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Author archive:
Alex Hutchinson

July 2012

The Race against Time

Pushing the limits of brain science could bring Canadian marathoners Olympic glory

Sports • by Alex Hutchinson

December 2011

The Leap

Chris Turner’s new book, reviewed

Walrus Reads • by Alex Hutchinson

April 2011

Intelligence Deficit

What will happen when computers become smarter than people?

Books • by Alex Hutchinson

April 2010

The Puppet Master and the Apprentice

One of the world’s great puppeteers finds renewal — for himself and his art form — in mentorship

Theatre • by Alex Hutchinson

January 2010

Faster, Higher, Sneakier

Does Canada’s “Top Secret” sports technology program undermine the Olympic spirit?

Sports • by Alex Hutchinson

December 2009

Mind Over Matter

Keeping a place for thought experiments in an empirical age

Frontier • by Alex Hutchinson

November 2009

Global Impositioning Systems

Is GPS technology actually harming our sense of direction?

Health • by Alex Hutchinson

October 2009

Biblio Tech

The public library takes browsing back from Chapters

Frontier • by Alex Hutchinson

April 2009

Perimeter’s Heart

World-renowned physicist and social innovator Neil Turok brings his mission to Waterloo

Science • by Alex Hutchinson

March 2009

Human Resources

ReCAPTCHA: The job you didn’t even know you had

Technology • by Alex Hutchinson

September 2008

The People’s Court

Doctors are paid for through our taxes. Why not lawyers? Alex Hutchinson examines a case for universal legal care

Law • by Alex Hutchinson

September 2007

Breaking D-Wave

Has a small business in British Columbia start-up built the world’s first viable quantum computer? NMA nominee: Science, Technology & the Environment

Science • by Alex Hutchinson