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A spliced, three-part image depicts a bowl of food scraps being poured into a wooden bin already containing semi-decomposed food scraps, a huge orange rocket core standing between two white rocket boosters on a mobile launch vehicle, illuminated by spotlights against a black background, and a seated, tired-looking woman sitting in a dark space, slouched over, resting her face on her hand.

3 things you should know about home composting, the Moon-bound Space Launch System rocket, and the science behind dark circles under your eyes

Michelle Campbell Mekarski, PhD

Canada Science and Technology Museum

For the May edition, we explain the key to successful backyard composting, the burnt orange colour of NASA’s Space Launch System that is gearing up to return humans to the Moon, and the science behind the dark circles under your eyes when you are tired.

Stethoscopes displayed in the permanent Medical Sensations exhibition at the Canada Science and Technology Museum.

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Curating sound culture: Exploring the history of the stethoscope

Ingenium – Canada's Museums of Science and Innovation

Few things say ‘doctor’ more than a stethoscope. Even in the modern medical field, which can be regarded as highly vision-based (imaging, scanning, observing), the stethoscope remains a powerful medical tool and an iconic symbol of past traditions. Above all, the stethoscope represents a deep and enduring relationship between medical practice and sound. During my time as a practicum student for Ingenium, I worked on developing a research profile of the museum’s stethoscope collection, focusing

Autumn vista of a river winding between pine trees and snow-capped mountains.

AI-Generated sound therapy for critically ill patients

Corona Guan Wang

Ingenium – Canada's Museums of Science and Innovation

At the start of 2022, I joined Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation as a research assistant. Ingenium curators Dr. Tom Everrett (Communications) and Dr. David Pantalony (Physical Sciences and Medicine) invited me to write about a research project that I am currently affiliated with called Autonomous Adaptive Soundscape (AAS). The AAS is an intelligent bio-algorithmic system that selects therapeutic soundscapes to relax ICU patients, via application of machine learning and

A pancreas made of light floats between the hands of a woman wearing a white lab coat, a mask, and a stethoscope.

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Innovation and the future of diabetes: A conversation with an entrepreneur and diabetes dad

Michelle Campbell Mekarski, PhD

Canada Science and Technology Museum

Ron Shlien offers his insightful and thought-provoking perspective on insulin — a Canadian gift to humanity — and a look at promising innovations for the future.

A smiling man wearing a grey mask and shirt, glasses, and a white bowtie is leaning into the image and giving a “thumbs up” with both hands. The thumbs are shorter and rounded compared to typical thumbs.

Health & Wellness

Ingenium diversity and inclusion: Finding ways to celebrate our differences

Inclusivity and diversity sometimes means we have to look at the little things. Read about how an Ingenium staff member navigates the world with clubbed thumbs!

A woman in a white lab coat smiles widely at the camera. She is standing in a laboratory, and a row of labelled jars and containers sit on a shelf behind her.

Health & Wellness

Black voices in STEM: A conversation with Dr. Juliet Daniel

Ingenium - Canada's Museums of Science and Innovation

Dr. Juliet Daniel is a woman of action…she is breaking new ground in cancer research, and advocating for Black scientists in Canada.

A young woman wearing a navy blue shirt smiles as she stands next to a mannequin dressed in a black tank top. A computer and a variety of equipment is visible on shelves in the background.

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Women in STEM: A conversation with Linda Dao

Ingenium - Canada's Museums of Science and Innovation

This month, the Ingenium Channel is highlighting a series of talented, Canadian women who are participating in the Dr. Roberta Bondar Career Development Program.

A young woman sits on her luggage in an empty airport terminal, gazing off into the distance to the left of screen. She is alone and wearing a blue medical mask, with headphones draped around her neck.

Remembering the sounds of COVID-19

Tom Everrett, PhD

Ingenium - Canada's Museums of Science and Innovation

What does the COVID-19 pandemic sound like? Ingenium's communications curator offers up a look at the pandemic from the perspective of sound.

Pictured is a tightly-framed photograph of an Alleles prosthetic leg cover, as displayed in the Wearable Tech exhibition at the Canada Science and Technology Museum. The prosthetic cover's shape resembles the shape of a human leg, from knee down to ankle, but its appearance is highly stylized. It is made of a textured pink plastic, with a detailed black pattern that extends from top to bottom.

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Representing accessibility in the Ingenium collection

Ingenium - Canada's Museums of Science and Innovation

An Ingenium conservator shares a glimpse into life with dyslexia, struggles with the COVID-19 pandemic, and how disability impacts their view of the collection (Post 3/3).

A cartoon-style illustration of a human brain.

Collection Development

The dyslexic view: Working from home during COVID-19

Ingenium - Canada's Museums of Science and Innovation

An Ingenium conservator shares a glimpse into life with dyslexia, struggles with the COVID-19 pandemic, and how disability impacts their view of the collection (Post 2/3).

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