Let’s Talk Science / Parlons Sciences – Keynote Speaker / Conférencier Principal:  Bonnie Schmidt

Let’s Talk Science / Parlons Sciences – Keynote Speaker / Conférencier Principal: Bonnie Schmidt

STAO is thrilled to have Dr. Bonnie Schmidt, President and Founder of Let’s Talk Science, as the Keynote Speaker for the upcoming STAO Ignites Conference on November 13, 2024. Dr. Schmidt has been a transformative figure in Canadian science education, launching Let’s...
MIT’s shapeshifting display lets you reach out and touch someone

MIT’s shapeshifting display lets you reach out and touch someone

Click HERE for a link to the original article. MIT has developed a groundbreaking “Dynamic Shape Display” known as inFORM, which can physically alter its shape to represent 3D content. This innovative display consists of a large surface covered with pins,...
Gravity Wraps Time

Gravity Wraps Time

Submitted by Michael Frankfort @mfrank_76 Click HERE for a link to the original article   Scientists have used a new atomic clock to measure time dilation, the slowing of time due to gravity, over the shortest distance yet—just one millimeter. This phenomenon,...
Griffith Observatory

Griffith Observatory

Submitted by Michael Frankfort @mfrank_76 Please click HERE for link to the website. Griffith Observatory, which opened in 1935, is the world’s most-visited public observatory. It was inspired by Griffith J. Griffith, who also founded Griffith Park. The Observatory...
Israeli scientists say they synthesized human embryos from stem cells

Israeli scientists say they synthesized human embryos from stem cells

Submitted by Michael Frankfort @mfrank_76 Click HERE for link to the original article. Researchers at the Weizmann Institute of Science have successfully created human embryo models from stem cells outside the uterus. These stem cell-derived embryos (SEMs) mimic...
Game Time Most of today’s students play video games. Why not study them, too?

Game Time Most of today’s students play video games. Why not study them, too?

Submitted by Michael Frankfort @mfrank_76 Click HERE for a link to the full article. Larry Switzky, an associate professor at the University of Toronto Mississauga, teaches a gaming studies class where students share impactful gaming experiences. The field of game...
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