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A passion strong enough to last a lifetime

Ingenium - Canada's Museums of Science and Innovation

A lifelong passion for aviation connected Austin Douglas with the Canada Aviation and Space Museum – where he’s been a dedicated volunteer for over a quarter of a century. Douglas – who recently celebrated his ninetieth birthday – retired from a colourful career at Transport Canada in 1990. At the tail end of his career, he worked on the master plan for the Rockcliffe Airport, located right behind the museum. The following year, he began his volunteer work. “It became a habit,” says Douglas of

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

Behind the scenes: Artifact loans demand all hands on deck

Ingenium - Canada's Museums of Science and Innovation

When a museum lends one of its precious artifacts to another institution, it’s a little bit like sending your kid off to summer camp. That’s the clever analogy conservator Erin Secord uses to explain the condition reports she’s required to send back to the Museo Galileo in Florence, Italy – about an early telescope that’s on display at the Canada Science and Technology Museum for the next few months. “It’s a little like sending your kid to summer camp; you send them with a bunch of instructions

Educational resources put 3D artifacts into the hands of Canadian students

Ingenium - Canada's Museums of Science and Innovation

A 3D scanner, a pair of hackers, and a whole lot of creativity is bringing a unique artifact from the Canada Science and Technology Museum to life in Canadian classrooms. It all started last year, when a zoetrope – a pre-film animation device that produces the illusion of motion – was selected as one of several artifacts to be scanned for educational purposes.

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Augmented reality games attract extroverts

Ingenium - Canada's Museums of Science and Innovation

Gamers are often assumed to be anti-social people, but a new study out of the University of British Columbia (UBC) shows different results. When it comes to augmented reality games – such as Pokémon Go – extroverts tend to be better players. To learn more, read the latest from UBC News.

Cookie Day 2016

Sweetening the holidays for the Ottawa Mission

Ingenium - Canada's Museums of Science and Innovation

The Canada Agriculture and Food Museum is looking to make the holiday season just a little bit sweeter for the homeless in Ottawa. On Saturday, Dec. 30, the museum will host its second-annual Cookie Day. From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., the public is invited to stop in and help bake up some homemade cookies. "Last year, we baked 400 cookies for donation," says Jamie Reardon, visitor experience assistant at the museum. "We need the public's help to try to break that record this year." All cookies will be

Social Science & Culture

Clocktower brews up the perfect formula for museum guests

Ingenium - Canada's Museums of Science and Innovation

Visitors celebrating the reopening of the Canada Science and Technology Museum now have the perfect way to do it – with a pint of the museum’s very own beer, The Formula. Brewmaster Patrick Fiori of the Clocktower Brew Pub says he took inspiration from the museum’s reinvention in planning his approach to making the beer. “The museum’s re-opening, it’s changing; it’s going from an older iteration to something from the future, so that process of evolution just kind of stuck with us,” explains

Telescope brings Western and Indigenous astronomy into focus

Ingenium - Canada's Museums of Science and Innovation

Two streams of astronomical thought and practice are represented in a stunning display at the Canada Science and Technology Museum – but visitors will need to act fast in order to see it. A telescope made by Eustachio Divini – an extremely fragile and valuable artifact which dates back to 1665 – is on international loan for the next six months, after travelling all the way from the Museo Galileo in Florence, Italy to Ottawa. The unexpected backdrop to this ornamented artifact – which is regally

The Kuujjuaq Christmas Candy Drop

Labrador classrooms receive books about an inspirational pilot

Ingenium - Canada's Museums of Science and Innovation

More than 30 Inuit classrooms in Labrador will receive a special delivery from Ottawa this month. Each classroom will receive a copy of the children’s book, The Kuujjuaq Christmas Candy Drop, written by Linda Brand, on behalf of the Canada Aviation and Space Museum. “The book centres around legendary Inuk bush pilot Johnny May, and his unique way of sharing the holiday spirit,” explains Brand, interpretation officer for community programs at the museum. “This pilot is a wonderful role model –

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Earth & Environment

Are We Losing the Night Sky?

Jesse Rogerson, PhD

Canada Aviation and Space Museum

As an astronomer, I have a vested interested in reducing light pollution as much as possible. The less light shining up into the sky, the less light reflects back down into my telescopes during my research nights. However, there are many more things that light pollution affects: animal migratory patterns, crop pollination, and human health. Check out the story from BBC News

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