by d_admin | May 9, 2019 | Environment, Janice Willson, Paleontology
I have recently watched a documentary about prehistoric animals and wondered what used to occupy this land. Did we have bus-sized moose roaming our bogs or toaster-sized chipmunks scampering about the forest? Maybe not exactly, but there were some interesting beasties...
by d_admin | May 2, 2019 | Chemistry, Janice Willson, Physics, Women in Science
Ursula Franklin was a metallurgist (def: one who studies the chemical and physical behaviour of metallic elements), research physicist, and educator who spent over 40 years teaching at the University of Toronto. She was born in Munich, Germany in 1920; the child of...
by d_admin | Apr 25, 2019 | Environment, Janice Willson, Nature, Science in the Real World
Earth Day was a couple of days ago and we thought we would take this opportunity to discuss an environmental issue that is quite Canadian. Canada is one of the wealthiest of countries in regards to its access to water; our supply represents approximately 20 percent of...
by d_admin | Apr 18, 2019 | Chemistry, Geology, Janice Willson, Technology
Are you one of those people who always have to have the latest phone (or tablet, or laptop computer)? Let’s just discuss smartphones for a moment; as of 2018 the number of cell phone users in Canada was over 30 million people, which is 4 out of 5 Canadians. And that...
by d_admin | Apr 11, 2019 | Innovation, Janice Willson, Physics, Science News, The Night Sky
Yesterday was a big day in science in general and astronomy in particular. If you didn’t already hear the news, scientists have released their first picture of a black hole, ever. They have been detected from time to time but this is the first time one has been...