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Sat, 25 May 2013 14:59:43 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/16/back-from-space-hadfield-is-feeling-the-weight-of-the-world/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/16/back-from-space-hadfield-is-feeling-the-weight-of-the-world/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 17:57:47 +0000 Kate Lunau http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=384755 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/16/back-from-space-hadfield-is-feeling-the-weight-of-the-world/feed/ 0 'We're tottering around like two old duffers in an old folks' home' http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/14/how-long-will-you-live/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/14/how-long-will-you-live/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 15:11:00 +0000 Kate Lunau http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=381679 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/14/how-long-will-you-live/feed/ 0 A controversial new test could determine your actual biological age and reveal just how many years you have left http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/14/chris-hadfield-good-morning-earth/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/14/chris-hadfield-good-morning-earth/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 14:03:34 +0000 Kate Lunau http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=383397 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/14/chris-hadfield-good-morning-earth/feed/ 0 On the iBooks Top 10: A behind-the-scenes look at the man and his mission http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/27/redefining-the-moment-of-death-why-its-not-permanent-for-a-while-and-who-to-bring-back/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/27/redefining-the-moment-of-death-why-its-not-permanent-for-a-while-and-who-to-bring-back/#comments Sat, 27 Apr 2013 10:40:01 +0000 Kate Lunau http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=376487 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/27/redefining-the-moment-of-death-why-its-not-permanent-for-a-while-and-who-to-bring-back/feed/ 0 In conversation with physician and resuscitation researcher Dr. Sam Parnia http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/18/newsmakers-88/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/18/newsmakers-88/#comments Thu, 18 Apr 2013 13:00:00 +0000 Kate Lunau http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=373039 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/18/newsmakers-88/feed/ 0 Bieber brushes up on his history, Big Ben takes a rare break and a comic hero comes out of the transgender closet http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/03/scientists-are-closing-in-on-dark-matter/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/03/scientists-are-closing-in-on-dark-matter/#comments Wed, 03 Apr 2013 19:32:19 +0000 Kate Lunau http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=367799 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/03/scientists-are-closing-in-on-dark-matter/feed/ 0 New research on one of science's enduring mysteries http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/28/elise-andrew-on-why-she-loves-science/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/28/elise-andrew-on-why-she-loves-science/#comments Thu, 28 Mar 2013 17:35:20 +0000 Kate Lunau http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=365684 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/28/elise-andrew-on-why-she-loves-science/feed/ 0 Kate Lunau talks with the creative force behind everybody's favourite science page http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/23/the-once-flowing-rivers-the-drinkable-water-and-when-well-walk-on-the-red-planet/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/23/the-once-flowing-rivers-the-drinkable-water-and-when-well-walk-on-the-red-planet/#comments Sat, 23 Mar 2013 10:00:00 +0000 Kate Lunau http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=362580 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/23/the-once-flowing-rivers-the-drinkable-water-and-when-well-walk-on-the-red-planet/feed/ 0 John Grotzinger talks about once-flowing rivers, the drinkable water—and when we’ll walk on the red planet http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/21/theres-a-prize-for-that/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/21/theres-a-prize-for-that/#comments Thu, 21 Mar 2013 15:20:00 +0000 Kate Lunau http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=362604 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/21/theres-a-prize-for-that/feed/ 0 While some companies might hire developers, Nexflix launches contest for 'something cool' http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/18/good-clean-work/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/18/good-clean-work/#comments Mon, 18 Mar 2013 11:30:00 +0000 Kate Lunau http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=359983 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/18/good-clean-work/feed/ 0 The green jobs sector is no longer a niche http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/12/chris-hadfield-ready-to-take-command-of-the-iss/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/12/chris-hadfield-ready-to-take-command-of-the-iss/#comments Wed, 13 Mar 2013 01:23:15 +0000 Kate Lunau http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=359569 