Previous Visitors' Comments
Here's what our previous vistors have said:
- Popat N Patil , Professor Emeritus, Oregon State U., on August 4, 2010
- I enjoyed reading about the life of David Hubel...Thanks!
- Craig Loeffelholz of Stillwater, Oklahoma, on August 4, 2010
- Thank you for the enlightening conversation, and for addressing these/your/our concerns [in Ask-a-Scientist question on aluminum in aluminum lake in cosmetics.]
- Andrés Navarrete, a teacher in Santiago de Chile, on August 3, 2010
- T.S. Eliot's use of a scientific process to illustrate an idea is clever and effective, and it seems more effective to me now thanks to your great explanation. [Check it out in our Ask-A-Scientist section.]
- Saima, a 16-year-old student in Calgary, on December 16, 2009
- Thankyou very much for answering my question. It was very helpful. I appreciate it.
- Christian, astronomy enthusiast in Peterborough, on November 10, 2009
- This has been very educational for me to learn about Einstein's Cross and I really appreciate everyone's time they have spent answering my questions on science.ca. I feel honoured to have the scientific community entertain my questions like this.
- Daniel Duplisea, Research Scientist, Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Canada, on January 30, 2009
- Great site. Really well organised and informative.
- Judith Anderson, Operation Dialogue, Toronto, on October 4, 2007
- I love this site. Operation Dialogue is a charity whose mission is to inspire Canadians to think about what it means to be a Canadian. Our Talk About Canada Quiz offers $46,000 worth of scholarships to students. Your site has been one of my favourite sources because it has good information and is bilingual.
- Dan Mazaheri in Pennsylvania, on August 21, 2007
- Thanks for the information about bee stings. It has been two days of staring at my arm swell, become red, and my fingers begin to feel funny. Wrapped white vinegar around my arm and my arm began to feel better. My fingers weren't feeling funny and now I'm able to make myself a glass of bourbon and diet coke. The combination of smells may be troubling but the result has been nothing but satisfying.
- Michele Austin, Industry Researcher, Preston Manning's office, on March 28, 2007
- We have been looking for a good source for general science information in Canada. Sadly there is no Popular Science equivalent...[but] we have your book and it is a great source. We hope to make science an important agenda item for the government over the next 4 years. Thanks for the book - great source.
- doug eneberg, on March 20, 2007
- Your statistics page did not have the information I was seeking... How many scientists does Canada have?
[EDITOR: As of May 2006, which are the latest numbers available, Canada has about 1.2 million people employed in the natural sciences. About 21% are female.] - France Boissonneault, on March 20, 2007
- All the French pages need to be revised. They are full of errors. [Editor : we are using machine translation for many pages until we can get volunteers or grants to pay for translation of much of the site. If you wish to help out, please email info@science.ca to volunteer or to make a donation. In the meantime, please visit the Major Profiles pages which have been translated by a professional translator.]
- Israel, 55 year old in Georgia, on December 8, 2006
- Wow! Thanks for the answers. I appreciate your site.
- sabrina, on November 22, 2006
- hi i love your webseit.
- Catherine, MT, on October 2, 2006
- This is an awesome website!!! You guys did such a great job on it! Keep up the good work!
- James, Montreal high school student, on September 3, 2006
- Science.ca is a great source for all kinds of science knowledge. It's very helpful.
- tenbite, on August 10, 2006
- i really enjoi your web site. some day i will be a sintist like you.
- Jennifer Smith, Coordinator, Research Promotion, Queens University, on July 10, 2006
- Excellent website you have here - I've heard it discussed in several diverse circles.
- aditya, on June 7, 2006
- it was the best website that i had ever visited
- Sandie Garrett, Australian student, on May 25, 2006
- This was very valuble information for my science assignment thankyou very much i love this site you have helped me recieve excellent marks : )
- Anas, on April 13, 2006
- I was wondering how did you establish the Popularity "star-based" mark for each scientists. This popularity thing is at bottom of the left hand tab of each profile.
