Researchers have discovered a new genus and species of reptile from a 300-million-year-old fossil from Prince Edward Island. The fossil was found in PEI by a young boy and its family, and the species was named in his family’s honour, Erpetonyx arsenaultorum. This discovery indicates that reptiles at the end of this era were more […]
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Facebook could know you better than your spouse
If you have 100 or more Likes on Facebook then your computer believes it knows you better than the average person, and if you have 300 or more, then it believes it could know you better than even your spouse. Researchers analysed both individuals’ responses to a personality questionnaire and obtained information on Facebook […]
If you’re outgoing, so is your avatar
Judging someone’s personality is no easy task, especially when all you can see is an avatar and not the real person. However, new research suggests that people can make some accurate personality judgements after seeing customized avatars, at least for some people. The researchers found that outgoing and sociable individuals typically create avatars that communicate […]
For sleeping children, quality is more important than quantity
For young children, the quality of sleep may be more important than the duration of sleep when it comes it academic performance, according to a new study. The researchers found that a high percentage of time in bed spent sleeping influenced positively a child’s grades in math, English, and French as a second language, while […]
Brain Stimulation Therapies for Mental Illness | SMCC Webinar
Brain Stimulation Therapies for Mental Illness – Current Success and Future Directions | SMCC Webinar | 12:15 PM ET, November 18, 2014 One in five Canadians will experience some kind of mental illness within their lifetime, yet for many the current treatments like medication or psychotherapy just don’t help. In Ontario alone it’s estimated that […]
Les thérapies par stimulations cérébrales contre la maladie mentale – Webinaire du CCSM
Un Canadien sur cinq aura un problème de santé mentale au cours de sa vie, mais pour certains d’entre eux, les traitements actuels comme les médicaments ou la psychothérapie ne fonctionneront pas. Ces patients peuvent maintenant compter sur une nouvelle génération de traitements comme les thérapies par stimulations cérébrales. Contrairement aux thérapies traditionnelles comme les traitements […]
Chin strap device generates power from chewing
Researchers have created a device capable of harvesting the mechanical energy generated by chewing or talking. The device works via the piezoelectic effect, in which certain materials generate electricity when stretched or squeezed. In this case, the chin strap contains a strip of piezoelectric material made of electrodes that are embedded into plastic. Chewing gum […]
Science Culture: Where Canada Stands | SMCC Webinar
Science Culture: Where Canada Stands | SMCC Webinar | 12:00 PM ET, Wednesday, August 27, 2014 How do Canadians use, think about, and interact with science? How do we compare with our peers in other developed nations? Are we ready to embrace science for the future of our country? These are just some of the […]
Keystone XL : émissions de gaz carbonique
Une nouvelle étude publiée dimanche dans Nature Climate Change utilise un modèle économique pour quantifier l’impact qu’aurait la construction de l’oléoduc Keystone XL sur les émissions de gaz à effet de serre. Le projet Keystone XL permettrait le transport de pétrole brut de l’industrie des sables bitumineux en Alberta jusqu’à raffineries américaines. Les auteurs expliquent […]
EcoHealth – Tisser des liens pour la santé, les écosystèmes et la société – Webinaire du CCSM
Ebola, MERS, SRAS : personne ne sait quand la prochaine pandémie frappera, mais les chercheurs n’attendent pas les bras croisés. Certains d’entre eux vont au-delà des initiatives de santé publique traditionnelles que sont les vaccins, les antibiotiques et les pesticides. Ils font partie du domaine d’étude de l’écosanté qui considère que la santé humaine d’une […]
EcoHealth – Emerging Diseases, Human Health and the Environment | SMCC Webinar
EcoHealth – Emerging Diseases, Human Health and the Environment | SMCC Webinar | 12:00 PM ET, Thursday, August 7, 2014 Ebola, MERS and SARS – as we worry about the next pandemic and the spread of already established diseases, researchers are looking beyond the traditional public health initiatives of vaccines, antibiotics and pesticides. The field […]
Webinaire | Lac-Mégantic : un an après
Le 6 juillet 2013, un train de marchandises d’une longueur de 72 wagons transporte du pétrole brut en provenance de la formation de Bakken dans le Dakota du Nord. Il explose en plein centre-ville à Lac-Mégantic et cause la mort de 47 personnes. Cet accident a été l’un des plus mortels de l’histoire ferroviaire canadienne en plus de […]
Lac-Mégantic, One Year Later | SMCC Webinar
Lac-Mégantic, One Year Later | SMCC Webinar | 12:00 PM ET, July 2, 2014 On July 6, 2013, a 72-car runaway freight train rolled into the town of Lac-Mégantic, QC. There it derailed and its cargo – crude oil extracted from the the Bakken formation, near North Dakota – exploded, destroying large parts of […]
GM rats and maize | Expert Comments
Expert Comments – GM maize and rats In 2012, a study was published in Food and Chemical Toxicology by Séralini et al. titled “Long term toxicity of a Roundup herbicide and a Roundup-tolerant genetically modified maize.” The paper’s design, methodology and use of statistical tools attracted a great deal of criticism from the scientific […]
Lancement de deux nanosatellites canadiens
Deux satellites de conception canadienne ont été mis en orbite le 19 juin 2014 dernier depuis Yasny en Russie. Les deux satellites baptisés BRITE-Toronto et BRITE-Montréal ne sont pas plus gros que des batteries de voiture. Ceux-ci observeront à l’aide de télescope les étoiles les plus brillantes du ciel afin de détecter des changements de luminosité […]
Expert Comments – Carbon Impact of Keystone XL
A study published Sunday in Nature Climate Change uses an economic model to quantify the potential impact on greenhouse gas emissions resulting from the proposed Keystone XL pipeline, which would transport crude oil from Canadian oil sands projects to refineries in the US. The authors say that previous analyses did not adequately account for the ways […]