Children looking at a globe at the Ontario Science Centre, Toronto  (1985, from Archives of Ontario)

I really feel like I'm missing out when I the browse the calendar of free science events in Toronto put together at Easternblot. Since Kieran and I were too busy discussing serious business matters yesterday, we happen to miss an interesting Cafe Scientifique. I don't even dare to sift through all the wild events on University of Toronto's events listings because theres just so much to keep track of! The least I could do would be to goto the "Beyond the Visible Universe: Dark Clouds, Galaxy Collisions, and the Origin of Stars" lecture today. It's entirely open to the public.

Although, there are many other interesting sciencey things to do in Toronto other than going to public lectures. For the younger folks, the Ontario Science Center has a regular event called Sci-Fri with cool DJs and issues to discuss with peers.

But what about a more sophisticated Friday night of fine dining? Toronto has you covered when it comes to the fine art of molecular gastronomy at Colborne Lane. I haven't eaten there, but I can only imagine that it tastes a lot like chemistry. Of course, it's a bit expensive compared to all those free events listed on the events calendar, but the tasting menu looks very interesting!

One of Toronto's greatest failures in scienceyness would be the lack of a Planetarium. Not even the Science Centre can provide some astronomical entertainment but I have my fingers crossed for some possible new ventures into Toronto's planetarium scene.

What about places to watch sciencey films in Toronto? For a wide assortment of documentaries the Brunswick Theatre would be the place to be. They have been regularly featuring the controversial BBC doc Intelligent Design War on Science throughout the year. But, if ol' Brunsie isn't enough for you, an international film festival called Planet in Focus is running from October 24-28 which is sure to inspire some environmental awareness in us all.

Don't forget about sciencey theatre. For example, at the Robert Gill Theatre, The Source of Gravity by Justin Blum, is a play about " A physicist is torn between family and career" which has been running from October 17-21.

All in all, Toronto's culturally pretty sciencey even without a planetarium so get outside and be part of it!