[Editor replies: Thanks for asking. We track the number of unique hits to a scientist's page at www.science.ca. We make sure that it's not a returning visit from the same IP address. So the individual's hit counter is only incremented if there is a unique visit from a new person. Of course there is some time limit, so if the same visitor comes back to the site every day, that WOULD increase the hit count artificially. But at least you cannot increase a scientist's hit count by clicking the page refresh button a hundred times.
When it comes time to draw the stars, here's how it's done. This all happens in a few milliseconds every time a scientist's page is drawn on screen:
1. The list of all the scientists listed at science.ca is sorted in order of hit count, in ascending order.
2. The list is examined to see where the current scientist ranks in that list. So we start at the bottom and say, for example, out of 500 scientists the person is the 200th one.
3. The ratio of the person's rank to the total number is then multiplied by 5 to get the number of stars. So the ratio would be 200/500 = 2/5, if you multiply that times 5 you get 2 stars.] - Patricia Ferguson, Ontario Librarian, on March 20, 2006
- I'm currently taking a course in electronic information sources through the Southern Ontario Library Service and came across your web site while doing one of the assignments. I must say I am very impressed and will certainly be suggesting science.ca to the students that come to me with questions regarding Canadian scientists. We are a relatively small library and don't always have ample print material available for some of the research questions asked. Keep up the great work!
- Anonymous, Vancouver, BC, on December 24, 2005
- Are you accepting new scientists to your listing and if so, how would I get my name added to the list? [Editor: scientists can be nominated by anyone, preferably peers who can provide solid reasons why the individual is truly outstanding in their area of research.]
- Felix Blakatu, on November 3, 2005
- I am highly impressed to view your wonderful achievements in science field. I wish i could become like you people. Please am a young scientist and wolud need your assistance to know more in science field ok? you people have done very enomously.
- A.P.Mitra,FRS, on October 28, 2005
- I was most interested to come across your site. It was most illuminating.
- Brett Kessner, Teacher in Australia, on October 4, 2005
- Thank you for your excellent answers. You have explained it very well and it makes perfect sense.
- Tom Gladman, on September 26, 2005
- I was looking for biographical information on several prominent astronomers in Toronto --Dick Bond, Ray Jayawardhana, Peter Martin-- and didn't find any of them on your list. Hope you will be able to significantly expand your listing soon. [We're working on it, Editor.]
- Steve Wagstaffe, on June 28, 2005
- The quiz is as endlessly facinating as science itself.
- Megan Peter, on February 20, 2005
- Hello,
I am wondering if such a comprehensive site exists in French!
cheers,
Megan
- Reyna Jenkyns, on January 28, 2005
- I think this site provides an excellent resource to Canada's science community. As a recent graduate who is currently unemployed, I don't have the funds to join. However, I was thinking that you should add the Mars Society of Canada to your list of resources. www.marssociety.ca
- Thooyaa from Charleston, on January 23, 2005
- Thanks a lot for your answer [regarding our science fair project]. We really had fun doing this expirement (thanks)--Thooyaa & Amber
- Alamae Briana McDonald, Student in Mobile, Alabama, on November 9, 2004
- I just want to say since listenin to this site I've been able to have a science project and found out what matter is!
- Brittany Tip-gurdy, on October 4, 2004
- My teacher recommended I go to this site and it is great! I am very happy. It is easy to use and interesting.
- Luis Acosta, Mexico, on August 10, 2004
- We enjoyed your website. Very useful. Congratulations. We just want to call your attention that we were surprised to not find Dr. Wayne F. J Evans, Fellow of the Royal Socienty of Canada. He runs the Atmospheric Physics Lab in Trent University, Peterborough, Ontario. We have worked with his Lab on research in Greenhouse Gases and the TOMS instrument for the study of the Ozone Layer.
- Deborah Talmi, University of Toronto Psychology Lecturer, on July 13, 2004
- I liked the video where Tulving talks about rehearsal - that's a great part I think students would enjoy especially since the midterm is next week.
- Azad Ahmad, India, on June 10, 2004
- I was very much pleased by the infomation your site provides about mathematics and science. Thanks.
- Siobhan Roberts, Author, on May 21, 2004
- I am writing Donald Coxeter's authorized biography for Penguin Canada. I would like to inquire about the copyright for the line to sphere to cube etc diagram on his page of your site.
