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Eureka Festival | Montrealers celebrate science with outdoor activities
(Montreal) The Eureka festival, which celebrates science and technology, is taking place this weekend at Parc Jean-Drapeau in Montreal. Young people are invited to come and enjoy a host of…
[Critique] “Familiar Science”: JOYFULTALK | The duty
Released in 2020, A Separation of Beingthe third album of the JOYFULTALK project by composer and multi-instrumentalist Jay Crocker, seems very wise in comparison to the chaotic and jovial Familiar…
his crazy projects scrutinized by science
Elon Musk has not finished talking about him. The latest madness of the boss of Tesla and SpaceX is the takeover of the social network Twitter for 44 billion dollars.…
Tested: airCentric 3 | A whole science, to remain seated
Presented as “the best ergonomic office chair in its price category”, the result of a decade of research and development, the airCentric 3 impresses above all with its almost infinite…
Science | The Mysteries of the Bantu Expansion
Between a third and a half of the population of sub-Saharan Africa speaks a Bantu language. For a long time, it was believed that this linguistic success was akin to…
Science museums will be popular this summer in Montreal
This text is part of the Summer of Museums special booklet More than ideal family outings, the exhibitions offered by Espace pour la vie and the Science Center offer the…
Acfas, or a century of dialogue between science and society
This text is part of the special Acfas Congress booklet As luck would have it, a global pandemic occurred as the centenary of Acfas approached. “However, this organization was founded…
The media coverage of science will be discussed during a symposium at Acfas
This text is part of the special Acfas Congress booklet The COVID-19 pandemic, among other effects it has produced, has brought the scientific community into the limelight, especially that of…
Liu Cixin, or the illustrious Chinese science fiction
Chinese science fiction is experiencing its heyday these days. As Netflix prepares to broadcast on its platform the spectacular three body problem which made Liu Cixin an author of planetary…
After the scandal at Paris-Descartes University, a decree sets new rules for donating bodies to science
In 2019, press revelations revealed the “indecent conditions” in which the remains of “thousands of people” had been received. Article written by Published on 04/28/2022 11:32 Update on 04/28/2022 11:48…
Collection of consent, creation of an ethics committee… Here are new rules concerning the donation of bodies to science after the Paris-Descartes scandal
In 2019, the existence of a “mass grave” was revealed at the Center for the Donation of the Bodies of the prestigious Parisian university. Article written by Published on 04/28/2022…
[Exposition] Women of Faith and Science
It is no coincidence that, against all odds, nuns began to teach science in French Canada from the 1830s and 1840s. In those turbulent times when Queen Victoria’s troops crushed…
God under the magnifying glass of science
Since last fall, a Christian book has been a hit in France. God, Science, Evidence – The Dawn of a Revolution intends to demonstrate that the science of the XXand…
Science: Dian Fossey, a pioneer in the study of gorillas
Published on 03/04/2022 17:08 Update on 03/04/2022 17:32 France 2 Article written by V.Gaget, M.Selli, M.De Chalvron, S.Barral, B.Bervas, S.Malin – France 2 France Televisions As part of its “Les…
The Science Behind Natural Remedies to Mitigate COVID-19
Thyme, ginger, honey or herbal teas… everyone has their grandmother’s secret to relieve flu symptoms. But what exactly does science say about the effectiveness of these natural remedies against COVID-19?…
Science divided on children’s overexposure to screens
Children glued to screens, to the point of threatening their development. The idea regularly worries, especially in France, many personalities and political leaders, who call for it to be a…
“Science is essential, in France we still haven’t understood it”, lament researchers
The campaign for the 2022 presidential election has so far focused on insecurity, immigration, purchasing power or, for the past few days, the war in Ukraine. But among the forgotten…
“French society has progressed a lot, it has opened up”, says a doctor of political science
“For decades, French society has made great progress, it has opened up” on the war in Algeria, estimates Friday March 18 on franceinfo Paul-Max Morin, doctor of political science and…
Science popularized in Quebec museums
This text is part of the special section Museums We don’t have enough of a lifetime to discover science! We might as well start with museums, which compete in ingenuity…
a participatory science video game to unravel the mystery of the shape of letters
Advancing knowledge through a game is what researchers are proposing, in particular French people belonging to the National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS). They have just put software online to…