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/12/chris-hadfield-ready-to-take-command-of-the-iss/feed/ 0 'Tonight Kevin hands me the spaceship's keys,' astronaut tweets. (And here's how he spent his final day NOT in command) http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/11/our-man-in-space/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/11/our-man-in-space/#comments Mon, 11 Mar 2013 12:00:00 +0000 Kate Lunau http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=357607 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/11/our-man-in-space/feed/ 0 The ISS — 'alive, in real time,' thanks to Twitter, Tumblr and Google+ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/18/big-news-on-dark-matter/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/18/big-news-on-dark-matter/#comments Mon, 18 Feb 2013 17:45:30 +0000 Kate Lunau http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=351886 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/18/big-news-on-dark-matter/feed/ 0 Kate Lunau's latest from the AAAS Meeting, on the mysterious stuff that makes up 25 per cent of our universe http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/17/the-mystery-of-memory-and-the-famous-patient-known-as-hm/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/17/the-mystery-of-memory-and-the-famous-patient-known-as-hm/#comments Sun, 17 Feb 2013 19:07:21 +0000 Kate Lunau http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=351714 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/17/the-mystery-of-memory-and-the-famous-patient-known-as-hm/feed/ 0 Kate Lunau on the most famous neurological patient in history http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/16/catching-neutrinos-the-tiny-particle-that-could-help-explain-why-we-exist/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/16/catching-neutrinos-the-tiny-particle-that-could-help-explain-why-we-exist/#comments Sat, 16 Feb 2013 21:41:57 +0000 Kate Lunau http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=351604 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/16/catching-neutrinos-the-tiny-particle-that-could-help-explain-why-we-exist/feed/ 0 Why are we here? Kate Lunau on the mysterious particles that could help explain http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/15/back-pain-fallen-arches-a-look-at-the-downsides-of-human-evolution/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/15/back-pain-fallen-arches-a-look-at-the-downsides-of-human-evolution/#comments Fri, 15 Feb 2013 21:36:32 +0000 Kate Lunau http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=351380 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/15/back-pain-fallen-arches-a-look-at-the-downsides-of-human-evolution/feed/ 0 Kate Lunau's latest dispatch from the AAAS meeting http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/14/new-worlds-brain-machines-feathered-dinosaurs-and-the-higgs-boson/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/14/new-worlds-brain-machines-feathered-dinosaurs-and-the-higgs-boson/#comments Thu, 14 Feb 2013 19:33:35 +0000 Kate Lunau http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=350759 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/14/new-worlds-brain-machines-feathered-dinosaurs-and-the-higgs-boson/feed/ 0 Kate Lunau is on the ground at the world's biggest science fest http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/08/near-earth-objects-finding-them-before-they-find-us/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/08/near-earth-objects-finding-them-before-they-find-us/#comments Fri, 08 Feb 2013 16:05:00 +0000 Kate Lunau http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=347412 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/08/near-earth-objects-finding-them-before-they-find-us/feed/ 0 By Donald K. Yeomans http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/22/planet-hunting/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/22/planet-hunting/#comments Wed, 23 Jan 2013 05:00:00 +0000 Kate Lunau http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=337993 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/22/planet-hunting/feed/ 0 New research suggests our galaxy alone may be filled with billions of planets—literally http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/17/chris-hadfield-talks-with-school-kids-from-space/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/17/chris-hadfield-talks-with-school-kids-from-space/#comments Thu, 17 Jan 2013 16:55:01 +0000 Kate Lunau http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=338443 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/17/chris-hadfield-talks-with-school-kids-from-space/feed/ 0 What's the first thing the astronaut will do back on Earth? Have a hot shower. http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/16/ebay-goes-offline/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/16/ebay-goes-offline/#comments Wed, 16 Jan 2013 18:40:01 +0000 Kate Lunau http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=335089 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/16/ebay-goes-offline/feed/ 0 Meanwhile, Amazon expands pickup locations http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/08/dont-just-sit-there/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/08/dont-just-sit-there/#comments Tue, 08 Jan 2013 18:36:01 +0000 Kate Lunau http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=333027 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/08/dont-just-sit-there/feed/ 0 It's tied to obesity, diabetes and cancer--and exercise won’t make up for it