M87 Central Galactic Black Hole Halo Photographed with Event Horizon Telescope
In 2019, scientists produced our first images of a black hole, from the Galaxy M87.
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Dr. Narendra Dhabolkar: The Indian James Randi
John Varghese James “The Amazing” Randi’s death last month, after a lifetime of exposing charlatans and chicanery, raked up a seven-year-old wound I didn’t know I was carrying. In August 2013, a similar life of struggle against irrationality, superstition, and exploitation of the credulous ended when Dr. Narendra Dhabolkar, a mild-mannered, soft-spoken rationalist was shot…
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How Human Behaviour is Driving the COVID-19 Case Numbers
Sandra Dunham In my home, the dialogue about COVID-19 and the rapidly increasing case numbers follows the narrative of “Why can’t people just do the right thing? Don’t people realize that their behaviour is making this worse?” And yet, when carefully examined, our own behaviour is, at times, less than stellar. So, why, when the…
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Myths Around the Coronavirus
Scott Douglas Jacobsen As of as of October 25, 2020, over 9.6 million Canadians have been tested for the coronavirus with over 216,000 cases, over 24,700 active cases, and 9,900 deaths (data from the Government of Canada). Everyone knows the general recommendations coming from the Canadian Government, from their health authorities, and… from their grandmothers…
What Science Tells Us About Slowing Down Time
Sandra Dunham “The truth is, time marches on and you have two choices: You move forward, come what may, and you experience all the sour and sweet things that fly at you from around corners, or you sit still. Don’t sit still.” ― Suzanne Palmieri, The Witch of Little Italy Do you recall, as a…