Canadians Linked To Algeria Attack.. Scientist Muzzling Probe.. Mandatory Gun Ownership?

April 2, 2013 Subscribe · Forward North Korea Restarting Shuttered Nuclear Facilities North Korea vowed Tuesday to restart all mothballed facilities at its main Yongbyon nuclear complex, adding to tensions already raised by near daily warlike threats against the United States and South Korea. Continue reading... Canadians In Algeria Attack ID'd Watchdog To Investigate Government Scientist 'Muzzling' Gun Ownership Mandatory Here? The Best April Fools' Pranks Of 2013 The Sinking Tower Of Toronto America Sends Stealth Fighters Canada's Worst Workplace? Toronto Man Accused Of Killing Parents Startling Cave Discovery Could Yield New Drugs The Sinking Tower Of Toronto MARK MCCLELLAND Brain Mapping: Will We Be Ready For Humanity 2.0? If you could transfer your mind into a body that needs no sleep, suffers no pain, is made entirely of replaceable parts, and might allow you to live forever, would you? Add to the bargain a vastly improved IQ and the ability to retain everything you learn. It's the promise of mind uploading -- the transfer of a human mind into a computer -- and it may be feasible during the lifetime of today's teens. The implications are profound, and reach into every aspect of who we are and what we are capable of. Continue reading... KARTHIK KANAGASABAPATHY Competitive Robotics: Bringing Excitement Back to the Canadian Classroom Designing and building a robot is more than just the typical visual exercise of taking something from a textbook and memorizing it. Classroom robotics platforms give students a chance to create their own concepts in their minds, and then turn them into something physical with their own hands. Continue reading... JOSHUA OSTROFF Children and Religion: Should They Have a Right to Choose? Easter and Passover usually land pretty close on the calendar, which makes sense considering Jesus' Last Supper happened to also be a Passover Seder. This also makes sense for my family because I was raised Jewish and my wife was raised Catholic and now we have a son who is, well... we dunno. Religion should be a personal choice, and eventually Emile will be able to make that choice himself without us having imposed upon him anything more than the cultural traditions from both sides of his family. In the meantime, E gets to celebrate "Eastover" and happily hunt for both Easter eggs and the Passover afikomen. Continue reading... TIM KNIGHT Watching the Watchdog: Will This Man Bring Quality to Online Journalism? He's young, lean, handsome, well over six feet tall, has dark, curly hair, a smile that makes women go weak at the knees, wants to build a better world and is the son of a famous Liberal Party leader. No, he's not the one you're thinking of. Instead of trying to become the next prime minister of Canada, this one's trying something even tougher. Continue reading... PHIL FROATS OLG Gambles Away Ontario's Money On Marketing After watching four commercials for Ontario Lottery and Gaming (OLG) products in one hour on the news, I began to wonder how much this organization spends to entice people to gamble. How many extra CT machines or dollars in cancer research would there be if marketing expenses were sliced back? Continue reading... Received this from a friend? Sign up for alerts from The Huffington Post here. Unsubscribe here.