http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/26/higgs-kisses/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/26/higgs-kisses/#comments Wed, 26 Dec 2012 12:10:01 +0000 Kate Lunau http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=320647 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/26/higgs-kisses/feed/ 0 Science’s big bet paid off when the ‘God particle’ was discovered courtesy of the monstrous Hadron Collider http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/22/the-biggest-craziest-gee-whizziest-science-stories-of-2012/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/22/the-biggest-craziest-gee-whizziest-science-stories-of-2012/#comments Sat, 22 Dec 2012 21:43:53 +0000 Kate Lunau http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=330315 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/22/the-biggest-craziest-gee-whizziest-science-stories-of-2012/feed/ 0 Science writer Kate Lunau picks her favourite stories of the year http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/12/a-mini-nile-river-spotted-on-saturns-moon/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/12/a-mini-nile-river-spotted-on-saturns-moon/#comments Wed, 12 Dec 2012 20:22:51 +0000 Kate Lunau http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=327501 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/12/a-mini-nile-river-spotted-on-saturns-moon/feed/ 0 Scientists have spotted a “mini Nile river” on the surface of Titan, Saturn’s largest... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/11/astronaut-chris-hadfield-readies-for-mission-of-a-lifetime/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/11/astronaut-chris-hadfield-readies-for-mission-of-a-lifetime/#comments Tue, 11 Dec 2012 22:28:41 +0000 Kate Lunau http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=326771 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/11/astronaut-chris-hadfield-readies-for-mission-of-a-lifetime/feed/ 0 Hadfield will become the first Canadian to command the International Space Station http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/08/newsmakers-76/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/08/newsmakers-76/#comments Sat, 08 Dec 2012 10:30:01 +0000 Kate Lunau http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=323923 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/08/newsmakers-76/feed/ 0 More exits from Montreal’s political stage, the Pope tweets, and hockey fans finally catch a break http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/06/3d-printed-ar-15-rifle-fires-six-rounds/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/06/3d-printed-ar-15-rifle-fires-six-rounds/#comments Thu, 06 Dec 2012 23:00:15 +0000 Kate Lunau http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=324746 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/06/3d-printed-ar-15-rifle-fires-six-rounds/feed/ 0 Defense Distributed tests 'fully printable firearm' http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/03/first-analysis-of-martian-soil-turns-up-complex-chemicals/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/03/first-analysis-of-martian-soil-turns-up-complex-chemicals/#comments Mon, 03 Dec 2012 20:37:19 +0000 Kate Lunau http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=322899 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/03/first-analysis-of-martian-soil-turns-up-complex-chemicals/feed/ 0 Kate Lunau on what Curiosity has — and has not — found http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/27/mensa-babies/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/27/mensa-babies/#comments Tue, 27 Nov 2012 11:00:01 +0000 Kate Lunau http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=317448 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/27/mensa-babies/feed/ 0 Younger and younger children are getting IQ tests. Kate Lunau follows one family’s journey into the land of the supersmart http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/23/the-dead-of-winter/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/23/the-dead-of-winter/#comments Fri, 23 Nov 2012 16:24:01 +0000 Kate Lunau http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=317460 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/23/the-dead-of-winter/feed/ 0 A homeless woman lies freezing near the entrance of a Montreal parking garage, warmed... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/14/rogue-planet-spotted-floating-in-space/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/14/rogue-planet-spotted-floating-in-space/#comments Wed, 14 Nov 2012 17:10:47 +0000 Kate Lunau http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=314594 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/14/rogue-planet-spotted-floating-in-space/feed/ 0 CFBDSIR2149 was spotted with the Canada France Hawaii Telescope on Mauna Kea http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/14/burger-please-and-a-glass-of-beaujolais/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/14/burger-please-and-a-glass-of-beaujolais/#comments Wed, 14 Nov 2012 18:30:01 +0000 Kate Lunau http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=312500 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/14/burger-please-and-a-glass-of-beaujolais/feed/ 0 How to survive the restaurant meal’s health horrors: slow down http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/07/newsmakers-73/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/07/newsmakers-73/#comments Wed, 07 Nov 2012 10:30:01 +0000 Kate Lunau