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05/20/2026

Science doesn't have to be cold to be credible ❄️➡️🤝

Dr. Imogen Coe — biochemist, thought-leader, and Toronto Metropolitan University’s former founding Dean of Science — makes the case for something radical: bringing our full humanity into how we do and communicate science.

Emotions, fallibilities, compassion, trust: These aren't weaknesses, they're what make us effective.

"When we embrace our humanity, we'll actually be better scientists and more effective science communicators."

Save this if you believe science needs more heart. 💬Do you think emotion has a place in science?

05/18/2026

Is your health advice coming from a 15-second viral video? 🤔

from TVO's Big [If True] is calling it out — social media isn't a substitute for real medical guidance. With so many Canadians without family doctors, it's easy to fall into the trap of emotionally-driven, unverified health content online.

But it's time to slow down, to question what we scroll past, and get back to the people and professionals who actually know us.

💬 Who do you turn to first when you have a health question?

🔗 Catch full episodes of on TVO every Sunday.

05/13/2026

"Informed trust. Not blind trust."

There's a big difference, and AI researcher Dr. Lai-Tze Fan is making it her mission to close that gap.

As Co-Director of the TRuST Scholarly Network at the University of Waterloo and Canada Research Chair in Technology and Social Change, Dr. Fan is asking the questions that matter most as AI moves into every corner of our lives: Do people actually understand what they're accepting? And as this technology shapes our future, who is getting left behind?

Her goal: nobody. But that only happens if we move together responsibly and with open eyes.

💬 Do you feel like you have enough information to truly trust AI? Drop your honest answers below. 👇

05/11/2026

What if the key to better science communication has been at every village hall for centuries? 🎶

Lewis Hou from explains how traditional music and dance, like the Scottish ceilidh, can literally bring people together to explore science concepts and build community.

Every culture has traditional music but science communicators are only just starting to listen. 👂

What traditional practice from your culture do you think could teach us something new?



Alt text: Lewis Hou of Science Ceilidh speaks about how traditional music and dance from every culture can be used to explore science and bring communities together.

05/04/2026

POV: Trying to reach anyone in academia 📞⛰️

04/30/2026

Your top science communication tips, straight from the Falling Walls Engage family! 🔬✨

Science communicators and engagers from around the world are breaking down exactly how to bring science to the public, and it starts with one thing: meeting people where they are.

From storytelling and humor to community co-design, these are the strategies that actually work 💡

👇 Save this for your next outreach project and let us know what you’d include!

04/27/2026

Field Trips are back in season! Join biologist and turtle researcher Ethan Owen for a leisurely walk through Evergreen Brick Works and learn to spot the local amphibians, reptiles, and birds hiding in plain sight! 🐢🐸🦎🐦‍⬛

💡 Field Trips: Amphibians, Reptiles and Birds, oh my!
📅 Sunday, May 31, 2026
🕰️ 10.00 AM - 12.00 PM
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04/22/2026

🌱 This , meet Engage finalist sidneyetienne from Grown in Haiti, a Haitian-led movement restoring degraded land in Cap Rouge through regenerative agroforestry, seed sharing, and community land stewardship.

More than sustainability, it represents a return to relationship with the land, with local knowledge, and with each other.

"The impact is really seeing that my neighbors…are not only practicing, but engaging with others in the community and sharing that information and passing it forward."

Canada could learn a lot about generative practices led by those who live closest to the land.

04/22/2026

🌎This Earth Day, we're sharing a story from Brazil that has a lot to say to Canada.

In 2023, Forest Engineer Nondas Ferreira da Silva founded .newera in Northern Minas Gerais, a region dealing with land degradation, economic fragility, and the slow unraveling of traditional community systems. His approach: stop separating ecological restoration from economic security, and stop designing conservation programs without the people who actually live on the land.

Two years in, the Xakriabá indigenous people and Geraizeiras communities aren't just participants in this work, they're leading it: collecting seeds, governing their own territories, and passing knowledge between elders and youth.

Last year, Nondas won the Breakthrough of the Year Engage Award for this model.

As Canadians, we're still working out what genuine Indigenous-led land stewardship looks like in policy and practice. Instituto New Era is building something replicable and evidence-based in the Cerrado and we think that’s worth paying attention to.

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