Toronto kid scientist set to represent Canada in competition

Toronto kid scientist set to represent Canada in competition

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She has created an algorithm meant to help protect Earth from threatening asteroids and she’s only 13 years old. Erica Natividad meets a young scientist who is set to represent Canada in competition this Fall.

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