The True Joy of Intellectual Freedom
Inspired by her mother and an ancient Persian poet, this researcher is making a difference in the field of biomedical engineering. Get the full story The True Joy of Intellectual Freedom
Communication, Education and Outreach
Science Communication, Journalism, Academia, Blogs for Students, Science Education, Citizen Science, Museum & Science Centre Blogs
Loss Landscape of Academia
Interview with an ermine
Ermine. Photo by TessaLuna. Pixabay Licence. https://pixabay.com/images/id-4312983/ Amelia: What a gorgeous winter day to walk along the river. The contrast between the white snow and the dark rocks is breathtaking. Wait, that pile of snow is moving. Now it’s jumping from rock to rock. I can’t believe it- it’s an ermine! Ermine: Calm down lady, haven’t you ever seen an ermine before? We live literally everywhere in Canada. A: Wow, I had no idea you…
The Cold Truth about Ice
You know a lot about water already because it’s such a big part of your life! Ice is what we call water when becomes a solid, and it’s a really important part of life on Earth. Three truths everyone knows about solid ice waterit solidifies at 0°C, and is the basis for the temperature scale its solid floats just above its liquid, with 90% below the surface it expands as it solidifies, unlike most every other substanceThe water…
Something’s in the Air, and It Could Save Species
Endangered species are tough to track down, but vacuuming their DNA out of the air could help guide conservation decision-making. Get the full story Something’s in the Air, and It Could Save Species
Welcome to 2022
Two weeks into 2020-too – how is everyone doing? It’s been a mixed bag for me so far. In the YAAAAAAY column, I got my COVID booster (woo vaccines! woo science!) and The Boreal Forest won the 2021 Information Book Award! Kermit GIF from Kermit GIFs Thank you so much to the Children’s Literature Roundtables of Canada for this honour! Also, every book on the shortlist is awesome, so check them out. In the…
The Boreal Forest wins an award!
Terrific news about our own L.E. Carmichael! A fine book by this author and her illustrator Josée Bisaillon has won a national award.Kids Can Press is the publisher of their book, The Boreal Forest: A Year in the World's Largest Land Biome. The word went out on Twitter from Kids Can Press, saying:THE BOREAL FOREST by @LE_Carmichael & illustrated by @joseebis has won the 2021 Children’s Literature Roundtables of Canada’s Information Book Award! Read all about…
Simple
This is how I feel about many computer science papers. Such simple ideas, but the notation and equations are so cryptic.
Where’s the Beef? Not in These Packages
Plant-based meat alternatives are gaining traction, but marketing them is tricky. How important are the names and colours that are used? Get the full story Where’s the Beef? Not in These Packages
Difficulty Level
You would think that this should be painless. But no, despite our civilizational advances, this is still a pain.
