Perimeter offers a "Slice of PI".
It’s a telescope essentially as large as the Earth, and it is shedding light on some of the most mysterious phenomena in the universe.
On the 50th anniversary of Star Trek’s premiere, Perimeter Institute researchers past and present reflect on the show’s enduring influence on science, imagination, and optimism.
“Faster, higher, stronger.” The Olympic motto also expresses some of the underlying physics of the Games: velocity, kinetic energy, force.
Please your ears and feed your brain with these brilliantly nerdy tracks.
Some of the most abundant stuff in the universe is also the most mysterious, but we may not be in the dark for long.
It's not uncommon for scientists to describe their closest collaborators as being like family, and for some it is not an exaggeration.
Technology has put our global environment in crisis. Could it also provide the solution?
Canadian singing scientist Tim Blais puts the groove into gravitational waves with his latest effort for A Capella Science.
Your handy guide to gravitational waves, and their ripple effects to our understanding of the cosmos
Sometimes the best kind of scientific collaborator is a silent partner who lends a hand (or a paw) simply by keeping things uncomplicated.
Edwin Hubble was a man of great talent, exceptional dedication, and excellent timing who reshaped our view of the universe. To commemorate Hubble's birthday, the latest Slice of PI looks at the incredible life and legacy of a man who helped humanity see farther.
Chalkboards are everywhere at Perimeter Institute, but one took on a new dimension at the hands of Perimeter's inaugural Coalescence Artist-in-Residence, Alexa Meade.
You don't need a huge particle collider to do super-cool physics.
To commemorate some big anniversaries in science and sci-fi, Perimeter Institute researchers, students, and staff reflect on fantastical figments that science has made real.
To mark the 100-year anniversary of the theory that re-wrote the rule book of physics, Perimeter presents an overview of general relativity, alphabetized for your convenience.
Whether you’re a gravitational guru or an armchair astronomer, you’ll gravitate toward these lesser-known facts about black holes.
A little friendly competition never hurt anyone, especially when it’s about something as beautiful as the infinite decimal places of pi.
They discovered pulsars, found the first evidence of dark matter, pioneered mathematics, radioactivity, nuclear fission, elasticity, and computer programming, and have even stopped light.
In celebration of the International Year of Light, Perimeter Institute presents 20 fascinating factoids about photons.
For Perimeter postdoc David “Doddy” Marsh, skateboarding and theoretical physics are two halves of his whole – sometimes complementary, sometimes in opposition, both essential.
To commemorate what would have been Carl Sagan's 80th birthday, Perimeter Institute celebrates one of science's greatest advocates.
A great teacher can change the world.