Dr. Henry Schwarcz explains how he used isotopes and archaeological science to help solve a murder case.
Grade levels: Adult
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High-Tech Football Stadium
How do the groundskeepers at this football stadium keep the grass playing surface green and healthy? They keep the field outside and move it indoors when it’s time to play!
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Spaceport America
Steve Landeene of the New Mexico Spaceport Authority is planning to build the first purpose-built spaceport.
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Hunlen Falls
BC’s Hunlen Falls is one of the biggest waterfalls in Canada; and, when it freezes, it becomes a playground for ice climbers like Will Gadd.
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Brain Bank
The Quebec Brain Bank receives 80 to 100 brains every year that are used in experiments to help researchers and scientists understand how this amazingly complex organ works.
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Fact of the Matter: Bed of Nails
Physicist Joanne O’Meara demonstrates why you would be better of being stepped on by an elephant than by a woman wearing stiletto heels.
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The Shweeb: Human-Powered Monorail
What if you could pedal your way across town to work in the morning suspended above the hustle and bustle of rush hour and secluded from the elements?
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RC Miniature Airbus A380
A retired auto mechanic has built a radio-controlled 1/15th scale model of the world’s largest jetliner.