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H/t to the Society for Canadian Women in Science and Technology (SCWIST) for an October 5, 2022 tweet about a new science communication programme at Seneca College (Ontario, Canada).
Green tea’s popularity has grown quickly in recent years. Its fans can drink it, enjoy its flavor in their ice cream and slather it on their skin with lotions infused with it. Now, the tea could have ...
SFU’s Café Scientifique will be presenting three events this coming Fall (from an August 31, 2022 announcement received via email and from SFU’s Community page), Note 1: Tickets are free; Note 2: SFU ...
I have a couple of announcements. First, I finally took the plunge and started a Twitter feed here. Once I figure how to put some sort of click-through or even the feed onto this site I will do it.
Sense About Science is the UK based charity that puts science and evidence in the hands of the public. We are a source of information, we challenge misinformation and we champion sound science and ...
ARPICO (Society of Italian Researchers and Professionals in Western Canada) is offering a scholarship (deadline Mar. 31, 2014) for Canadian students according to its Feb. 14, 2014 announcement, ARPICO ...
This is the final commentary on the report titled, (INVESTING IN CANADA’S FUTURE; Strengthening the Foundations of Canadian Research). Part 1 of my commentary having provided some introductory ...
The Society for Canadian Women in Science and Technology (SCWIST) is a non-profit association that promotes, encourages and empowers women and girls in science, engineering and technology. Ms Infinity ...
Apparently the US Federal Bureau of Prisons will be coating prison equipment with Nansulate. From the Nov.16, 2011 news item by Cameron Chai on Azonano, Francesca Crolley, Industrial Nanotech’s Vice ...
Alex Bellos describes a fascinating interplay between culture, mathematics, and stamps in his Nov. 4, 2014 posting on the Guardian-hosted Alex’s Adventures in Numberland, If you add the numbers in ...