Take a self-guided tour from quantum to cosmos!
Spring/Summer 2017
For more than 150 years, Canada has been a land of inquiry, innovation, and opportunity. That is just the beginning. Explore the ideas and the science that have shaped -- and are shaping -- Canada as it turns 150.
From this issue
Canada’s Governor General explores how Canadian innovation has shaped the world – and how we’re just getting started.
As a cosmologist, I’m often asked whether studying the universe is at all relevant to our everyday lives and concerns.…
SNOLAB has developed pioneering experiments at the frontier of particle physics and astrophysics. Nobel Laureate Arthur B. McDonald explains how…
Move over, Schrödinger’s cat. Perimeter Associate Faculty member Roger Melko has a new, and entirely Canadian, way to explore quantum…
By blocking one half of an entangled photon pair, team shows how to block “noise” in quantum light experiments.
Kids growing up in remote Canada are full of curiosity. It just needs an opportunity to flourish, writes Perimeter research…
Researchers cut a vexing problem into manageable shapes, and come up with a solution that could apply to all string…
Curiosity, ambition, and a willingness to embrace uncertainty are rewarded in STEM careers, speakers tell teens at Inspiring Future Women…
Any scientist can tell you that truth is a tricky proposition. Evidence is much more straightforward – or is it?
CHIME, a radio telescope under construction in British Columbia, expects to find hundreds of “fast radio bursts” and generate a…
What causes the seasons to change? And why are the seasons the opposite for my friend in Australia?
The Power of Ideas tour is winding its way across Canada to inspire the next generation of hackers, makers, doers,…
Try your hand at making this specialty dish from Perimeter’s Black Hole Bistro.
Recent Issues
At Perimeter, we like to say we run mostly on chalk and caffeine, but it's time to acknowledge a third fuel: silicon. Computational physics is becoming increasingly important at Perimeter and across the field. This issue of Inside the Perimeter explores the rich interconnection of physics and computing.
Also in this issue:
- Success at the Breakthrough Prize
- In discussion with Sir Martin Rees
- A former physics summer student gets back on the bus for ISSYP
- The fascinating history of digital computing
... and much more
After decades of speculation, theory, and indirect observation, we finally have visual proof: black holes exist. The first image of a black hole, released by the Event Horizon Telescope, or EHT, is truly astonishing. Ten years in the making, it is the highest resolution image in the history of science. The image is a triumph, but it is not an end. As we explore in this special issue, this is just the beginning.
Also in this issue:
- Robert Myers becomes Perimeter's new Director
- In conversation with Roger Penrose
- A young woman researcher explores the impact of Emmy Noether
- A quantum history of the light bulb
... and much more.
In this issue of Inside the Perimeter Magazine:
- Dive into the quandary at the heart of quantum physics, and discover some recent advances in the field
- Dig into some of the challenges facing women and other minorities in physics, and avenues to correct the imbalance
- Enjoy updates from Perimeter's Outreach efforts
- And discover the answer to another PI Kids question: how are elements made?