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Social Science & Culture

Albert Einstein offered up a theory for a happy life

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Apr 18, 2019
German-born theoretical physicist Albert Einstein is probably best remembered for his mass-energy equivalence formula E = mc 2 , which has been dubbed "the world's most famous equation." But did you know that Einstein also proposed his own theory for how to live a happy life? Check out this article from Curiosity to read the full details.
Kindergartener Nathaniel Whelan and his older sister standing outside Roberta Bondar Public School.
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Space

Bondar Soaring Beyond

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Apr 17, 2019
I still remember the feeling of pride. I don’t know if it’s because senior kindergarteners are that much more sophisticated than the lesser juniors, but even as a five-year-old, I knew there was something special about being a part of the first generation of students to attend Roberta Bondar Public School in Ottawa. The halls were freshly waxed and the jungle gym had yet to be climbed. It was my school — more so, it seemed, than the person who it was named after.
Barbara Ann Scott with her flying instructor. Noel Bart, “Skating sky skipper.” Skyways, April 1949, 28.
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Aviation

She was the skating queen, young and sweet – and a pilot too

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Apr 15, 2019
Hello there, my reading friend. As we all move along the month of April, enjoying the rites of spring, yours truly thought that a feel good story might not be a bad idea. What say ye? Good. Let us proceed then. Once upon a time, in late 1946 or early 1947, a number of teenagers and young adults, both female and male, were taking lessons at a skating school. Many of the male skaters were taking flying lessons, or already had a pilot licence. Some of these young men openly bragged about their
The northern lights
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Indigenous

'We come from the stars': How Indigenous peoples are taking back astronomy

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Apr 8, 2019
For the past 14 years, Wilfred Buck, an Elder from the Opaskwayak Cree Nation and science facilitator with the Manitoba First Nations Education Resource Centre, has been teaching astronomy from an Indigenous perspective. 　 Buck has strong ties with Ingenium. In 2017, he and Annette S. Lee (Founder of Native Skywatchers) co-curated the exhibition, "One Sky, Many Astronomies" for the new Canada Science and Technology Museum. The exhibition features Mista Muskwa — a Bear Ininew constellation story
One of the cabins of the téléscaphe plunging underneath the waves, Callelongue, France. Anon., “Et plouf! Un petit voyage chez nos amis les poissons.” Photo-Journal, 23 April 1969, 8.
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Engineering & Technology

An ideal topic for a month of April: 20 000 inches under the sea

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Apr 8, 2019
Bon jorn / good day. I have a question for you, my reading friend. Would you like to take a closer look at the wonders that lie beneath the surface of the ocean, without having to transform yourself into a human frog with scuba gear, air tanks, regulator, mask, fins, etc.? Yes, I know, there are aquariums that offer such an experience. Yes, yes, again, I know, some sites offer underwater tours in abundantly glazed submarines. What I’m talking about is very different. What I’m talking about
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Earth & Environment

Arctic Roads: Canada in a Changing Climate

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Apr 5, 2019
Canada's seasonal Inuvik-Tuktoyaktuk ice road is now a permanent feature in the Arctic. A warming climate has led to this. Learn more about this remarkable feature in Canada's landscape.
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Food

Food allergies 101: What every parent needs to know

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Apr 4, 2019
If you’re the parent of a school-age child in Canada, there’s a very good chance you’ve had to think twice about allergic reactions to food — even if your own child doesn’t have allergies. Perhaps you’ve dropped your child off at school with a sandwich or snack, only to find out later that your well-intentioned food item may have put a classmate at risk of a severe allergic reaction. While planning a birthday party or playdate, you may have even been contacted by the parent of a child with

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