A September 26, 2023 CORDIS* press release announces a new study, Note: Links have been removed, A new study looks at political beliefs, religion and spirituality to identify what makes people sceptical [sic] about new scientific developments.Scientists supported by the EU-funded PSYDISC project carried out a study to gain a better understanding of people’s scepticism...

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An August 15, 2023 news item on ScienceDaily breaks news from the University of Montréal, Two molecular languages at the origin of life have been successfully recreated and mathematically validated, thanks to pioneering work by Canadian scientists at Université de Montréal.… Fascinating, non? An August 15, 2023 Université de Montréal news release (also on EurekAlert),...

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I’m going to start with the fun, i.e., “Max the Demon Vs Entropy of Doom”, Found on Assa Auerbach @AssaAuerbach·Twitter feed: 6:57 AM · Feb 17, 2018 [downloaded from: https://theconversation.com/3-reasons-we-use-graphic-novels-to-teach-math-and-physics-211171] Engaging introduction to James Clerk Maxwell’s and his thought experiment concerning entropy, “Maxwell’s demon.” It’s one of the points that Sarah Klanderman and Josha Ho...

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“Graphene and Human Brain Project win biggest research award in history (& this is the 2000th post)” on January 28, 2013 was how I announced the results of what had been a a European Union (EU) competition that stretched out over several years and many stages as projects were evaluated and fell to the wayside...

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It’s the 20th anniversary of the US National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI) and, now, scientists and policymakers will be celebrating and analyzing the results on October 10, 2023 according to a September 18, 2023 post on the JD Supra Nano and Other Emerging Chemical Technologies blog, Note: A link has been removed, On October 10, 2023,...

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From a September 7, 2023 SFU Café Scientifique announcement of their Fall 2023 event schedule (received via email), We hope you had a great summer and are all excited for a brand new fall line-up:SFU Café Scientifique lectures and discussions on Zoom Tuesdays from 5:00-6:30pm, Zoom invites are sent to those who register.Email cafe_scientifique@sfu.ca for inquires.Sept...

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Three guys (all Brits) talking about this question “Robot Race: Could AI Ever Replace Humanity (part 1)” is part of a larger video podcast series known as the ‘Big Conversation’ and part 2 of this ‘Big Conversation’ is going to be available on Friday, September 22, 2023. I haven’t listened to the entire first part...

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I almost missed the briefing but the folks at the US National Science Foundation (NSF) kindly allowed me to join the meeting despite being 10 minutes late. Before launching into my comments, here’s what we were discussing, From a September 20, 2023 NSF media briefing (received via email), U. S. National Science Foundation Media Briefing...

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Toronto I stumbled across this while checking out Toronto’s ArtSci Salon website, from their Augmented Self: Can Generative AI be more than just a tool? event page, Augmented Self: Can Generative AI be more than just a tool? Sept. 20 [2023] 6:00-8:00 @Fields This event is a collaboration between ArtSci Salon and the Quantified Self...

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A September 14, 2023 announcement (received via email) from the Canadian Science Policy Centre includes an invitation to sign up for the 2024 edition of their Science Meets Parliament (SMP) programme, here’s more about the programme from the announcement, Science Meets Parliament (SMP) is a program that works to strengthen the connections between the science...

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