Meet Our Experts: Lesley McGilp, Vice-President of Energy

January 17, 2022January 19, 2022 Saskatchewan Research Council Environmental and Earth Sciences, General Science, Technology and Engineering

A societal shift toward mitigating climate change has led industry to take on how to continue providing energy to support our lifestyles and economies without generating greenhouse gas emissions that come from fossil fuel-sourced energy. Learn how Lesley McGilp and her team are tackling this challenge head-on.

How to Detect Lead in Drinking Water

January 17, 2022January 19, 2022 Saskatchewan Research Council Environmental and Earth Sciences, General Science, Technology and Engineering

Recent concerns over the potential for lead in drinking water have been raised in various municipalities throughout Canada and work must be done to ensure that all residents have access to safe, clean drinking water. Learn more about testing your water for lead.

Journal de bord de Notre cerveau à tous les niveaux – #1 : Vue d’ensemble du livre

January 17, 2022 Yvan Dutil General Science, Physics and Astronomy, Policy and Politics

Journal de bord de Notre cerveau à tous les niveaux - #1 : Vue d’ensemble du livre Le cerveau à tous les niveaux lun 17/01/2022 - 14:05 Blogue Biologie

On the trail of the B.C. bat mortality mystery

January 17, 2022 Science Borealis General Science

Half of the 16 bat species in B.C. are either vulnerable or threatened, and ecologists and farmers alike worry about how the loss of these voracious pest control experts will affect our natural and agricultural systems. Dr. Glenna McGregor, a pathologist at the Canadian Wildlife Health Cooperative, is investigating....

#595 Handmade: A Scientist’s Search for Meaning Through Making

January 16, 2022 Rachelle Saunders General Science, Multimedia

In Handmade: A Scientist’s Search for Meaning Through Making, author Anna Ploszajski takes her experience of materials science out of the lab and into the world of craftspeople. Ploszajski's quest to fashion a broader perspective on stuff surpasses the dry and academic. In her book, Anna brings readers along through an exploration of materials ancient and modern, bringing out the ways that matter intersects with society and identity. On the show, we’ll talk about matter from…

Dépopulation ou reprise de contrôle possible de notre avenir?

January 16, 2022 Harvey Mead Environmental and Earth Sciences, General Science, Policy and Politics

Pour le 40e anniversaire de la fondation de Nature Québec, j’ai écrit un court texte qui parlait, d’une part, de certains acquis de l’organisme au fil des ans et, d’autre part, d’une sorte d’échec global. Mon point principal à cet égard: alors qu’il y a 40 ans l’humanité en général et ses différentes populations à travers le monde étaient peut-être dans une situation gérable, aujourd’hui la croissance économique, couplée à une croissance démographique, ont rendu…

INTRIGO, une intrigante intrication de l’art et de la science

January 15, 2022 Yvan Dutil General Science, Physics and Astronomy, Policy and Politics

INTRIGO, une intrigante intrication de l’art et de la science Valérie Levée sam 15/01/2022 - 14:23 Blogue Physique et maths Matériaux en action

The Cold Truth about Ice

January 14, 2022January 14, 2022 Sci/Why Communication, Education and Outreach, General Science

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

January 14, 2022 Research2Reality Communication, Education and Outreach, General Science

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

January 14, 2022 L. E. Carmichael Biology and Life Sciences, Communication, Education and Outreach, General Science

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…

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