Writing

February 29, 2016

My New Study Using Only the Ten Hundred Words People Use the Most

This post was inspired by XKCD’s Randall Munroe’s Thing Explainer in the style of the Up-Goer Five.
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January 20, 2016

What Charge does an Antihydrogen Atom Have?

Today the collaboration I work with for my Master’s research at York University had a paper published in Nature!
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January 15, 2016

Productivity 101: My Favourite Apps

Getting organized can seem like more work than it’s worth, but I’ve found some amazing online tools that will help anyone with a busy schedule (or a bad memory) feel more in control, be more productive, and make it all look effortless.
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November 26, 2015

Happy 100th Birthday General Relativity!

One hundred years ago yesterday, on November 25, 1915, Albert Einstein published his final equations on the topic of General Relativity. I’d like to share with you some of my favourite tributes posted this week!
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November 23, 2015

New CurioCity Article Published: The Physics of Death Stars and lightsabers

Would developing Star Wars technologies actually require breaking any laws of physics? Surprisingly, the answer is often no.
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September 30, 2015

Fast Physics Activities from the Perimeter Institute

Looking for physics activities you can bring to the classroom? Perimeter Institute has you covered!
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Melissa Valdez, MSc