Articles by Alexander Gelfand


Health

Selective Testing

Does Big Pharma stand to gain the most from new genetic tests for drug therapy?

Music

The Sounds of Science

Computer-generated music moves out of the lab

Music

Life After the Death of Jazz

The sound you hear over the bellyaching of purists is jazz’s fresh new blend

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Melting Point

Melting Point

How global warming will melt our glaciers, empty the Great Lakes, force Canada to divert rivers, build dams, and, yes, sell water to the United States

Dog Days and Fall Fun

Dog Days and Fall Fun

Ottawa is awash in talk of the Harper government launching its fall campaign by “recalibrating its