Prof. Andrzej Nowak from the University of Nebraska is looking for young engineers interested in going to Poland to attend the Second World Congress of Polish Engineers with pretty much all expenses paid. Details follow: When: June 25-July 5th, 2013. Where: Warsaw University of Technology, Poland (obviously). Cost: Successful applicants have all internal costs covered [...]
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Pani Agato: What’s in a name?
Paula Agata Trelińska That’s my name. My full name. The one I’ve had my whole life, the one I will continue to have my whole life. But not when you get married? Never mind the fact that assuming I’ll get married is dangerous, it won’t change, even then. But why not? Putting aside the sexist [...]
Half-na-Pół
A few weeks ago, I was assigned what would ordinarily be a drab paper for my linguistics class on sociolinguistics, or where language and human interaction intersect. The topic quickly turned interesting as I realized it was a perfect chance to study something readily apparent in our Polonia here in Winnipeg: the rather unique language [...]
Dreaming about Science
At some point in our lives we’ve all experienced the joyful, inspiring, and even frightening aspects of a dream. Despite being left in the dark about the purpose behind this phenomenon, it has often served as the origin of humanity’s greatest accomplishments. Our biology seems to have constructed a mechanism through which we can experience [...]
Orzeł i Pustelnik: A History of Poland and the DPRK (Part III)
This is the last in a three part series exploring the history of diplomatic relations between Poland and North Korea. “[We're] one click away from pushing the launch button.“ The latest threats coming from North Korea indicate that it’s preparing to launch intercontinental missiles. It really is too bad that few people care. A few [...]
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