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Always love to see the cows at @ArtisanBakerTO. Delicious breakfast!

Purple weekend party highlight, the purple marshmallow chicks. #ontariodiaries

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Neat idea and nice book cover: Fahrenheit 451 book design that can be set on fire - Imgur

Made me think of one of my close friends: A duckling a day keeps the sadness away - Imgur

Too cute: My head, rub it please! - Imgur

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Cyprus Wedding Invitation

shantomo

Gorgeous!

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Creativity in Science

“They should have sent a poet,” whispers Ellie in the 1997 film Contact. She is a radio astronomer, and when she sets eyes on an alien galaxy for the first time, she has no words for its beauty. Despite being fiction, I think this interestingly highlights the need for pursuits in arts and sciences to be cross-disciplinary. Many students lose interest in science at an early age because it’s largely “taught to the test”, and so there is a decreased focus on creativity and imagination. Even practical experiments allow little room for creativity, as students are all expected to get the same results—and although this is important for teaching the scientific method, careers in science are not entirely like this: they require creativity and innovation. The infographic above shows the results of Creativity and Education: Why it Matters, a survey by research firm Edelman Berland (note: it is not specifically science-related). The research shows that that 85% of participants think creativity is crucial for problem solving in their career, yet 32% don’t feel comfortable thinking creatively. Yet, creativity is what keeps science moving forwards, because it fosters new connections and therefore gives rise to not only practical innovation, but also the creation of new knowledge. Scientists and engineers frequently encounter problems where they must use abstract, creative thinking, and they should be equipped to do this. From an early age, students should be encouraged to let their imaginations run wild, and also to use scientific reasoning to assess and test their ideas—and this approach of being open to multiple disciplines would be beneficial not only to science, but also foster innovation in other disciplines too. In Einstein’s words: “Imagination is more important than knowledge. For knowledge is limited to all we now know and understand, while imagination embraces the entire world, and all there ever will be to know and understand.”

shantomo

Indeed!

Some sections are not well shovelled like this one. At some point I'm considering to get myself snowshoes. #nemo #ontariodiaries

#nemo #ontariodiaries

Absolutely delicious! Courtesy of Reshma. #ontariodiaries

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Church in snow #ontariodiaries

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Paperman

“Using a minimalist black-and-white style, the short follows the story of a lonely young man in mid-century New York City, whose destiny takes an unexpected turn after a chance meeting with a beautiful woman on his morning commute.” -disneyanimation YouTube channel

This made my morning. Happy Thursday! -L

Video: Disney Animation / YouTube

shantomo

I love the hand drawn animation. I didn't even notice the 3D. More than anything, it's good storytelling.

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genius innovation: the decoy laptop

shantomo

Essentials

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Speaker: Mark Surman, Executive Director, Mozilla Foundation

Date: Friday January 25th Time: Doors open + Coffee 8:30am / Lecture 9:00am / Event ends 10:00am Location: Gladstone Hotel, 1214 Queen Street West, Toronto

This event is free. Online registration starts on Monday, January 21.

shantomo

Looking forward to this!

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Can Urban Farming Go Corporate? | Reuters

Farms have sprouted in cities across the country over the past several years as activists and idealists pour their sweat into gritty soil. Now Paul Lightfoot wants to take urban agriculture beyond the dirt-under-your-nails labor of love. He wants to take it corporate.

In June, Lightfoot’s company,BrightFarms, announced a deal with The Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co., or A&P, to provide New York City-grown vegetables to the local chain’s supermarkets year-round. The goods will grow in what the company says will be the country’s largest rooftop greenhouse farm, a high-tech hydroponic operation that will boost yields, allowing the company to face-off with organic vegetables trucked from California, cutting thousands of miles from the supply chain while aiming to provide a fresher product at a competitive price.

shantomo

Can urban farming go corporate? #sustainability