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October 14, 2019 - Happy Thanksgiving Canada!! We live in one of the greatest countries in the world, in one of the best eras in history, and many will be celebrating this day with their loved ones (or if all else fails, their families). We truly have much to be thankful for today, and it is always worth taking the time to remind ourselves of that fact. Enjoy the holidays everyone!
October 11, 2019 - Some of my followers have informed me that my mobile website is down right now, and giving an error message about licensing. I have checked with my webhost, and they are saying that it is an issue on their end. It would seem that the company that provides some of their server software has been having some form of technical or legal issue, and all websites using that particular code are affected. I will give updates as I receive them.
October 8, 2019 - Congratulations to the three recipients of the 2019 Nobel Prize in physics. For those who are interested in knowing more about the research that earned them the prize, I will be writing a short summary in
my science blog.
August 26, 2019 - There is an amazing new experimental medical imaging technology announced today from researchers in New Zealand. It is similar to a traditional CT scanner, which uses x-rays to create a black-and-white cross section of the human body, except it records the energy of the individual x-rays as well. Then advanced algorithms reconstruct the cross-section and assign different colours to different types of tissue, resulting in the first full colour x-ray images. This technology will make it easier for radiologists and doctors to differentiate muscle and fat and any number of other tissues, which should make diagnosing patients easier and more accurate. And it was based on technologies developed at CERN, proving once again the value of leading edge physics research in the everyday world!
August 2, 2019 - I just learned that my primary email address has not been receiving messages since Monday. It is fixed now, but if I didn't reply to someone that is why...
July 20, 2019 - Today marks the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing, one of the biggest milestones in human history. It was the first time that human beings set foot on another world, and will (hopefully) be remembered as the first step towards man's exploration of the Solar system and beyond. We can only imagine where mankind will go in the next fifty years!
July 1, 2019 - HAPPY CANADA DAY!!
June 26, 2019 - For those of you who are interested in quantum computing, D-Wave Systems has a new online program that allows users to write algorithms that will then be tested on their quantum computers. No special training or skills are required, although some experience in programming is definitely an asset. Those who are interested can sign up at
https://www.dwavesys.com/take-leap.
June 21, 2019 - I was told today that some people online had trouble finding my social media accounts. I have published these links before, but here they are again:
Facebook, Twitter (professional), Twitter (personal), Instagram, Pinterest, LinkedIn. Feel free to link and like and whatever else one does on social media now :)
June 16, 2019 - Happy Father's Day to all the fathers and grandfathers in the world!
June 15, 2019 - A reminder to everyone that today is
World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, when we should all take time to check on the elderly members of our families and our communities. As many of you know, this is an issue that is important to me because of members of my own family who were not only abused, but who could not get assistance from any form of government authority or healthcare program because elder abuse is still not taken seriously. Many victims are too scared and too embarrassed to report it. I know of elderly who have been told that if they complain, their abusers will have them declared crazy or demented and lock them away from society. I know of one abuser who threatened to have his coworkers in the hospital system abuse his victims after he'd had them locked up - and actually worked in a psychiatric hospital! It is time that we as a society stand up for our vulnerable members and say that we will no longer tolerate the apathy of our governments and hospitals when it comes to protecting the elderly!