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The University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon is known for its excellent science programs, and now the school is supporting good science fiction as well. Canadian scifi author Robert Sawyer, author of Hominids and Rollback, will become the first writer-in-residence at the Canadian Light Source, the university's world-class synchrotron (pictured). More »
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Though there's a snowstorm blowing in Saskatoon today, we had a nice gathering of nerds at the Broadway Roastery. Kirk (yes, that's his real name) even came up from Outlook to join us! And Scot took a bit of time off work to come by. Among other serious topics, we discussed which character in the JJ Abrams Star Trek movie should have been given the Starbuck gender-switch, and I thought probably Chekhov. More »
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If you are in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan (you know who you are) and feel like meeting up with some io9ers tomorrow (Dec. 31), come out to the Broadway Roastery on Broadway between 1:00 and 3:00 PM. I'll be there drinking coffee and blogging, so come say hi and geek out. How will you know me? I'll be the person in the back with a copy of Shadow of the Scorpion on the table with me - which I'll give to the first person who shows up. Or the only person. It's lonely out here on the prairies in winter. More »
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Click to view A Canadian college student majoring in chemistry built himself a home lab - and discovered that trying to do science in your own home quickly leads to accusations of drug-making and terrorism. More »
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