- Michael Lyons, semi-retired 92 year-old, on April 22, 2004
- Àa quand la version française du site?
Très intéressant et assez complet. Je dois présenter le dr Pierre Dansereau à un groupe d'étudiants en technologie aéronautique et il va parler des changements technologiques dans notre société. Votre résumé biographique, va beaucoup m'aider; merci. - Benoit Lapierre, on April 16, 2004
- Where is the French version ????
- Pam Bentley, on April 9, 2004
- I am pleased to let you know that your site has been chosen to be included in this month's Digital Dozen, a list of exemplary web sites for educators selected by the Eisenhower National Clearinghouse .
ENC is funded by the United States Department of Education and collects both physical and virtual resources useful to math and science educators. The sites we select for Digital Dozen must have current and accurate math and/or science content. They must support school improvement efforts and have useful multimedia features or helpful navigation. - Scott Forsyth, on March 19, 2004
- Hey u guys,
I loved ur website. I thought it was awsome! And, well... i actually learned something (coming from a 12 year old boy, that's a really good sign.) When i grow up i want to be a scientist or do mathematical research. I think ur job is great. Without people like u, the whole world stop spinning.
great website!
Scotty - Chantel, on March 6, 2004
- Thank you Barry! I learned lots thanks to you. The Video under Doreens Picture was quite Interesting.
ShOrTiE ThE 2Nd!!!!!!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ - Francesca, on March 4, 2004
- You're cool! Your my inspiration to be a better person.
- Joe Ball, on February 9, 2004
- I think this is a great site for kids
- belle, on February 4, 2004
- Great Site! it helps me a lot in my assignments and papers.
Thanks !!! - Bruce Rawles, author & scientist, Nevada City, California, on January 21, 2004
- Neat info/videos on Coxeter; I just ordered (at long last!) his book on Polytopes, which I keep finding references to while exploring sacred geometry. Cheers and thanks for your site! :-)
- Brittany Bullach, on January 20, 2004
- You have an amazing site!! I expecially like your quiz. After we studdied about it, I got 90 percent right but that was lucky because I had studdied before so but any way i hope u have a good day!! :)
- Cathy Gulli, National Post, on December 17, 2003
- Thanks so much for the response, and a swift
one at that. I'm a business journalist, but I'm fascinated with science. The science.ca site is very informative. A great service. - Jessica Sager, 9th Grade High School Student, on November 15, 2003
- I had to do a report on the many uses of oxygen. I had to get the uses, who invented it, what it's used for and any other facts about it. Your page at science.ca was a very useful tool and it helped me a lot. Thank you.
- Walter Zukauskas, Physics Lecturer, Dalhousie U., on November 12, 2003
- Loved your portrait of Willard Boyle. It's informative and it has zip and zing!
- Julie, on October 25, 2003
- Thank you for helping me so much on trying to find great Canadian scientists for my project!
- Morgan Brown, Canadian Nuclear Society, on October 16, 2003
- Great site. I have made an additional link to your page on Bertram Brockhouse, from the Canadian Nuclear Society's "Nuclear Pioneers" web page.
- Mark Irvine, Sacramento, CA inventor, on September 25, 2003
- Thank you very much for the help. You people are great.
- Jennifer Yule, Canadian high school student, on September 25, 2003
- I think that the answer for the question "What's better: pushing or pulling a car, front or rear wheel drive?" was a perfect explanation. I was about to ask the same question becasue I have a project for school to do, but when I saw that this question was already asked and answered I was surprised to find the efficiency. Thanks again for the great explanation!
- Jacob Berkowitz, Quantum Writing, on September 10, 2003
- Just wanted to let you know how much I appreciate using the GCS website. I'm writing a piece on Bertram Brockhouse and your profile on him and his work is wonderful. It's the personal details in your story that I found so compelling, and different than all of the other material I found online about him.
- Anna, on July 12, 2003
- Great site! Learned alot!
- Kallin, on July 12, 2003
- Just surfing the internet when landing on the beach of science! My English isn't the best but I tried the quiz and I've learned a few things! I'm working with old people and maybe there is something about making aging process become easier!? I'll be back!
