Tag: Technology & Science

  • Liberals call on Stephen Harper to stop muzzling scientists

    Liberals call on Stephen Harper to stop muzzling scientists

    OTTAWA – Today, Liberals called on Stephen Harper’s Conservatives to end their muzzling of scientists and create a Chief Science Officer for Canada. “I have met with scientists and Canadians across the country, and it is clear they are deeply troubled by Mr. Harper’s suppressing of science and muzzling of scientists,” said Liberal Critic for…

  • Taking the Plunge into Digital Marketing

    Taking the Plunge into Digital Marketing

    Forget Mad Men: Here’s the new office setup By Sharon MacLean, Troy Media EDMONTON, ALTA. —  You’ve finally decided to take the plunge. It’s time to update your company marketing using digital strategies and tactics. Where do you begin? Even the job titles are confusing. What’s a content manager, anyway? Does that person also refresh…

  • Canadian Medical Association Journal reports Health Canada’s wireless limits are “A Disaster to Public Health”

    Canadian Medical Association Journal reports Health Canada’s wireless limits are “A Disaster to Public Health”

    OTTAWA/CNW/ – The Canadian Medical Association Journal published a scathing condemnation (on Thursday) of Health Canada’s safety guidelines for cell phones and Wifi. The Journal (CMAJ) interviewed multiple international experts in radiation and cancer, who warn that the microwave levels allowed in Canadian classrooms, residences and workplaces are, “a disaster to public health.” One scientist said…

  • EarthSky News: Doomed Russian spacecraft burns up over Pacific

    EarthSky News: Doomed Russian spacecraft burns up over Pacific

    Roscosmos said the craft “ceased to exist” over the Pacific. The final time of reentry is 9:20 p.m. CDT (02:20 UTC), with an accuracy of plus or minus 1 minute. UPDATE MAY 7, 2015 AT 11:45 P.M. CDT (May 8 at 4:45 UTC): The unpiloted Russian re-supply ship due to re-enter Earth’s atmosphere Thursday evening…

  • EarthSky News: Huge Salty Aquifer Found under Antarctica

    EarthSky News: Huge Salty Aquifer Found under Antarctica

    Antarctica’s Dry Valleys are home to briny lakes at the surface. Now scientists find liquid salt water – possibly containing unknown ecosystems – below ground. Researchers supported by the National Science Foundation have gathered evidence for “extensive” liquid salt water – a salty aquifer, possibly supporting unknown microbial ecosystems – underneath Antarctica’s McMurdo Dry Valleys.…

  • EarthSky News: Doomed Russian Spacecraft about to Fall

    EarthSky News: Doomed Russian Spacecraft about to Fall

    Predictions are narrowing for reentry time of Progress 59 supply craft, launched from Kazakhstan on April 28, soon to create a fiery streak in Earth’s sky. A unpiloted Russian re-supply ship – carrying 6,000 pounds of food, fuel, and supplies for International Space Station – was declared lost when, shortly after its April 28 launch,…

  • City Announces Winners of Hackathon 2015

    City Announces Winners of Hackathon 2015

    Calgary, AB – After three days of intense brainstorming, programming and pitching, three teams have come out on top at The City of Calgary Hackathon. Beginning Friday, April 24 through until Sunday, April 26 fourteen teams used their expertise in programming, business modeling and research to create technology-based solutions to make the lives of Calgarians…

  • EarthSky News: The Science Behind the Nepal Earthquake

    EarthSky News: The Science Behind the Nepal Earthquake

    Nepal sits on the boundary of the two massive tectonic plates that collided to build the Himalayas. Their ongoing convergence also means earthquakes. By Mike Sandiford, University of Melbourne; CP Rajendran, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, and Kristin Morell, University of Victoria Saturday’s Nepal earthquake has destroyed housing in Kathmandu, damaged World Heritage…

  • The Library is Your Source for Free e-Resources

    The Library is Your Source for Free e-Resources

      A recent patron survey conducted at the Sheep River Library in Turner Valley revealed that 25% of respondents either did not use or did not know about the e-resources available through the library. The library held an e-resource open house on March 21st to introduce patrons to this wonderful service. Sheep River Library offers…

  • Devon Canada launches 2015 Science Giants Grant

    Devon Canada launches 2015 Science Giants Grant

      Calgary –Starting April 6, Devon Canada will be accepting applications for the Science Giants grant. Each year, Devon’s Science Giants grant helps science teachers create innovative lesson plans and course curriculum by providing them with up to $5,000 to make their vision a reality. Through this grant, Devon is able to provide funding that…

  • NASA scientist: We’ll find signs of alien life by 2025

    NASA scientist: We’ll find signs of alien life by 2025

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  • Digitisation of George III’s Private Archive

    Digitisation of George III’s Private Archive

    A project (was) launched at Windsor Castle to make the complete collection of King George III’s papers available online. Plans for a project to digitise King George III’s private papers will be announced today in the presence of The Queen at an event in Windsor Castle. The project, a collaboration with King’s College London, will…

  • Expert Panel finds that annoyance can be caused by wind turbine noise — a clear adverse health effect

    OTTAWA, April 9, 2015 /CNW/ – A new expert panel report, Assessing the Evidence: Wind Turbine Noise, released today by the Council of Canadian Academies provides an in-depth examination of 32 potential adverse health effects linked to wind turbine noise. For most of the identified symptoms, the evidence is inadequate to draw a direct link between…

  • Navigating the Roads in Alberta: There’s an App for That

    Navigating the Roads in Alberta: There’s an App for That

    Edmonton – AMA unveiled a new app (March 3) designed to get drivers to their destination as efficiently as possible and without distractions. Fully compliant with Alberta’s distracted driving legislation, the AMA Road Reporter app gives drivers audio updates through their mobile phone about road or traffic issues ahead on their route. “The AMA Road…

  • New App Makes Post-Secondary Planning Easier

    New App Makes Post-Secondary Planning Easier

    Students now have a new tool available to help plan post-secondary education and avoid problems transferring between institutions. The new Transfer Alberta Mobile App makes it easier for students to get current and accurate information about courses or programs that can transfer for credit between participating Alberta post-secondary institutions, as well as high school upgrading…