McGill prof heads Facebook's new AI lab
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau attended the launch of Facebook’s new artificial intelligence centre in Montreal, to be led by McGill computer science professor Joëlle Pineau.
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Science Literacy Week
Science Literacy Week, happening September 18 to 24, highlights Canada’s outstanding scientists and science communicators from coast-to-coast. Register for a lecture or tour, or take in a science film and experience the excellence and diversity of Canadian science.
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Indigenous Awareness Week
From September 18 to 22, McGill’s Indigenous Awareness Week offers the opportunity to learn more about the many Indigenous cultures across Canada through talks, film screenings and activities.
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Burning black
With the aid of the Hubble telescope, McGill Space Institute researcher Taylor Bell and his team have discovered the ultra-black planet WASP-12b has a record-beating ability to soak up light – an attribute that makes for cozy daytime temperatures of around 2500°C.
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Original fiction
Delve into three works of Indigenous Canadian fiction at the live event Turtle Island Reads this Wednesday night at the Schulich School of Music.
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