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Fast Radio Bursts: What in the universe are they?

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Windows on the Universe: Chad Hanna public lecture webcast

In his Perimeter Public Lecture on April 3, 2019, Chad Hanna will explore how new observational techniques are unveiling facets…
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Not all men: What it means for a young woman scientist to encounter Emmy Noether

The giants of science are mostly male. But not all of them – and that discovery can prove deeply revelatory,…
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Windows on the Universe: Chad Hanna public lecture webcast

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The curious case of Noether’s theorems

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People of PI: Unity seeker Elise LePage

For Elise LePage, studying physics feeds a deep desire to tease out nature’s unifying principles.
/Mar 15, 2019
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Young women encouraged to embrace challenges of scientific career paths

Nearly 200 high school students at Perimeter Institute’s annual “Inspiring Future Women in Science” event heard that adversity and failure…
/Mar 07, 2019
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People of PI: Beauty seeker Chong Wang

For condensed matter theorist Chong Wang, the messy challenges of complex quantum systems can reveal an irresistible beauty.
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Charting a new course for low-energy QCD

The theory that governs the interactions of quarks and gluons inside atoms has long been an intractable mathematical snarl. Perimeter…
/Feb 08, 2019
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Immerse yourself in these graphic novels about physics

Equations have their own intrinsic beauty. But as graphic gateways to befuddling physics go, there are few forays more fun…
/Jan 16, 2019
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Graphic Talk about the Universe: Clifford V. Johnson public lecture webcast

In his public lecture webcast at Perimeter on February 7, Johnson will discuss the process of turning complex scientific topics…
/Jan 16, 2019
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Canadian telescope chimes in with breakthrough

The CHIME Telescope collaboration, in which Perimeter’s Kendrick Smith and team play a central role, announced this week the landmark…
/Jan 09, 2019
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Forces of Nature: Celebrating three more brilliant women in science

What better way to celebrate International Women’s Day than by putting three new posters of pioneering scientists on your wall?
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Unpicking holography to work out how the universe is made

Perimeter researchers have turned holography inside-out to better understand how it’s put together.
/Jan 08, 2019
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2018 in review: Hearing Mars, tracking blazars, and gaming our way to quantum discovery

As we gear up for a great new year of science, here’s a chance to relive 2018’s great science stories…
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Phiala Shanahan builds the universe

With a new approach to calculations and the aid of supercomputers, Emmy Noether Visiting Fellow Phiala Shanahan is rebuilding nuclear…
/Dec 21, 2018
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Mentors urge students to be open to possibility

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/Dec 20, 2018
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