Monday night I went to “Meeting of Minds”, a seminar about science, art, and popular culture. I had to go straight to orchestra rehearsal after that (in fact, I was …
In 1875 Lewis Carroll wrote “Some Popular Fallacies About Vivisection” for the publication Fortnightly Review. Carroll was strongly opposed to vivisection, but I think that if he were alive today, …
The Scream, Toronto’s yearly literary festival is in full swing this week. This year the festival’s theme is “Science and Poetry”, and Wednesday night I attended “Strange Alchemy”, a panel …
The new Hypothesis is online! Party! There are four things I want to share about this issue: 1. It’s thin. Not because we didn’t get enough submissions, but because some …
The Ontario Science Centre’s “Super Heroes Science Exhibition” closes March 25th, so if you’re in Toronto and had been meaning to learn more about superhero science, this is your last …
I was out of town yesterday, so I didn’t get a chance to see Al Gore live at UofT’s convocation hall. Tickets sold out early and went for high prices …
