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Crimes of the Future
1984 · Film · 63 min
Directed by David Cronenberg
In a dystopic world where a plague is killing off pubescent human females, an esoteric researcher seeks his missing mentor while trying to retain morality in the sex-obsessed society he lives in.
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> claim the roof of the science centre is at risk of collapsing.. the same year that he is proposing to move the science centre to Ontario Place.. "to support a private foreign spa company".. allows public infrastructure to fall apart in order to advance private interests.. "Closing a world-class science and cultural institution is heartbreaking".. "The [province] could have invested in revitalizing the Science Centre, but instead it's using our public money to concoct a sham business case against this important community hub"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ontario_Science_Centre
When it first opened [in 1969], the Science Centre was a pioneer for its hands-on approach to science, along with San Francisco's Exploratorium and the Michigan Science Center in Detroit. Unlike a traditional museum, where exhibits are for viewing only, the majority of the exhibits at the Science Centre were interactive, while many others were live demonstrations (e.g. metalworking). The Communications room contained a number of computerized displays, including a very popular tic-tac-toe game, run on a PDP-11 minicomputer. By 1974, it hosted about 250,000 students on field trips annually. Over 50 years, the Ontario Science Centre has introduced hundreds of thousands of students to scientific principles via interactive exhibits. It will now be replaced by a commercial theme park in a tourism venue, rather than serving local students via the new Science Center subway station.
The Ontario Science Centre Science School (OSCSS) offers grade 12 University Preparation courses in STEM subjects.. [and] an interdisciplinary studies credit in science communication.. the program.. is available at no cost to students from anywhere in Ontario. While at the Science Centre, students earn practicum hours through volunteering and interacting with visitors.. Ontario Science Centre was used by David Cronenberg as a location for his 1970 film Crimes of the Future. Does Canada not have a tech lobby that can outbid construction boondogglers, to defend the next generation of tech talent? Alternately, the US tech lobby could defend the Ontario Science Centre, as part of a talent supply chain that leads to U of Waterloo and subsequent engineering labor pipeline to US tech companies. If the Ontario Science Center and future labor pool must be sacrificed, can they at least fetch a higher price at the altar of special interests?