There’s a little black spot on the sun today…
What’s a transit of Venus? It’s not a woman on a half-shell taking a trip on the TTC. Henry Postulart – Toronto: Perhaps it’s best explained by astronomer Jesse Rogerson in a video he prepared for today’s event. In short, twice every 113 years, the orbits of Earth and Venus result in Venus being positioned directly between [...]
They’re in your Googlehood
Henry Postulart – Toronto: Today has turned out to be my Google Day. I’m spending 4 hours in Google’s Toronto offices this afternoon as a developer and this morning I’m across the street wearing my reporter’s hat in Dundas Square attending the arrival in Toronto of Google’s Street View Trike. When I arrived, a reporter [...]
Simply Orange® Draws a Crowd
Henry Postulart - Toronto: Simply Orange® set up a couple of booths amid a miniature orange grove at Adelaide Courtyard Square (333 Bay Street) between 7:00 am and 2:00 pm today. People were lined up to get their free bottle of juice. A delicious, healthy treat on a hot summer day. Juice was served up with [...]
More than a toy, Perplexus is an adventure
Henry Postulart-Toronto: How often does a toy change your life? More often than you’d think, given the accumulated impact of the many “toys” that shape the culture we live in. And the stories of the creation and development of those toys are a major thread in the fabric of the mythology that tells our culture’s [...]
Nature Unleashed: Inside Natural Disasters
Earthquakes, Volcanoes, Hurricanes And Tornadoes, Oh My! Henry Postulart-Toronto: Today the Ontario Science Centre hosted a media preview of their new temporary exhibit, Nature Unleashed: Inside Natural Disasters, running from Feb. 11 to May 1. The event was led by the Centre’s CEO Lesley Lewis with a brief presentation by The Honourable Michael Chan, Ontario’s [...]
