The Walrus

Is the knuckleball an optical illusion?

New research suggests that the pitch doesn't bob and weave suddenly; it just seems to

Jay Ingram, The Walrus Tuesday, May 14, 2013 6:14 PM UTC 15
Entertainment The Walrus, R.A. Dickey, Baseball

Bad forensic evidence and junk science continue to send innocent people to jail

Julian Sher, The Walrus Wednesday, May 8, 2013 4:33 PM UTC
News The Walrus, Law enforcement

Smallpox killed more than 20,000 Canadians in 1862. Why isn't there a memorial commemorating the epidemic?

John Douglas Belshaw, The Walrus Saturday, May 4, 2013 6:00 PM UTC
Social The Walrus, Canada, Disease

Inside the controversial new fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders

Kwame McKenzie Thursday, Apr 25, 2013 8:16 PM UTC
News DSM, The Walrus, Psychiatry

The pursuit of economic growth has made us addicted to risk -- and left us vulnerable to catastrophic disasters

Bryne Purchase, The Walrus Wednesday, Mar 27, 2013 8:12 PM UTC
Business The Walrus, Capitalism

The smart phones represent the country's primary method of Internet access -- and its ultimate status symbol

Brianna Goldberg, The Walrus Tuesday, Mar 19, 2013 10:40 PM UTC
Social The Walrus, Smart Phones, Nigeria

They may compound the very problems they should be solving

Nick Saul Friday, Mar 15, 2013 12:53 PM UTC
Life The Walrus, Food, Poverty, Canada

Years after the Japanese tsunami, debris from the wreckage continues to wash up on the shores of British Columbia

Erika Thorkelson, The Walrus Sunday, Mar 10, 2013 9:00 PM UTC
Life The Walrus, Canada, Japan, tsunami