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The Kwìkwèxwelhp minimum security prison near Chilliwack, B.C., is home to up to 50 inmates, 75 percent of whom are serving life sentences.Correctional Service Canada...
September 15, 2006
The beginning of the modern-day relationship between science and the media could perhaps be traced to the headlines that turned Albert Einstein into a 20th century superstar in November, 1919.
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November 17, 2014
When Vancouver-based Rayne Longboards wanted to build better skateboard accessories, they turned to the 3-D printing studios at Emily Carr University of Art + Design. In just one week, they were able...
August 25, 2015
Bullying in schools is more troubling than ever for a generation hooked on social media, as the dynamics of the classroom reach students at home through their Twitter feeds and Facebook pages. Along...
August 25, 2015
Technology is a divisive issue among teachers. Some embrace it, finding new ways to engage their students through tablets, smartphones and laptops, while others see those devices as distractions or...
October 11, 2012
Constant exposure to industrial noises can cause myriad health problems — trouble concentrating, headaches, hypertension and hearing loss have all been linked to noise pollution.
But Alain Berry’s...
February 1, 2002
Music presents the greatest challenge to scientists concerned with creating new ways of recording, transmitting, and reproducing sound. So what better way to develop new sound systems than to place...
April 14, 2009
OTTAWA, April 14, 2009 — The Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) is pleased to announce the 2009 edition of its Science Writing Award. The deadline for submission is May 29, 2009.
Now in its...
February 8, 2016
Like most technologies, our ability to manipulate and alter DNA is becoming steadily more sophisticated. But just because we can do something, does that mean we should? Perhaps more importantly, who...
February 11, 2015
Undergraduate student, Emma Bridgwater’s eye as pictured
through an eye-tracker. Researchers at McMaster University
use sophisticated video cameras to track the eye movements
of people reading, which...