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7 Popular Science Museums

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Science museums from all around the world capture and document this knowledge allowing anyone interested in learning about science, to access this wealth of knowledge and learn about major achievements and milestones that got us where we are today. The Museum of Natural Sciences contains several galleries and sections.

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How we read: the neuroscience behind literacy

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Literacy skills have a profound impact on a person’s life,” says Dr Jacqueline Cummine, a professor at the Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine – Communication Science and Disorders at the University of Alberta. They won first place for Outstanding Communication! (©

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How can intelligent systems revolutionise healthcare?

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Intelligent systems can also facilitate better communication and collaboration between healthcare teams. What successes has this project achieved so far? “We This method also significantly reduced the time and resources needed to achieve successful detection. Practise your communication skills. Persevere and be resilient.

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Behind the screens: the crystals that flow like rain down a windowpane

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Everything in natural science can be reduced to physics. I think you are always a physicist, whatever field of science you work in. Communicating scientific research is a really hard skill. It requires skills that don’t always come naturally to mathematicians. I love the wide applicability of physics.

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How can we make STEM subjects more engaging for students?

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“Through these experiences, students gain a better understanding of how STEM education is an integrated, interdisciplinary and student-centred approach to learning that encourages curiosity, creativity, artistic expression, collaboration, computational thinking, communication, problem solving, critical thinking and design thinking!”

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Are there ‘rules’ for conveying emotion through art?

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a line) Quantify — to measure the number or amount of something To what extent can art be used to communicate specific emotions? We explored how people use associations with colours and line properties to communicate emotions,” says Dr Dirk Bernhardt-Walther, Associate Professor at the University of Toronto’s Department of Psychology. “In

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On the frontline of the biomedical revolution

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Looking forward Jin’s team is currently investigating the fine but critical details of cellular science. “My My team is trying to understand how cells function, how they metabolise, and how the organelles within cells work together and communicate with one another,” he says. “In I think I’ve achieved a lot. It’s very exciting!”

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