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When mountains collapse: New-tech geodatabase helps geologists assess landslide hazard and risk

October 15, 2019October 15, 2019 Science Borealis 1 Comment Environmental and Earth Sciences, General Science, New Science Communicators, Science in Society, Technology & Engineering

Jesse Mysiorek, New Science Communicator Early in the morning of August 2, 2014, part of a mountain collapsed in Jure, […]

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Pint Of Science Guelph Returns

October 18, 2019 Dan Gillis Communication, Education and Outreach, Science in Society, Technology and Engineering

Last May I had the opportunity to work with an incredible group of people both locally and at a national level to bring Pint of Science to Guelph for the first time. While I expected it to be well received, I was absolutely blown away by the response of the community. For those not inContinue reading "Pint Of Science Guelph Returns"

The latest ‘golden’ age for electronics

October 18, 2019 Maryse de la Giroday Science in Society, Technology and Engineering

I don’t know the dates for the last ‘golden’ age of electronics but I can certainly understand why these Japanese researchers are excited about their work. In any event, I think the ‘golden age’ is more of a play on words. From a June 25, 2019 news item on Nanowerk (Note: A link has been removed), One way that heat damages electronic equipment is it makes components expand at different rates, resulting in forces that…

It’s Raining Rocks! Hallelujah, It’s Raining Rocks

October 18, 2019 Research2Reality Communication, Education and Outreach, General Science

There are strange things on the dark sides of "hot Jupiter" exoplanets in other solar systems, like clouds made of vaporized rock. Get the full story It’s Raining Rocks! Hallelujah, It’s Raining Rocks

Adventures in the back woods of Ontario and Quebec

October 18, 2019 Le Beagle - CSBQ Biology and Life Sciences, Communication, Education and Outreach, Environmental and Earth Sciences

by Kirsten CrandallStrange looks, weird exclamations, tiny squeals, and questions about being aliens - these are the reactions we would receive when the public would see us emerge from the woods in our protective fieldwork gear (see picture below for full impact). This would normally be followed by looks of relief or curious questions as I began to explain my project and the reasons for wearing what I aptly named our “biohazard suits”. My answer:…

Student Confidence

October 17, 2019 jeremy Communication, Education and Outreach, Multimedia, Physics and Astronomy

I mean, I’m sure you were listening when she explained what we had to do, right?

Learning to Teach Yourself

October 17, 2019 jeremy Communication, Education and Outreach, Mathematics and Statistics, Physics and Astronomy

I’ve always liked teaching others. I enjoy being able to connect with students, understand their struggles, and offer what I know as a way to help them make sense of a concept. My particular subjects of interest are mathematics and physics, but the real joy I get from teaching is simply being able to help others. Teaching has a fairly good reputation. It’s seen as a respectable profession. I don’t doubt that teachers do important…

What It Means For Buildings To Be Earthquake “Resilient”

October 17, 2019 Various Science World bloggers General Science

What It Means For Buildings To Be Earthquake "Resilient"Thursday, October 17, 2019 - 2:25pmThere’s a four-storey building at the University of British Columbia that Jennifer Sanguinetti is keeping a close eye on.Read more

Ethics of germline editing special CRISPR journal issue

October 17, 2019 Maryse de la Giroday Science in Society, Technology and Engineering

Caption: The CRISPR Journal delivers groundbreaking multidisciplinary research, advances, and commentary on CRISPR, the extraordinary technology that gives scientists the power to cure disease and sculpt evolution. Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers The CRISPR Journal’s publisher, Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., released two notices about their special issue on ethics. I found this October 10, 2019 media alert on EurekAlert a little more informative than the other one, Highlights from this Issue: 1. Human Germline…

Observations by a Backyard Naturalist III: Insects

October 17, 2019 Staffan Lindgren Biology and Life Sciences, Environmental and Earth Sciences, Science in Society

“Every kid has a bug period… I never grew out of mine.” Edward O. Wilson When we consider biodiversity, no single taxonomic group that we can readily observe comes close to the insects. The estimates of the number of extant species ranges from a low of 1.5 million to a high of 30 million, but the latest estimates point to about 5.5 million species (Stork 2018). It should be noted that there is considerable uncertainty…

Inktober 2019 – week 3

October 17, 2019 Glendon Mellow General Science, Multimedia

Continuing with this year’s #Inktober project: A Field Guide to Flying Trilobites. Here’s where to find Week 1, Week 2, and Week 4. You can also follow along on my Instagram and Twitter, @FlyingTrilobite. “The common spotted red-elytra variant of *Coccinella trilopunctata* proliferated across Europe after the treaty was signed. By the divine, or a splicing artist no one was ever really sure.” — from A Field Guide to Flying Trilobites ‬ “Discovery of several…

When mountains collapse:
New-tech geodatabase helps geologists assess landslide hazard and risk

Going dry: How decreasing water levels put our food supply at risk

Why the cure to HIV remains hidden —
and how we might find it at the bottom of the ocean

Living in the shadow of a volcano:
B.C.’s Mount Meager shows signs of stirring

Pinned: How natural history museums
bridge research gaps in space and time

How a privately funded space mission sent an
archive of human history to the Moon