How Old is Our Universe?
How Old is Our Universe?Wednesday, November 27, 2019 - 10:56amAstronomer Rachel Wang's love for the universe started with, not one, but several big bangs. Read more
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How Apollo Changed The Scientific Ecosystem
How Apollo Changed The Scientific EcosystemWednesday, November 20, 2019 - 1:29pmWhen NASA’s Phoenix Mars Lander successfully completed its mission on the Red Planet, it had what Carla Bitter calls “bonus time.†While missions to Mars are typically 90 solar days long (also knowRead more
Why We Give: The Virani Family Story
Why We Give: The Virani Family StoryThursday, November 7, 2019 - 12:00amIn 1972, Ugandan dictator Idi Amin expelled 60,000 people of South Asian descent from Uganda.Read more
Einstein’s Spookiest Mystery Highlights We’re Still Learning How The Universe Works
Einstein’s Spookiest Mystery Highlights We're Still Learning How The Universe WorksThursday, October 31, 2019 - 12:00amIn 1935, Austrian physicist Erwin Schrödinger came up with a thought experiment involving cats, boxes and poison.Read more
Ask New Questions: A Future Science Leader
Ask New Questions: A Future Science LeaderMonday, October 28, 2019 - 12:00amFuture Science Leaders nurtures teens’ STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art & design, and math) aspirations by creatinRead more
One Girl’s Empowered Dream: The 2019 Barbara Brink Intern
One Girl’s Empowered Dream: The 2019 Barbara Brink InternMonday, October 21, 2019 - 12:41pmEvery summer, Science World recruits one graduating grade 12 student for the paid Barbara Brink Internhip to develop, test and evaluate a self-direRead more
What It Means For Buildings To Be Earthquake “Resilient”
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
Hypothesize This: Is Time Travel Really Possible?
Hypothesize This: Is Time Travel Really Possible?Friday, October 18, 2019 - 12:00amHypothesize This is a monthly series looking into trends, buzzwords and other phenomena with the curiosity of science.Read more
Nicola Grice, Science Facilitator: Making Science Simple but Significant
Nicola Grice, Science Facilitator: Making Science Simple but Significant Tuesday, October 8, 2019 - 12:05pmAda Lovelace is considered the world’s first computer programmer.Read more
Who was Ada Lovelace?
Who was Ada Lovelace?Tuesday, October 8, 2019 - 12:00amPictured above: Considered to be the first computer program, a diagram of the computation behind the Analytical Engine based on the notes of Ada Lovelace.Read more
