Perimeter Public Lecture: The power of regenerative medicineReplay: Dr. Molly Shoichet speaks about how regenerative medicine could repair stem cells and avert blindness
Saturn’s Cassini-Huygens space probe, 1997-2017The Cassini-Huygens probe travelled 1,275 billion kilometres from home. It circled Saturn, one of the most successful robots ever sent skyward. In 2017, it meets its end.
In 2017, Halifax marks 100 years since its greatest disasterOn the 100th anniversary of the Halifax Explosion, the city will uncover and recount stories lost in the disaster’s aftermath
Why Saturn’s moon Titan is the best spot for an off-world colonyThe cost of creating even a tiny extraterrestrial colony is far greater than the cost of fixing Earth’s problems
Scott David Leroux, 1988-2016He was an artist with many talents. An enthusiastic force in Winnipeg’s art scene, he was always quick to help others.
How socializing led proto-humans to develop language and cultureEvolutionary psychologist Robin Dunbar describes how the growing social brain changed humans
Why social activists should think like venture capitalistsIn How Change Happens, Oxfam activist and LSE prof Duncan Green argues that social activists need to stop being preachy—and listen
1916 series: Russia on the edge1916 set the stage for the revolutions in Russia that would cast their shadow over not just the First World War but the entire 20th century
The year in hashtags, memes, and viral videosNewsmakers: Watch the viral videos and revisit the social-media buzz that dominated our online lives in 2016