Scientific Instruments at the University of Toronto// Material culture & SciTech heritage// Sundry 3D printing and design// He/Him
Joined December 2011
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I am out of here. Find me at bsky:
Erich [email protected]
Hit me up if you need an invite. I have several.
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Please join us in congratulating the recipients of the 2024 AMS History of Healthcare Awards. This award promotes scholarship, teaching, and public interest in history of healthcare, disease, and medicine.
Read more here:
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#HoH2024
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ICYMI - Read about the fabulous Scientific Instruments Collection @UTSIC and the efforts of curators @eweidenh and @vijlf to take care of 2,000 artifacts collected over four decades 🔭🔬 @DunlapInstitute
U of T’s huge collection of scientific artifacts shows how researchers pursued discovery – and sometimes made history: uoft.me/ingenuity
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Discover the fascinating story of how a U of T astronomer and his Canadian team pursued solar eclipse images to test relativity. Read 'The Einstein Camera' by @danfalk and @vijlf in @uoftmagazine Featuring a @UTSIC hidden treasure magazine.utoronto.ca/campus/…
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The @UTSIC is one of Canada’s largest collections of historical scientific instruments. Scott Anderson interviewed curators @eweidenh and @vijlf for @uoftmagazine Read about this unique science archive @DunlapInstitute magazine.utoronto.ca/campus/… pictures by Kailee Mandel
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At the Black Creek Pioneer Village Fall Festival, visitors interacted with historical scientific instruments @UTSIC Assistant Curator @vijlf and a team of UofT students talked to them about Canadian science and history! @eweidenh @BlackCreekNews ihpst.utoronto.ca/news/utsic…
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PhD student Emaad Paracha @uoftartsci explains how he is working to solve some of the universe’s most elusive mysteries @uoft with innovative tech like the SuperBIT telescope ow.ly/XmUT50PQIOv
ALT A selfie of Paracha (right) and the SuperBIT team with the SuperBIT telescope in New Zealand. Credit: Emaad Paracha.
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.@AugusteNahas, lead editor of the IHPST graduate journal, is excited to announce that Issue 11 is available on the newly created journal website ow.ly/oO5Z50POlRz designed by Jevan Konyar. He and Emma Sigsworth @1stphilosophy served as Assistant Editors for this issue
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Inside this box, you will find an Arithmometer. This device performs arithmetic calculations and belongs to the @UTSIC You can see it live this Saturday from 11-4 at the Black Creek Pioneer Village! Join @vijlf and other IHPST @UofT students who can tell you more about it!
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Fri and Sat, Sept. 22-23 all are welcome to attend a workshop celebrating the groundbreaking work of Evelyn Fox-Keller. Join us for an engaging discussion! Full program here: ow.ly/OACW50PNkgP #workshop #EvelynFoxKeller #IHPST #womeninscience artwork by @anatzeligowski
Development was funded by the Toronto-based Defense Research Medical Laboratory (DRML). The artifact is catalogued with plenty of detailed photos here:
utsic.utoronto.ca/wpm_instru…
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Thalia Wong, a former master's student in philosophy of science, explores the intersection of science, philosophy, and history in this video courtesy of @uoftphilosophy featuring the Scientific Instruments Collection @UTSIC
ow.ly/umRB50PCXXy
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All 8 episodes of our podcast with the @DisabilityFdn and the Tetra Society of North America are out! It explores how people with disabilities and skilled volunteers collaborate to create custom tools to overcome barriers. Give it a listen!
🎧: ow.ly/roIf50P46X8
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This afternoon, multi-media artist & PhD student Elvira Hufschmid will be at the Dunlap Institute to present, "The Role of Metaphor & Analogy in Art & Science Collaborations" as part of a @McDonaldInst internship with @reneehlozek.
Tune-in at 2 PM EDT: dunlap.zoom.us/j/87352998325
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Voice Your Support!
Councillor Matlow wants to investigate the City taking over the Science Centre from the Province.
Everyone who loves the Science Centre, please comment at the link below.
Let's send City Hall a clear message.
Submit your comments!
secure.toronto.ca/council/ag…
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I will be tweeting lessons from these books over the coming weeks so follow me (@kareem_carr) if you're excited to learn *how* to learn mathematics.
If you're already a follower, spread the good news to others by liking and retweeting the thread: teapawt.org/kareem_carr/status/168…
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Imagine if we taught math the way we teach music:
- one-on-one guidance
- bespoke exercises tailored to weaknesses
- emphasis on practice over talent
Instead we:
- leave kids to figure out good learning strategies on their own
- imply they're defective when things don't work out
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The Bendix Central Air Data Computer was used in fighter planes in the 1950s and 1960. This electromechanical analog computer determined temperature, airspeed, Mach number, etc. We got the temperature servo part of it working, so gears spin and it drives an external gauge.