The Public Professor is a weekly column written by members of the faculty of the University of Lethbridge, on a wide range of topics from biology to history, geography to anthropology and more. To submit a question or comment to The Public Professor, email publicprof@lethbridgeherald.com.
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Satellite imagery: Not just pretty pictures |
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Written by Phil Teillet
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Friday, 27 March 2009 |
This month marks the 25th anniversary of Landsat-5, launched in March 1984 and the fifth in NASA’s Landsat series of Earth observation satellites.
Designed for a three-year mission, Landsat-5 has far exceeded all expectations and continues to acquire high-quality imagery of our planet, thanks to superb engineering and a long run of good fortune.
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Publishing changes not unprecedented |
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Written by Craig Monk
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Friday, 20 March 2009 |
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If you follow news about the news, you know that people in Denver and Seattle can no longer rely on their local papers. The San Francisco Chronicle, the foundation of the Hearst media empire, just avoided bankruptcy. The publishers of the Chicago Tribune filed for protection before Christmas.
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Henry will be remembered |
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Written by Rob Sutherland
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Friday, 13 March 2009 |
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This past December Henry Molaison died. He was an unremarkable young man, who grew up in a poor family, struggled to finish high school, and had a steady job as a labourer on a production line.
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Free Trade and Protection in the Economic Crisis |
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Written by Christopher Nicol
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Friday, 06 March 2009 |
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To try to cope with the unemployment effects of the economic crisis, national governments have agreed to co-ordinate “stimulus packages,” to aid their domestic economies, and to pull the world economy out of a growing recession.
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Tilting at windmills? |
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Written by Alexander Kizuk
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Friday, 27 February 2009 |
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