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When your robot breaks your heart
Kim had a companion robot named Jibo. On April 1, he and all his kin shut down for good. She's gonna miss the little guy.
[Kim Moynahan | Endless Forms Most Beautiful]

Installing solar panels inside your head
Spend a couple of minutes with Edward Boyden, winner of the 2018 Canada Gairdner International Award for his discovery of optogenetics, a technique that illuminates how the brain works.
[Research 2 Reality]
 

Miscellany

How not to bumble your bee photography.

Une recherche toute récente avance que le chien est capable de distinguer l’odeur d’une crise d’épilepsie.

You'll probably want to check out these cool photos of New Zealand's Matachia spiders, which weave strange, zig-zag-shaped webs.

"Willing to be stuck is key if you want to understand something new."

Companion Animal Psychology turns seven years old!

Updates for our members and bloggers

Pint of Science
In Guelph? Check out Pint of Science, taking place May 21–23.

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!

Volunteer positions at Science Borealis
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• Resource Manager
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• Editor — Mathematics and Statistics
• Editor — Physics and Astronomy
• Editor — Technology and Engineering
• Editor— Communications
• Editor — Education & Outreach

Check the links for job descriptions or email volunteer@scienceborealis.ca

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