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Congratulations, Stephen and co.! Secrets of the Universe is an immersive 3D documentary produced in association with Perimeter. Want to see it yourself once it is safe to do so? Bookmark this page: https://secretsoftheuniversefilm.com/theater-listings/

I found out I’d been named physics teacher of the year on the same day I found out I had terminal cancer, says Ryan Beck, 2020 CAPhys teacher of the year. Ryan is precisely the kind of dedicated educator we love working with and kids love learning from. We’re honoured to share his incredible story. https://hubs.ly/H0zWr8p0

Congratulations to Molly Shoichet for winning the Gerhard Herzberg gold medal for science and engineering! If you aren’t familiar with her incredible work, check out the excellent public talk she gave at Perimeter a couple years ago. https://hubs.ly/H0zHjvm0

Are you desperate to understand COVID-19 death rates? Do you find scientific retractions riveting? Watch (and share) last night’s fascinating Perimeter public lecture from virophysicist Catherine Beauchemin, available on-demand now!

TONIGHT! Join virophysicist Catherine Beauchemin for a timely talk (and Q&A) on COVID-19, influenza, rising cynicism toward public health, and how physics can help. Tune in at 7 pm ET: https://hubs.ly/H0zhHNr0

Canada’s CHIME telescope has discovered a fast radio burst in our own galaxy for the first time! The paper, published today in Nature, appears to support the theory that magnetars could be behind at least some of the mysterious bursts of radiation.