than 0.1 micrometres– are causing a stir in the scientific community. Novel uses for nanotechnology are being discovered that exploit their unusual chemistry, including drug delivery systems and quantum computers, but people are starting to question what… Continue reading Nanotechnology is nothing to be scared of
By Joseph Tubb
Canadians can now blame those pesky SUVs for their appendicitis. University of Calgary medical researcher Dr. Gilaad Kaplan and his team have discovered a possible link between appendicitis and air pollution. Five thousand adults admitted to Calgary hospitals with appendicitis between 1999 and 2006 were used in the study, which attempted to correlate levels of… Continue reading Researcher saves appendixes