Seven-year-old Julia in London thinks that rainbows and the Northern Lights are magical. But if a scientist tells her how they work, will she still believe they are? Join us to find out on The Conversation’s Curious Kids podcast!
Featuring Partha Chowdhury, professor of physics at UMass Lowell in the US.
This is the last episode in the first season of The Conversation’s Curious Kids podcast, published in partnership with FunKids, the UK’s children’s radio station. It’s hosted and produced by Eloise. The executive producer is Gemma Ware.
Partha Chowdhury does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organisation that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.
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<p>Bayo Onanuga, spokesman to the President-elect, Bola Tinubu, has hailed the dismissal of the suit seeking the disqualification of Tinubu and Kashim Shettima as Presidential and Vice-presidential candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Naija News earlier reported that the Supreme Court dismissed the suit filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) challenging the alleged […]</p>
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<img src="https://www.mtlblog.com/media-library/people-hanging-out-in-montreal.jpg?id=61215731&width=1200&height=800&coordinates=132%2C0%2C132%2C0"/><br/><br/><p>Folks in Montreal might not always agree on politics, <a href="https://www.mtlblog.com/montreal-parking-new-app" target="_blank">parking rules</a>, or where to get the best bagel, but there's one thing we seem to be getting right: happiness. According to a <a href="https://leger360.com/leger-new-happiness-index/" target="_blank">brand new Léger study</a>, Montreal is officially one of the happiest big cities in Canada </p><p>Léger has just released its <em><a href="https://documents.leger360.com/hubfs/Ville%20du%20bonheur%202025/Leger%20-%20Happy%20Cities%202025_Canada%20-ENG%20(10-07-2025).pdf" target="_blank">2025 Happiness Index</a></em> and out of Canada's 10 largest cities, Montreal ranks second in overall well-being, with a happiness score of 69.4 out of 100. Only Mississauga scored higher, at 70.3. Both cities sit above the national average, which Léger pegs at 68.7.</p><h2>Happiness ranking of Canada's 10 largest cities<br/></h2><ol><li><strong>Mississauga, Ontario</strong> – 70.3</li><li><strong>Montreal, Quebec</strong> – 69.4</li><li><strong>Hamilton, Ontario</strong> – 67.5</li><li><strong>Calgary, Alberta</strong> – 67.4</li><li><strong>Brampton, Ontario</strong> – 66.7</li><li><strong>Ottawa, Ontario</strong> – 66.4</li><li><strong>Edmonton, Alberta</strong> – 66.3</li><li><strong>Vancouver, British Columbia</strong> – 66.3</li><li><strong>Winnipeg, Manitoba</strong> – 65.9</li><li><strong>Toronto, Ontario</strong> – 65.8</li></ol><p>The data comes from a sweeping web survey of 39,841 Canadians aged 18 and up, conducted between March 31 and April 13, 2025, using Léger’s own online panel (LEO). The results were weighted by age, gender, and province to reflect Canada's real population makeup.</p><p>So, what does this happiness score actually mean?</p><p>Canadians were asked to rate their overall happiness on a scale of 1 to 10. Those numbers were converted to a 100-point scale for reporting purposes. According to Léger, 49% of people said their happiness stayed the same, 28% said it got worse, and 23% said it improved over the past year.</p><p>Quebec also stood out in the provincial rankings, scoring 72.4, the highest in the country. That's well above Ontario (67.2) and other provinces like Manitoba (66.7) or PEI (66.5).</p><li><strong>1. Quebec</strong> – 72.4</li> <li> <strong>2. New Brunswick</strong> – 70.2</li> <li> <strong>3. Newfoundland and Labrador</strong> – 69.5</li> <li> <strong>4. Saskatchewan</strong> – 68.5</li> <li> <strong>5. Nova Scotia</strong> – 68.2</li> <li> <strong>6. Alberta</strong> – 68.0</li> <li> <strong>7. British Columbia</strong> – 68.0</li> <li> <strong>8. Ontario</strong> – 67.2</li> <li> <strong>9. Manitoba</strong> – 66.7</li> <li> <strong>10. Prince Edward Island</strong> – 66.5</li><span></span><br/><p>While happiness levels are relatively stable across Canada, Léger notes that some age groups are doing better than others. Younger adults aged 18 to 24 were most likely to say their happiness improved, while those in the 35 to 54 range were more likely to report a decline.</p><p>As for what's behind Quebec’s strong numbers, the report points to community belonging, cultural identity, and social cohesion as key drivers.</p><p>So, if you've been feeling generally upbeat in Montreal lately, it might not just be <a href="https://www.mtlblog.com/tag/montreal-weather" target="_blank">the nice weather</a>. And statistically speaking, you're living in one of the happiest major cities in the country.</p><p>You can read the full report <a href="https://documents.leger360.com/hubfs/Ville%20du%20bonheur%202025/Leger%20-%20Happy%20Cities%202025_Canada%20-ENG%20(10-07-2025).pdf" target="_blank">here</a>.</p>
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<p>The Ontario Medical Association (OMA) has sounded an alarm over a severe shortage of family doctors in the province, with 2.3 million Ontarians currently without primary care physicians. The situation is expected to worsen, with projections indicating that the number could nearly double in the next two years. This shortage is coinciding with a concerning […]</p>
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