An Anthropologist on Mars is a collection of seven essays by neurologist Oliver Sacks about individuals with several brain disorders.  In “To See and Not to See,” Dr. Sacks tells the story of Virgil, a man blind from early childhood who, in his fifties, regains partial sight after a surgery. But Virgil finds sight disorienting, disturbing, and even frightening. He was able to make out colors and movements, but arranging them into a coherent picture was difficult.

The United Nations' expert panel on climate change based claims about ice disappearing from the world's mountain tops on a student's dissertation and an article in a mountaineering magazine.

This shocking revelation will cause fresh embarrassment for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), which had to issue a humiliating apology earlier this month over inaccurate statements about global warming.

The day of February 19th 1942 was an interesting day for Canada.  It was “If Day” - a simulated Nazi invasion of the city of Winnipeg, Manitoba and surrounding areas in February 19, 1942, during the Second World War. It was conceived and organized by the Greater Winnipeg Victory Loan organization, which was led by prominent Winnipeg businessman J. D. Perrin as Chairman.

The intent was to show what it would be like “if” Canada fell under the harsh occupation of Nazi forces and to promote the purchase of Victory bonds. It was believed that bringing the war (or, rather, a simulation thereof) to people's homes would result in a change of attitude in people living in North America who were not being directly affected by the war.