Author: Maria Gill

Professor of Literature, graduate of École Normale Supérieure, Antoine Seal, wanted to share his passion for the world of science with members of the Popular University of Foix (UPPF). His conference also aims to highlight the contributions of science to the development of mankind. While his successes are visible and undeniable, science today is criticized in a malicious manner. Why these criticisms? How do you respond to negative arguments? To respond to these attacks, the speaker invoked many great philosophers of science (Karl Popper, Thomas Kuhn, Bruno Latour and many others) to show how far humanity has advanced in knowledge.…

The Rousseau case continues to haunt Air Canada. The Commissioner of Official Languages ​​blames the carrier for the events of last November and determines that 2,680 complaints were established in an initial report consulted by Le Journal. • Read also: Air Canada plans to double its capacity • Read also: Michael Russo apologizes in French don’t fly high • Read also: Federal companies subject to Bill 101: Michael Rousseau will have to work in French In a 17-page document sent to the complainants and to Air Canada, Raymond Tyberg wrote that the company did not respect the law during a…

Strictly speaking, this wouldn’t be a weather forecast, because it wouldn’t predict temperatures from day to day. But it would nonetheless be a leap forward compared to the current situation, where the “heat wave alert” can be sent, at best, only a week or two earlier. A team from the US Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency (NOAA) led by researcher Liu Jia of the Laboratory of Fluid Geophysics in Luxembourg explains. article It was published on March 24, having relied on North American heat waves from 1992 to 2019 to build its model, and claimed it would be reliable up to…

Currently, access to the small business tax rate is reduced proportionally when the taxable capital of the company is between $10 million and $15 million. Access to the small business rate stops completely when your taxable capital is $15 million or more. The budget proposed to eliminate access on a phased basis, with access to be eliminated completely when taxable capital reaches $50 million. The procedure will apply to tax years beginning on or after Budget Day. The government estimates that companies will save about $660 million in taxes between 2022 and 2027 for reinvestment and job creation. Keith MacIntyre,…

(ETX Daily Up) – Researchers at the University of Leeds in England have developed a miniature magnetic robot capable of entering the lungs and detecting the presence of cancerous tumors there. The robot, made up of tiny magnetic sensors, is designed to be able to reach into the tiniest bronchi in the lungs, in order to take tissue samples or even administer a specific anti-cancer treatment, if needed. They are only 2 mm in diameter and are guided into the lungs by a large magnet located outside the patient. So far, it has only been tested in the lab, on…

Communities in Northern Canada have unique housing needs due to higher construction costs, shorter construction seasons, gaps in infrastructure, and the increasing effects of climate change as the North is warming at a rate nearly three times higher than the planet’s rate. says Ottawa. So the 2022 budget proposes an envelope of $150 million over two years, starting in 2022-2023, to provide more affordable housing and better quality of available infrastructure. Of that amount, the Northwest Territory and Nunavut will each receive $60 million. The Yukon gets $30 million. in her department Investing in affordable housing for indigenous communitiesOttawa is…

Ask yourself: Do you think you have what it takes To become an independent millionaire? Whether the answer is yes or no, know that according to science, there are personality traits common to the world’s richest people. It’s time to reveal it. starting pointIn an article published in Communications in the humanities and social sciences, we learn that five personality traits are commonly associated with the super-rich. According to the researchers and authors of the article, They are Marius Liekelt, Johannes König, David Richter, Mitja de Buck and Karsten Schroeder.obviously it’s easier to inherit the jackpot (which is the number…

In protest of the need to increase “food independence” in Quebec, the Department of Agriculture will pay a $3 million subsidy to US giant PepsiCo for a new cornflake production line in Levis. Frito-Lay, a subsidiary of PepsiCo, intends to invest $90 million to install this new production unit and $40 million to build a “high-tech warehouse,” the government notes. Expansion should allow creation of 50 jobs, specify Newspaper PepsiCo spokeswoman Sherri Morgan. She adds that work should start soon and be completed by the end of 2025. “This project will reduce imports of corn flakes from the United States,”…

According to a Brazilian study, vaccination provides greater protection after infection. Data that remains to be confirmed using the Omicron variant. Is it helpful to get vaccinated if I have already had Covid and therefore have already developed antibodies? The answer is yes. It’s even better. A Brazilian study shows the additional protection provided by vaccination after infection. obvious difference Vaccines have been shown to be effective in protecting against severe forms of Covid-19. But does it provide additional protection when an individual has already been infected before? According to Brazilian researchers who evaluated four vaccines in this context, yes.…

Members of the Luzon Shipyard Workers’ Union adopted a “historic” interim agreement to renew their collective agreement. • Read also: Civil Service Bureau condemns governance by decree The new collective agreement, valid until June 30, 2030, provides for salary increases of up to 30.5% for the first two years, with annual increases of 2.5%. Under the terms of the agreement, double time will be reintroduced and leave fee payable in full, while the calculation of continuous service will be from the date of hire and not from the number of hours worked for the leave accrual. “The impeccable mobilization of…