- Nancy, on July 7, 2003
- This is a really good site. I spend hours learning about things I never thought I would know anything about. Thanks.
- Carlos Nijensohn M.D., Argentina, on June 13, 2003
- I do like your page on Endel Tulving. I have met him because I have read a note on him at La Research number this year on memory.
- Nathan Say, on June 2, 2003
- George Georgiev is an artist on Gabriola Island who designs the world's fastest bicycles. While not a scientist, here are his bicycles.
- Jean, on March 4, 2003
- I think your site is the best science site I have ever went. I could find lots of information from here for my projects. But, I wish there were more things about motions.
- damein, on February 7, 2003
- Well, the site's ok but needs more info...
I'm kiddin this site has to !@#$ing much info!!!!!!!! - Judy, on December 10, 2002
- I think your site is great! I can't find a French side to it and therefore assume it doesn't exist. It would be wonderful if you could make it bilingual. I am a monolingual anglophone but believe this is information that should be shared by all Canadians. - or is there another site? [It is one of our goals to get the site translated. If anyone out there can help, please drop us a line. --Editors]
- leslie, on November 4, 2002
- I would like to suggest that you update profiles more often. But in general the site is a good reference site.
- Macarena Busto, on October 23, 2002
- Marla Sokolowski at UTM (Mississauga) is a world leader in behavioural genetics. Her work on fruit flies has revealed many interesting details of the genetic basis of natural behavioural variation. I would like to see her profiled on this site.
- Sylvie Cabrit, Astronomer at Observatoire de Paris, on October 15, 2002
- Your profile of Hubert Reeves is very interesting and illustrates very well how scientific discoveries are sometimes triggered by inspiration from very ordinary observations, a very nice illustration of the way scientific discovery works. It also shows that good scientists are neither mad nor boring, but sensitive and creative. It is great that you are making such a web site!
- Jim Booth, Physics Dept., British Columbia Institute of Technology, on May 7, 2002
- Your website is terrific! I am spending way too much time browsing. :)
- Lyndsay Murphy, Gr. 7 Teacher, Nova Scotia, on April 18, 2002
- I love your site! I plan to introduce this site to my students. I've also seen your book and plan to order one! Thanks!
- Gabriel Guérin-Pliva, on April 1, 2002
- This is a great website. I found exactly what I was looking for. Although I think it would be very practical if you were bilingual, in other words, if you had a translated version of this website. You guys are doing a great job. keep it up!
- Dennis Sandoval, on March 13, 2002
- You should make more games for younger kids. I think you should make a chat room so people could go in and talk about science things only. This will help your web site to become more popular and more people could become interested in science.
- George D. Karakoutas, Engineer, Thessaloniki, Greece, on February 20, 2002
- Excellent site. I was astonished, watching all these Canadians Scientists and their work. Congratulations !!
- Katie-Ann Crawford, on February 13, 2002
- Hi I love the website but pleaze add stuff to do with Archeologist's and Egyptianologist's
- Dougald Lamont, on February 8, 2002
- As it happens, Norman Bowen was my great uncle. You mention that his wife, Mary Lamont, was a medical student in Boston. She studied there, but was actually a Canadian as well, from Prince Edward Island.
Dougald Lamont - Dirka U. Prout, Professional Engineer, on January 28, 2002
- This is a great site which I will use more often but right now I trying to see if you have any scientists listed that are of African Descent for African Heritage month. [Editor: we do. Constantine Campbell]
- Tiffany, on January 28, 2002
- Excellent way to classify information about the people you research about. I like how you put the important things down the side. It was really easy to find things I needed to find. Especially the acomplishments! KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK!
- Pekka Sinervo, Physicist, U of T, on January 28, 2002
- I discovered your site this morning and congratulate you on the effort put into bringing all this information together, especially the info on Canadian scientists.
- Annie Robberecht, Certified Translator, France, on January 23, 2002
- WONDERFUL SITE!
- R Klein, on January 21, 2002
- I would like to see Dr Gail Anderson included as a profiled Canadian scientist. She was recently featured in TIME magazine and is the top forensic entomologist in North America. She is the favorite example for an innovative women in science that we use to inspire girls (and boys) at our science camps.