http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=312464 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/07/newsmakers-73/feed/ 0 Hobbits on a plane, Rob Ford’s transit trouble and No Doubt’s native controversy http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/01/newsmakers-72/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/01/newsmakers-72/#comments Thu, 01 Nov 2012 10:30:01 +0000 Kate Lunau http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=310247 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/01/newsmakers-72/feed/ 0 An open letter to Ann Coulter, a book for Pippa Middleton, and Berlusconi’s very bad week http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/31/id-like-to-be-under-the-sea/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/31/id-like-to-be-under-the-sea/#comments Wed, 31 Oct 2012 12:00:01 +0000 Kate Lunau http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=306896 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/31/id-like-to-be-under-the-sea/feed/ 0 You don’t have to be a scientist or a naval officer to explore the ocean's depths http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/27/thirty-seven-and-counting/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/27/thirty-seven-and-counting/#comments Sat, 27 Oct 2012 12:00:01 +0000 Kate Lunau http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=306882 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/27/thirty-seven-and-counting/feed/ 0 The harsh reality of women's fertility decline http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/25/found-albertas-feathered-dinosaurs/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/25/found-albertas-feathered-dinosaurs/#comments Thu, 25 Oct 2012 18:10:56 +0000 Kate Lunau http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=307424 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/25/found-albertas-feathered-dinosaurs/feed/ 0 University of Calgary researchers dug up an ostrich-like dino that famously appeared in 'Jurassic Park' http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/02/building-the-perfect-spaceman/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/02/building-the-perfect-spaceman/#comments Tue, 02 Oct 2012 14:51:01 +0000 Kate Lunau http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=297054 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/02/building-the-perfect-spaceman/feed/ 0 A tour of the elite training facility that turns mortals into astronauts http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/27/fat-but-fit/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/27/fat-but-fit/#comments Thu, 27 Sep 2012 17:00:01 +0000 Kate Lunau http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=295295 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/27/fat-but-fit/feed/ 0 Surprisingly, some obese people seem to be as metabolically healthy as their normal-weight peers http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/19/you-know-virtual-reality-helmets-i-tried-one-on/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/19/you-know-virtual-reality-helmets-i-tried-one-on/#comments Wed, 19 Sep 2012 11:32:15 +0000 Kate Lunau http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=295066 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/19/you-know-virtual-reality-helmets-i-tried-one-on/feed/ 0 Kate Lunau floats around on the virtual International Space Station http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/18/what-happens-to-an-astronauts-heart-during-long-space-travel/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/18/what-happens-to-an-astronauts-heart-during-long-space-travel/#comments Tue, 18 Sep 2012 11:20:07 +0000 Kate Lunau http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=294711 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/18/what-happens-to-an-astronauts-heart-during-long-space-travel/feed/ 0 Kate Lunau shadows astronaut Chris Hadfield at the Johnson Space Center http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/17/coming-up-today-at-the-johnson-space-center-why-does-the-heart-shrink-in-space/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/17/coming-up-today-at-the-johnson-space-center-why-does-the-heart-shrink-in-space/#comments Mon, 17 Sep 2012 14:48:47 +0000 Kate Lunau http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=294425 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/17/coming-up-today-at-the-johnson-space-center-why-does-the-heart-shrink-in-space/feed/ 0 Kate Lunau gets ready to hang out with Chris Hadfield http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/16/nasa-fieldtrip-with-cmdr_hadfield/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/16/nasa-fieldtrip-with-cmdr_hadfield/#comments Sun, 16 Sep 2012 15:03:43 +0000 Kate Lunau http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=294212 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/16/nasa-fieldtrip-with-cmdr_hadfield/feed/ 0 Twitter diary of Kate Lunau's expedition to Johnson Space Center http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/14/review-soundings-the-story-of-the-remarkable-woman-who-mapped-the-ocean-floor/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/14/review-soundings-the-story-of-the-remarkable-woman-who-mapped-the-ocean-floor/#comments Fri, 14 Sep 2012 18:30:01 +0000 Kate Lunau http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=292689 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/14/review-soundings-the-story-of-the-remarkable-woman-who-mapped-the-ocean-floor/feed/ 0 Book by Hali Felt