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Education Services / L’équipe des services d’éducation17 March 2017

This Featured Topic has resources on many different aspects of radiation, from the types of radiation we are exposed to naturally on Earth to the radiation astronauts experience in space.

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Education Services / L’équipe des services d’éducation2 November 2016

In this case study, students will learn about the biological effects of ionizing radiation and will discuss the health risks from cosmic radiation to flight crews and other long-distance airline passengers.

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Education Services / L’équipe des services d’éducation2 November 2016

In this case study, students will learn about cosmic ray particles and will discuss the health risks from cosmic radiation to flight crews and other long-distance airline passengers.

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Education Services / L’équipe des services d’éducation1 November 2016

This backgrounder discusses the factors that affect the amount of cosmic radiation people receive on long-distance flights.

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CurioCity14 January 2016

This video from the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) explores the sources of natural and human-produced radiation in our environment as well as the role that the CNSC plays in protecting Canadians through regulation of sources of radiation. (6:34 min.)

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CurioCity20 November 2015

This video, inspired by the film “The Martian” explores the psychological and physiological impacts of space on the human body.

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Scott Taylor16 January 2015

This video from the European Space Agency looks at the dangers posed by asteroids, space debris, and cosmic radiation to life on Earth, as well as what we can do to monitor and protect from these threats.

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Scott Taylor16 January 2015

This video from SpreadingtheMuse looks at the sources of radiation in our environment and how the ways that radiation’s effects are (usually) misrepresented in popular culture often lead to misconceptions.

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CurioCity16 January 2015

This video from SpreadingtheMuse looks at the different types of radiation and how the ways that radiation’s effects are (usually) misrepresented in popular culture often lead to misconceptions.

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CurioCity15 January 2015

Veronica Bindi explains what cosmic rays are, and how they transmit information about our universe from the great beyond.

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