- Preston MacDougall, Middle Tennessee State U., on January 15, 2002
- Dr. Calvin B. Harley is a Canadian, was educated in Canada, and was a Professor of Biochemistry in Canada when he developed his exciting hypothesis of the telomere "clock" that is involved in the aging process. He is now the Chief Scientific Officer at Geron Corp. (Menlo Park, CA) that is the "legal guardian" of Dolly the sheep.
- Mario s. Oligo, on November 15, 2001
- Very nice.
- John Dune, on November 9, 2001
- I think this sight is cool. It has lots of information. I can't believe Sid altman won the nobel prize.
- William Neill, Professor, Texas A&M University, on November 2, 2001
- Thank you and your organization for honoring the memory of Dr. Fry. The link you provided worked perfectly. And, I found your website most impressive. Bookmarked it, and will explore it more thoroughly when I have
an opportunity. - Andrea Ricker, on August 30, 2001
- I wanted to say what a great job I think you have done. My wonderful grandfather is Dr. William Ricker, and I think that it is great that he has gotten such recognition. Even though he is not a computer person himself I know that he would be honoured to know that so many people appreciate his work. Many thanks!
- Roberta Cross, Canadian Consul and Trade Commissioner, Barcelona, Spain, on June 22, 2001
- Thank you so much for this. I should tell you that I am from Saskatoon, and Dr. Spinks was one of the reasons why my father left Ontario in 1976 to work in a research facility associated to the U of S. He and his wife Mary were wonderful people who cared for our "transplanted" family and made sure that we felt at home in a new place where my father could dedicate himself to good science. I am pleased to hear that Dr. Spink's part in Dr. Hertzberg becoming Canadian and continuing his work in North America will be recognized on your website.
- Raquel, on April 23, 2001
- I think this is a great site and i really appreciate what your doing cuz i have a science prject right now and i'm studying Irene Uchida and this is amazing informations.
- Jamie Duckett, on April 3, 2001
- Thankyou for your answer on the question I asked you on chemical changes and tea. I showed it to my teacher and fellow classmates and they thought it was very imformative. My teacher won the argument for I said that it was a chemical change. I liked the way you explained the reason for the tea because it helped me fully understand why. Thank you again for the help.
- Jeremy Warnsing, Student, Midland Lutheran College in Fremont Nebraska, on March 28, 2001
- I just want to thank you on all the help you gave me. I really appreciate you taking the time to fill this out. It means alot to me. This is more than what I could have asked for.
- Minal Shah, student, on October 21, 1998
- Thank you very much for helping me with my project. It really helped me. I am now able to complete my expirement, since I have some background information.
- Hannah Marshall, student & her career decision, on October 16, 1998
- Thanks so much for all the information that you have given me. It
will prove very useful in my choice [of career].You have been quite helpful and thanks for the time you have given me. - Nick VanAmstel, on September 22, 1998
- Thank you for your quick response. The answer to my question told me
why Einstein was such a genius and why I am not. Keep up your excellent work. - Kostas Ioannou, on September 13, 1998
- You're doing a wonderful job for representing Canadian participation in important science breakthroughs. I would like to thank you for providing information on canadian scientists because I am currently doing a project based on canadian scientists.
- Judith Spicer, Mathematics Education Abstractor,, on September 10, 1998
- Congratulations!!! Your book and Web site are wonderful.
- Jill Taylor-Brown, Winnipeg, Manitoba, on August 11, 1998
- Josh LOVES the Great Canadian Scientists CD, and was thrilled when he got to "University Level" (I don't know if he was on the easy or medium difficulty). Thank you again for it - both Michael and Josh are both enjoying it and it is the only "game" Josh wants to play now.
- Leanne Harrison, Teacher, Victoria, BC, on May 18, 1998
- I am a Grade 9 Career and Personal Planning teacher. I plan to refer my students to this site when they are doing Career Searches, especially the girls. Great stuff. I found your Great Canadian Scientists website through Big Six, a concept which is designed to help teachers and students access information. People (mostly Americans) write into the site and ask for ideas. One of the people requested information about science sites. I followed some of them and came across your site and a Canadian one at that!
