Big data comes to KPU
“I did it for myself, as a modelling exercise. The university published their own set of results, but it seems a little elementary with…
Storefront sign language becomes controversial in Richmond
Richmond is known for having a large population of Chinese immigrants and their descendants. According to Statscan data from 2011, 59.5 per cent of…
Opinion: What ‘Nightcrawler’ says about the news
“Nightcrawler,” starring Jake Gyllenhaal and directed by Dan Gilroy, follows a news stringer in modern Los Angeles. Lou, played by Gyllenhaal, finds his calling listening…
A chat with William Gibson
The Guardian has called William Gibson “the most important writer of the past two decades.” Gibson has penned such classics as Neuromancer, Pattern Recognition…
Can Vancouver’s public transit be more European?
While Vancouver often scores high on quality-of-life indexes, European cities usually score higher, such on this year’s Mercer report, which put Vienna, Zurich and…
High school ‘bus guy’ finds career behind the wheel
When David Lam was in high school some knew him as the “bus guy.” If you wanted to know how to get somewhere by…