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Public Astro Night
AstroMcGill presents the 22nd Public Astro Night, with a panel discussion about "Inflation, the Big Bang and Gravitational Waves" with invited panelists Pr. Robert Brandenberger, Pr. Matt Dobbs, and Pr. Vicky Kaspi. The discussion will strongly encourage questions from the public. It will be followed by night sky observations (weather permitting) and a lab tour. This event is intended for a general audience, and it is free of charge. No reservation is necessary. Snacks and refreshments will be served (please bring your own cup).
Made it onto Huffington Post. For better or for worse...
A Treatment for Chemophobia
"Hey, aren't you somebody?" the teenager queried as I got into the elevator.
Book Launch: Is That a Fact?
Date: May 8, 2014
Time: 7-9pm
Location: Atwater Library -- 1200 Atwater Ave, Westmount
RSVP: jenna [at] ecwpress [dot] com
Museums Day @ Redpath - Le 28e journée des musées montréalais / 28th Montreal Museums Day
10h - 16h Outdoor activity / Activité au dehors :
- Faites un moulage de fossile en plâtre / Make Your Own Fossil Replica!
(10h – 16h, weather permitting / le temps le permet)
- Solar viewing / visualisation solaire avec /with Royal Astronomical Society / Société d'Astronomie de Montréal
(10h – 16h, weather permitting / le temps le permet)
The Golden Eagle Hunters: A Kazakh Photo Essay
A special Mother's Day presentation of photos taken in Kazakh region of Russia.
By Bonnie Folkins
FREE, Everyone welcome. In Auditorium.
Parallel Lives in the Greco-Roman World
A public reading
By Denis Brault, Professor of Latin and Greek for La Fondation Humanitas.
The biographies written in Greek by Plutarch in the middle of the first century of our era introduced some interesting parallels in the lives of the Great Men of Ancient Greek and Roman history. How similar - and how different - were Alexander the Great and Julius Caesar, Demosthenes and Cicero?
Musical accompaniment by cellist Vincent Bélanger. Part of a Public Reading Series.
If you happen to be in Washington on April 24....
Spotlight on X-STEM Speaker Dr. Joe Schwarcz!
Don’t miss the opportunity to learn about the science of the paranormal from X-STEM Speaker Dr. Joe Schwarcz at the X-STEM Extreme STEM Symposium on April 24 !
Is That a Fact? -- Book Review
Just received the first copies of my 14th book "Is That a Fact." Should be in the stores within a couple of weeks. Official launch is May 8 at 5 PM, Atwater Public Library in Montreal.
First advance review is in:
Is That a Fact?: Frauds, Quacks, and the Real Science of Everyday Life.
Schwarcz, Joe (Author)
May 2014. 280 p. ECW, paperback, $17.95. (9781770411906). 500.
Prof. Matt Dobbs, inaugural Dunlap Award from the Canadian Astronomical Society
Congratulations to Prof. Matt Dobbs in the Department of Physics for winning the inaugural Dunlap Award from the Canadian Astronomical Society. He received this award in recognition of his international leadership on the design and implementation of systems using Superconducting Transition-Edge Sensor bolometers. The prize citation states in part:
Grinding chemistry, greening chemistry
What if you could re-engineer chemical processes so that instead of using toxic solvents or expensive catalysts, you could incite molecules to bind simply by grinding them together? McGill Chemistry Professor Tomislav Friscic is a leader in the field of mechanochemistry. Read more about his work in "Grinding chemistry" from the Chemical Institute of Canada.