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Learn how entrepreneurs use math when starting a business.

Learn about solar storms and how they impact Earth.

Learn about how Canadian scientists observe and predict space weather.

Learn about auroras - spectacular light shows in the night sky.

Learn about how artificial intelligence and machine learning help us communicate with computers.

Discover how computers can learn and find out about the three types of machine learning.

Learn about the Fibonacci sequence and its relationship to some shapes in nature.

Learn about the fast-moving field of artificial intelligence and what it means in your life.

Learn about how computers see and learn to recognize objects and human faces.

Learn how machine learning is being used in protein drug discovery.

Learn about using bacteria to colour clothing.

Did you know that the Sun, like Earth, has magnetic field? This field affects our planet and our solar system! Let’s learn more about how it works.

Learn all about solar eclipses.

Learn about peat bogs, the threats they face and how you can help.

Learn about math anxiety, including what it is, why it happens, and how you can overcome it.