by Sam Kemerer in News
"I think that freedom is very important and that it has a price," explained Alina Fernandez. Fernandez, Fidel Castro's daughter, spoke to a very large crowed in the Barben rooms on Tuesday, October 20. Her speech touched upon many subjects but revolved around growing up in Cuba as Castro's daughter.
by Katelynn Wilton in News
Last Friday, Professor Sherratt of Carleton University, presented on "The Evolution of Ageing" (yes, that is aging, spelled correctly, he claimed, from the other side of the river.) His talk, held at 4:00 p.m. in Science Center 213 presented research into the cause of aging.
by Mollie Boise in News
are so few organisms left, that natural selection is less effective. This benign neglect results from natural selection ignoring the effects that genes may have on older individuals in order to focus on the more important genes needed in younger life in order for the organism to get to the point where the late in life genes will even matter.
by Zachary Shepherd in News
Amazon replaces Kindle 2 broken from a fall A law school graduate contacted Amazon after his Kindle 2 stopped working when he dropped it. Normally, Amazon and other companies charge for replacements when it is the owner's fault the damage occurred. In this case, the customer argued that, because Amazon shows the Kindle 2 falling and continuing to function in their advertisements, he had a right to expect his Kindle would survive a similar drop.
by Mike Zapler San Jose Mercury New (MCT) in News
Hundreds of green-energy company executives descended on Washington this week to urge members of Congress to pass a sweeping climate change bill, which they predicted would spur billions of dollars in clean-energy investments and ease the nation's dependence on foreign oil.
