by Stacey Johnson | Feb 16, 2024
It’s February 16. We are just over halfway through Black History Month. If you consume media and social media, this event will be top of mind right now. Thinking about Black History Month made me wonder whether Signals has a lot of content on the topic of Black...
by Francesco Zangari | Feb 7, 2024
In today’s fast-paced world, science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) skills have never been more crucial for driving the innovation that modern societies demand. But, for many curious young minds, STEM can appear distant and confusing, with...
by Stacey Johnson | Jan 5, 2024
If you only read one post for 2023, please make it this one. Below are the 10 most popular posts from last year, as determined by views recorded on the website. These are not my favourite posts, although I like all of them; this ranking is completely unbiased and...
by Stacey Johnson | Mar 3, 2023
Can you name 10 Black Canadians who have made significant contributions to life in Canada? That was a question posed by Vicki Olatundon, a motivational speaker, during a Black History Month presentation. (More on this later.) Here’s another question: what does Black...
by Stacey Johnson | Feb 11, 2023
Have you heard of Henrietta Leavitt, Annie Cannon and Williamina Fleming? They are to astronomy what Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson are to NASA and the space race. If the latter three names are familiar, you probably saw the movie Hidden Figures,...
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