In the light-filled space on the third floor of THEMUSEUM, Martin Laforest gives a crash course in quantum mechanics to a group of volunteer interpreters so they can take visitors through a new exhibit about the huge influences of subatomic particles.

"Quantum: The Exhibition" was produced after 18 months of collaboration between the Institute for Quantum Computing at the University of Waterloo, Themuseum in downtown Kitchener and the federal government. It will tour the country next year as part of Canada's 150th birthday celebrations. Read more