Alex Trebek is rightfully revered for many reasons, but never forget he has let generations of Canadians enjoy vicariously the best job on television: politely telling Americans they don’t know as much as they think they do

We've merged the Stats Department, the Classics Department and the Medieval Literature program. It is now called the Center for Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Studies.

UWinnipeg professors Dr. Joni Storie, Dr. Christopher Storie, and Dr. Christopher Henry are collaborating with NTNU-Gjøvik in Norway to produce land classification maps of Norway using satellite imaging. Learn more about this unique project here: buff.ly/2ESuQGl

ICYMI: UWinnipeg researchers have discovered a material that is a “completely new definition of what we think of as metal.” Led by Dr. Christopher Wiebe and his Quantum Materials Group, the findings were published in the ‘npj Quantum Materials’ journal. buff.ly/2VMgZHv

Chaos

I challenge you to find a more perfect story.

#music and #geometry 👍🏻 (📽: @geometrie_variable)

Ah numeracy, we love you

Join Dr. Annette Trimbee, UWinnipeg President and Vice-Chancellor, this Friday for her lecture ‘Indigenization as a Pathway to Resiliency.’ The event — which is part of the Igbo Educational Lecture Series — will be followed by a Q&A session. buff.ly/2F3z9Ps

Challenge: write a pi-ku pi-mnemonic for #PiDay: like a haiku but with 3,14,15 syllables (a pi-ku), PLUS word lengths count digits of pi! Here's mine: How I pine, I dream longingly of golden rings and round circular spherical figures: metaphors for pi, for unending love.

Some people have asked about #PiDay, so here are some thoughts (warning: long-ish thread). The number π ≈ 3.14, that is, the ratio of circumference to diameter of any circle, has continually captivated mankind since at least the ancient Babylonians four millennia ago.

Today's remastered Good Tickle Brain strip is a personal favorite of mine: Lady M's Relationship Advice! goodticklebrain.com/home/2019/3/12…

Now Norway has cancelled its Elsevier journals, following Germany, Sweden, Max Planck, U of California, and others. mynewsdesk.com/no/unit/pressr…

An utterly amazing career.

How reliable are oral histories ? ed.gr/bfht9

Q: Why can't you use 'Beefstew' as a password? A: Because it's not strogonoff.

Forty Grade 11 students and teachers were on campus today to visit with the Department of Mathematics and Statistics. This fun, interactive day featured hands-on activities and presentations with faculty and current students.

Opposition criticizes PM Trudeau for taking time to appear on the Simpsons when he should be governing the country.

#Archive30 Day 28: Outreach. We occasionally host lectures and exhibitions in our space including alumni for our annual Homecoming celebrations. Here we see students watching their former selves in film footage from their graduation year. Audible gasps make the effort worthwhile.

In 1999, a time capsule containing items contributed by the likes of Bill Gates and Tim Berners-Lee was locked using a cryptographic puzzle that supposed to take almost 35 years to answer. A self-taught programmer just solved it wired.trib.al/yqJ4Gil