Perimeter Public Institute: The lessons and legacy of Star Trek
Watch a Perimeter Institute panel discuss why science without creativity is highly illogical, live on Jun. 14 at 8:30 PM ET
Science
Blood ties: The inspiration behind a potential sepsis breakthrough
Robert Hancock and Olga Peña—who lost her father to sepsis—may have found a way to diagnose the deadliest syndrome you’ve never heard of
Is the anti-mammography movement based on bad science?
The debate over breast-cancer screening is turning into an academic feud, leaving millions of women in limbo
Don’t be like us, America: resist Trump’s war on the census
To stop measuring a country is to erase it person by person, community by community—and you never get the data back. Canada learned that the hard way.
Handling concussions is a team sport. And we all need to be in the game.
In the wake of Sidney Crosby’s head injuries, a top Canadian expert explains the huge changes on how concussions are treated and managed
Why you should be wary of ’scientific’ cooking methods
Some websites offer dubious advice purportedly rooted in scientific fact, but oblivious to deliciousness
This neuroscientist says your sense of free will is an illusion
The acclaimed author and neuroscientist Robert Sapolsky explains the deep biological roots of human behaviour, from racism to religion to romance
A new weapon in the war on Canada Geese: baseball bats
A campaign to reduce the Canada Goose population at the University of Manitoba has provoked outrage over its brutal methods
Is Bill Nye a science guy—or is he wearing a science guise?
Maybe he won’t save the world. But with a new doc and Netflix show, the Science Guy is, at the very least, saving his career
Perimeter Public Lecture live: The blues of black holes
In this month’s Perimeter Public Lecture, Janna Levin discusses finding music in science, on May 3 at 7 PM ET