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What we're reading

Some of our recent favourites. For the full firehose, follow #FromTheFeed

Found and lost
Two specimens of a blind cave fish may have been new to science. Sadly, we'll never know.
[Brian Coad | Canadian Museum of Nature]

Bursting some bubbles
Why do soap bubble reflect light as rainbows? Why do they make those distinctive shapes? Could you eat them?
[Simon Shapiro | SciWhy]

Sea sick
Bad weather stranded Alina Fisher on Galiano Island, and inspired a post about biogeography, pikas and climate change.
[Alina Fisher | Science Communications]

Miscellany

The U.S. mint has struck a coin honouring the contributions of Native Americans to the U.S. Space Program. It was designed by Guelph-based science illustrator Emily S. Damstra.

"It’s as though we were explorers, moving closer to the South Pole of the periodic table."

According to a survey by Stephanie Halmhofer, about 18% of Canadians don't believe that ancient humans built structures like the Egyptian pyramids or Stonehenge by themselves.

The International Day of Women and Girls in Science (February 11) inspired posts from Dr. Daniel Gillis, Maryse De La Giroday, Siobhan Darlington, and Paula Johanson.
 

Updates for our members and bloggers

Launch of new satirical journal 'dnatured'
Canada's newest science comedy website — dnatured — is now live. If you are in Toronto on March 14 (Pi Day) you can join them for the launch party.

Heart & Head — SMCC 2019 Annual Conference
The 2019 Science Writers and Communicators of Canada annual conference takes place May 23-25 in Winnipeg. The theme of this year’s conference is Heart & Head, with explorations into Indigenous knowledge, the health of our waters and the North.

Registration is open now and you don't have to be a SWCC member to attend. Check it out!

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