Author: Adam Fortais

Adam Fortais is a PhD candidate studying the physics of soft matter at McMaster University in Hamilton, Canada. When he is not squishing things in the lab he likes to write, make art, and sing karaoke.
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Thank you, 2021

Adam Fortais

Hello world! December already?! Yeah, that came up fast. Despite feeling like 2021 maybe just didn’t happen, I’m looking at scientificanada.ca and well, it very much did happen. And I’m here to say, THANK YOU. Thank you to all my guests, collaborators, Patrons, readers, listeners, sharers, and friends of scientificanada! This year I managed to do some pretty special things with scican and I couldn’t have done it without y’all.  In addition to saying thanks, I also wanted to do a little recap/precap of 2021/22. First, scientificanada by the numbers: # New Episodes = 30 # Articles = 17 # … Continue reading Thank you, 2021

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Random Walk 2.6: : Joe Muise is changing student’s ideas about physics (and attending CUPC 2021)

Adam Fortais

LISTEN // WATCH Joe Muise is a physics teacher at St. Thomas More Collegiate in Burnaby, BC, a CAP, NSTA, Vernier & Prime Minister’s Award Winner, and Step Up Ambassador. On this week’s episode, Adam talks to Joe about teaching … Continue reading Random Walk 2.6: : Joe Muise is changing student’s ideas about physics (and attending CUPC 2021)

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The AlmaMAC 214: Mars, Venus, and satellite cells: Understanding sex differences in the adaptive response to exercise with Mai Wageh

Adam Fortais

LISTEN Historically, people with menstrual cycles have been excluded from scientific studies due to concerns about how hormonal fluctuations during the menstrual cycle may affect research findings. This exclusion and underrepresentation in the health literature have significant implications as research … Continue reading The AlmaMAC 214: Mars, Venus, and satellite cells: Understanding sex differences in the adaptive response to exercise with Mai Wageh