Catherine Chan

Materials science engineer by training and STEM enthusiast. Loves to learn. Loves to share. Here's what has caught my attention...

[Catherine Chan @CathOnSci]

What a great initiative--I hope these #KidsHealthShelf books can eventually be found in the public libraries as well! #Canadian #childrensbooks https://t.co/o6e3pxBucn

[Catherine Chan @CathOnSci]

What an engaging magic show from #Rumpletheclown @GuelphLibrary today. Our kids laughed the whole time and loved his high energy performance! https://t.co/JU1Rb8tGuL

[Catherine Chan @CathOnSci]

A fun fact to share about tracking Santa's path https://t.co/lrceWah7KB

[PHD Comics @PHDcomics]

Proof

[KSJ at MIT @KSJatMIT]

With her characteristic intelligence and humor, bestselling author Mary Roach (@mary_roach) kicked off the Saturday morning lineup with a keynote talk on her seven “bad habits”of highly effective science writing.

#KSJ40

[Catherine Chan @CathOnSci]

WHO recommends reducing the sweetness of the diet with unsweetened or naturally occurring sugars rather than using non-sugar sweeteners like aspartame or stevia. NSS may lead to an increased risk of type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, and mortality
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[Grand River Transit @GRT_ROW]

All GRT bus service, incl MobilityPLUS, resumes Thursday, May 11.

No fares will be collected on transit from May 11 to end of service on Victoria Day, May 22. Customers who purchased a May monthly pass before May 8 will get a June pass.

Full details: https://t.co/Iv9jb4GfOY

[CityNews Kitchener @CityNewsKIT]

United Taxi offers free rides for dialysis patients impacted by GRT strike https://t.co/OZIROa7NWs

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

The Turkish Tulip Garden at Hinoyama Koen Park is an attraction in Shimonoseki city, Japan. It's renowned for its vibrant tulip display, which reaches its peak during the spring

[more: https://t.co/EyGhtNorPX]
[📹 Masami Shirai: https://t.co/H84UXYxLV8]
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[C&EN (Chemical & Engineering News) @cenmag]

How do anesthetics work? This edition of #PeriodicGraphics by @compoundchem looks at the compounds used for anesthesia and what we know about how they work: https://t.co/UqQWSDJ21b

[Science girl @sciencegirl]

Amethyst forms in hydrothermal veins and hot springs, igneous rocks and in metamorphic rocks taking millions of years to develop

Watch some open clusters being excavated and seen for the first time,

the end is spectacular

📹IG crystals_of_australia

[Science girl @sciencegirl]

Seiji Tsukimoto is an artist who blends pop-up book and kirie techniques to create greeting cards and designs encapsulated within spherical frames without use of any glue

[C&EN (Chemical & Engineering News) @cenmag]

CBD products are all the rage. But what is the hemp-derived compound, and how does it work? All your CBD questions, answered in this #PeriodicGraphics from @compoundchem: https://t.co/aLFl0kyjz3

[Dr. Jen M @AwesomeBiota]

Do you know how many times I tried telling customers at the yarn store that “bamboo” was just a different way of making rayon and how many people became VISIBLY ANGRY after I told them that? “I asked for bamboo! It’s sustainable! I’m not putting my grandbaby in rayon plastic!” ��

[Patchen Barss @PatchenBarss]

You know what we should do? We should get all the ventilation, filtration, and clean air infrastructure we need in place now, so we’re better prepared for this and any other airborne pathogens that come our way.

[Dan Go @CoachDanGo]

If you sit for more than 6 hours a day, read this:

[Catherine Chan @CathOnSci]

Interesting article on how #forensic #science is used to help distinguish between different species of wood

[C&EN (Chemical & Engineering News) @cenmag]

Chemists at the US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) have been developing a method to identify trafficked wood on the spot using chemical fingerprinting: https://t.co/h2m9dOEDue

[Dr. Nicole LePera @Theholisticpsyc]

When we’re separated from our authentic self, we become fixated and compulsive about identity. We over-identify as a way to find meaning in our lives.

[CCA_CAC @cca_reports]

Don’t miss our upcoming report on the impact of science and health misinformation!
#misinformation #disinformation
https://t.co/BXJjHKqQjm

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[Catherine Chan @CathOnSci]

#dyk yeast and algae have about 70% of the same genes as people? https://t.co/qtWsZA685g