Consuming and Absorbing

November 24, 2022 jeremy Communication, Education and Outreach, Mathematics and Statistics, Physics and Astronomy

How much do you read in a day? How much do you remember? As a scientist, one of my main jobs is reading papers. This is to learn about new work in my field, understanding the methods of others, and getting ideas for my own work. I also love reading fiction, which I do every...

Potential Barrier

November 24, 2022 jeremy Communication, Education and Outreach, Multimedia, Physics and Astronomy

Unfortunately, there’s no quantum tunneling in here.

Reset

November 17, 2022 jeremy Communication, Education and Outreach, Multimedia, Physics and Astronomy

Graduate school: Realigning your expectations.

The Lights Are On But Nobody’s at the Office

November 17, 2022 Research2Reality Communication, Education and Outreach, General Science

With fewer employees on site these days, many office buildings have become less energy efficient. Can smart technologies level things off? Get the full story The Lights Are On But Nobody’s at the Office

A Textbook Example of Gender Disparities

November 16, 2022 Research2Reality Communication, Education and Outreach, General Science

To understand the disparity in quality of healthcare provided to men and women, researchers looked at just what's being taught in medical schools. Get the full story A Textbook Example of Gender Disparities

Dolphins have super healing powers

November 15, 2022 Anaïs Remili Biology and Life Sciences, Communication, Education and Outreach, Health, Medicine and Veterinary Science

Life as a dolphin isn’t always easy, and predators are always lurking in the shadows of the deep ocean. Throughout their lives, dolphins may suffer diverse injuries, from shark bites to boat propeller wounds to even sunburns! But dolphins must recover quickly if they wish to survive in the ocean. Good news for our slippery...

Solemnly swear

November 12, 2022 Raymond Nakamura Biology and Life Sciences, Communication, Education and Outreach, Multimedia

Profanity can have profound effects, including pain relief

Featured Creatures of October ’22

November 11, 2022 chloevanloon Biology and Life Sciences, Communication, Education and Outreach, Environmental and Earth Sciences

I wanted to get back to the type of posts I started to write in the early days of this blog, which was a focus on learning and exploring the life of recently observed organisms. I do this often on Instagram, but those explorations don’t often get highlighted on the blog. So in this blog,...

Keynote Speakers: Dr. Gira Bhabha and Dr. Damian Ekiert

November 10, 2022 Andrew Zhai Biology and Life Sciences, Communication, Education and Outreach, Health, Medicine and Veterinary Science

Header image of Dr. Damian Ekiert (left) and Dr. Gira Bhabha (right) courtesy of the NYU Grossman School of Medicine Written by Alison Mao The old saying “two heads are better than one” might have some merit when it comes to the challenge of managing …

Book Launch for Superpower!

November 8, 2022November 8, 2022 Sci/Why Communication, Education and Outreach, General Science

There's a book launch this week for Sci/Why writer Elaine Kachala. If you're in Toronto, come on down to MAKERKIDS Leaside at 1661 Bayview in East York. On Thursday, November 10 from 6:00 to 8:00pm there will be an open house with Elaine Kachala attending. Show up for STEM activities, snacks & drinks at this...

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