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A traditional ammeter shows the intensity of an electric current with the angular position of a pointer on a dial; in other words as a ratio of two lengths. A mercury or ethanol thermometer shows ambient temperature by the length of the column of liquid. A balance shows two bodies have different weights via the…
September 16-22, 2019 is Science Literacy Week. This week, CFIC members are sharing their knowledge about Science Literacy. We hope you will also share your science literacy information with us in the comments on this article or in the specific posts. If you ever wonder “is it science?” check out our info graphic to find…
By Allan Carter NB Power, the province of New Brunswick’s power utility, has been raising some eyebrows over a decision to invest in a technology with unproven claims that it will produce clean energy through a new hydrogen-energy process called Hydrogen 2.0. According to CBC News, NB Power has invested $13 million in licensing fees…
I didn’t manage to get a July Conundrum in, and nobody had much to say about the June one. I press on with one that educational policy people should really think hard about. (HINT!) Predict the next value in this sequence: 0, 1, 1, 3, 2, 5, 3, 7, 4, … Now, imagine data from…
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Now showing at a theatre near you: Unplanned, based on the story of a former director of a Planned Parenthood who becomes converted from feminist pro-choice champion to zealous anti-choice advocate. Articles in Maclean’s and The Walrus review the movie here and here and CBC News discusses how a low-budget, poorly reviewed movie (which some have…