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The Importance of Scientific Literacy

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Science influences all aspects of human life, from new technologies and innovations to healthy living and medicine. Understanding science and scientific concepts is therefore a key element of understanding and interpreting the world around us. In recognition of the approaching academic year, as well as International Literacy Day on September 8, which seeks to raise awareness of illiteracy while celebrating the almost four billion literate people in the world, we wanted to stress the importance of scientific literacy for Canadian youth.
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