Hogwarts students learn about bezoars in their first year potions class. They’re stones from the stomach of a goat that work as an antidote to most poisons. In book 6,…
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During the first five Harry Potter books (or movies) I always felt that the potions class was the most like our muggle science classes. They learned what different potions and…
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Harry Potter science (part 1, with question)
by Eva Amsenby Eva AmsenThis week Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix opens in theatres, and later this month, on July 21st, the final book seven comes out. It’s a hype, but…
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Strange Alchemy – science poetry
by Eva Amsenby Eva AmsenThe 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…
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Superhero Science
by Eva Amsenby Eva AmsenThe 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…
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LabLit
by Eva Amsenby Eva AmsenAll prejudices about scientists and their terrible writing skills turned out to be untrue upon a visit to LabLit.com! I am simultaneously jealous at and in love with all the…