THE UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN’S MAIN CAMPUS IS SITUATED ON TREATY 6 TERRITORY AND THE HOMELAND OF THE MÉTIS.
THE UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN’S MAIN CAMPUS IS SITUATED ON TREATY 6 TERRITORY AND THE HOMELAND OF THE MÉTIS.
By Jenna Mann August 31, 2012
In his latest novel, Wonder, Canadian author Robert J. Sawyer explores the possible ramifications of the awakening of artificial intelligence.
Wonder, the third installment in Sawyer’s WWW trilogy, asks what exactly is a human, and moreover, a life. Sawyer moves away from the typical preconceptions that A.I. will be a threat instead of an asset to humanity and explores prejudices against A.I. that movies like Terminator have taught us.
By Blair Woynarski September 7, 2011
The Festival of Words is simultaneously one of the most popular arts and culture events in Canada and, seemingly, Saskatchewan’s best-kept secret. Even though I grew up knowing about it and have been attending for the past seven years, whenever I bring it up in conversation, the response is, “Oh, what’s that?” Read on to find out.
By Ashleigh Mattern May 15, 2009
The large hadron collider is a giant scientific instrument straddling the Switzerland-France border. This fall, the machine will run its first full experiment, recreating energy levels unseen since the big bang.
No one knows for sure what will happen but Canadian science fiction writer Robert J. Sawyer has a guess.
By Ashleigh Mattern May 14, 2009
The first book in Robert J. Sawyer’s new trilogy is different than anything he’s ever written.
Wake deals with taking a scientific leap of imagination, watching as the World Wide Web gains consciousness. But that’s not where the difference lies; Sawyer’s books are always imaginative, fresh and engaging. The difference is in the characters.