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A conversation with a honeybee (Part 2)

Sarah I.K.M. King, Eng., PhD

Ingenium – Canada's Museums of Science and Technology

Yesterday, in part 1 of “A conversation with a honeybee,” we began imagining what a honeybee might say if it had the chance to chat with a human.* The story continues below. I went inside to get an essential oil diffuser, to gently repel the mosquitos. As I was about to return to my tree to rest and start reading again, I heard some buzzing next to my flower bush. There was the bee, and she was counting, “Nine-hundred ninety nine flowers, one thousand flowers, one thousand and one flowers…” “I

A conversation with a honeybee (Part 1)

Sarah I.K.M. King, Eng., PhD

Ingenium – Canada's Museums of Science and Technology

In honour of World Honeybee Day on August 18, let’s imagine what a honeybee might say if it had the chance to chat with a human*. On a hot summer day, after working long hours in my garden — taking care of my flowers and vegetables — I decided to rest in the shade of my apple tree and read a few pages. No sooner had I sat down when a little bee fell onto my book. I heard her crying for help, “Please, somebody help me. Help!” I answered, “I’m here, are you OK?” She was breathing heavily and

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Museum of Candy to explore the evolution of sweets

Ingenium - Canada's Museums of Science and Innovation

Talk about a sweet idea – in early 2019, bite into New York's new Candy Museum. The museum’s 15 interactive rooms will include a highly Instagrammable candy cane runway, a candy-making factory, and the world’s largest gummy bear. The experience is sure to give visitors a sugar rush!

Emerging tech: Honeybee habitats can now be inside your home

Ingenium - Canada's Museums of Science and Innovation

A new product will soon enable novice beekeepers to keep honeybees inside their houses. The BEEcosystem is modular honeybee habitat that can be hung almost anywhere; it simply needs to be placed near a window if inside, or in a sheltered location outside. Watch a video that shows how the technology works.

“Magic” cow produces milk that may be easier to digest

Ingenium - Canada's Museums of Science and Innovation

A cow named Magic at the Canada Agriculture and Food Museum has distinguished herself from the rest of the herd – by testing positive for a special form of beta casein protein that may make her milk easier to digest. Magic — one of two Guernsey cows in a herd of 60 — was tested earlier this year by the Canadian Guernsey Association. “It’s a gene test – you just pull hair and you can test the DNA,” explains Jennifer Russell, a herdsperson for the museum, which is a working farm in Ottawa. Russell

Researchers offer up an "a-peeling" solution to plastic wrap

Canada Agriculture and Food Museum

Did you know that Canada processes a whopping 2.86 million tonnes of potatoes a year — into things like frozen French fries, instant mashed potatoes and chips? Unfortunately, all of that processing translates into a lot of potato waste. But recently — at the University of Alberta — a team of innovative researchers found a way to put these potato processing leftovers to good use...by transforming then into a biodegradable plastic! Watch this short, educational video — developed by the Canada

A selection of apiculture journals in the Rare Books Collection at Canada Science and Technology Museum.

Apiarist Ambitions: Subscription Incentives in the Canadian Bee Journal

Guest writer, McGill University

When the going gets tough, I get this vision: I’ll pick up my life, buy a plot of land in the countryside, and take up apiculture. That’s right: beekeeping.

Screen capture of the Digital Archives welcome page.

Ingenium’s Digital Archives opens museum vaults to the curious

Researchers, creators, and digital citizens rejoice – the vaults have been opened! Thanks to a new Digital Archives portal from Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, Canadians now have unprecedented access to the archives of three national museums. This means a whole new level of access to digital copies of holdings – and a look at naked catalogue records – from the Canada Agriculture and Food Museum, the Canada Aviation and Space Museum, and the Canada Science and Technology

Google Arts & Culture virtual exhibition screenshot, featuring the Central Experimental Farm

Ingenium reaches international audiences through Google Arts & Culture app

Kristy von Moos

Ingenium - Canada's Museums of Science and Innovation

Google Arts & Culture recently made headlines with its selfie-to-painting recognition app, as people eagerly tried out a new facial recognition feature to see if they resemble the Mona Lisa or van Gogh. What many people don’t know is that Google Arts & Culture has been around since 2011 – and is partnered with museums and galleries across the globe. Ingenium has been a partner in this world-wide initiative since 2015. So, why would a science and technology-focused organization be featured in an

A colourful image depicts a field of yellow alyssum; a fence and tall trees can be seen in the distance.

Nickel in a Haystack: The Adventures of an Oral Historian

Canada Science and Technology Museum

By William McRae When asked where metals such as nickel comes from, most people would tell you that it is found in the ground. Evidently it is a metal you mine. But what if I told you nickel can actually be grown? What if instead of mining the nickel ore, you were able to farm and harvest it every year? I was a little skeptical too, until I had a chance to sit down and chat with Dr. Bruce Conard, the man behind an unconventional initiative to clean up the surface soils of an Ontario community

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