Toronto celebrates the Ontario Civic Holiday as “Simcoe Day”. Who was Simcoe? What are some of the ways that one could celebrate the Simcoe Day holiday weekend in 2012?

“Introducing Math Symbols for Union and Intersection” was written for Decoded Science in response to a reader’s question.
It’s easy to confuse the symbols and operations for “and”, “or”, “union of sets” and “intersection of sets”. My article explains the differences…

The annual TD IRIE Music Festival celebrates Caribbean, reggae and related music…in Toronto around the Simcoe Day weekend that starts the month of August.
Three performers headline the shows at Nathan Phillips Square in Toronto…
The TD IRIE Music Festival, in light of the recent gun violence in Toronto, postponed the Yonge-Dundas Square concerts…(to) November 1 through 4, 2012.

The 2012 “Guild Alive with Culture” summer Toronto event features arts, crafts and entertainment at Guildwood Park in Scarborough.
The free “Guild Alive” arts festival celebrates…The entertainment schedule for “Guild Alive” begins…Over five dozen booths include craftspersons…
There are several options to find…Guildwood Park in Scarborough, Ontario.

Allow me to introduce my latest Decoded Science article, “One Non-Bayesian Approach to the Two Envelope Paradox”.
How can each envelope contain more money than the other?
Sometimes the mathematics of calculating a probability, like an elf from The Lord of the Rings, says both yes and no. My article explains this math paradox…