A Sky with Fewer and Fewer Stars

02/28/2025 The Social Eyes 0

By Agence Science-Presse The nighttime sky is less and less starry: urban lighting has reduced the number of stars we can see at night by 7 to 10% each year between 2011 and 2022, according to data from over 51,000 amateur astronomers around the globe. […] See more

Why Adapt to Minorities?

09/20/2024 The Social Eyes 0

By Sarah Lemay for the Gazette de la Mauricie Social inclusion is an essential concept in our society. We can perceive it in all our organizations and businesses that equip themselves in policies or practices related to equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI). These actions are […] See more

Autonomy with a Capital A

08/19/2024 Raymond Viger 0

By Raymond Viger Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante is trying to chase cars out of the downtown area. It’s a short-term vision for saving the environment. It’s not the vehicles you have to get rid of downtown – it’s the drivers! To do this you have […] See more

The Underbelly of Recycling

06/28/2024 Colin McGregor 0

By Colin McGregor               We toss tons of material into recycling bins. But are these materials really recycled? Where do our plastic wrappers go? When I was very young we had recycling. For example, the milkman delivered milk door-to-door each morning. Sometimes his truck was […] See more

Twenty Children in a Yurt

06/07/2024 Raymond Viger 0

By Raymond Viger Despite the cold and the snow, I head towards a yurt in the middle of a forest in the Lanaudière district of Québec. A yurt is the traditional habitation of Mongolian nomads. It is a tent, decorated in very colorful motifs that […] See more

The Beginnings of the Automobile

04/05/2024 Raymond Viger 0

By Raymond Viger In the beginning, the car company started by Henry Ford had as its aim to bring the automobile to the rural population. By 1920 this objective had been realized. Were auto manufacturers content with achieving this? By no means. Expansion is a […] See more

Do Housecats Sleep a Lot?

03/15/2024 The Social Eyes 0

Catherine Crépeau – The Rumor Detector Agence Science-Presse Your cat spends its day sprawled out on the sofa, while the alley cat outside your door seems to wander around for hours without any need for sleep. Do housecats sleep longer than their outdoor counterparts? That […] See more

The Mother of Arborescence

03/01/2024 Raymond Viger 0

By Raymond Viger The interview takes place on a hands-free telephone, in front of the young people from the center and the parents present. Milaine Brousseau Ouellette, who has two children, operated a daycare at her home. She let the kids play outside all the […] See more