Week 2 has been an exciting one for our “Reflections: 100 Voices for Canadian Science Communication” campaign. You all are making our Twitter stream and the #scicomm100 hashtag burn up with re-Tweets and chatter! And you’ve have hit our Facebook page with more activity than ever. Thank you to everyone who’s jumped on board with […]
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Science Borealis Featured Blog: Companion Animal Psychology
Lindsay Jolivet, Health, Medicine & Veterinary Science editor After our Science Borealis Reader Survey, we randomly selected four participating blogs to be profiled here on the Borealis Blog during 2016. This is first of those featured posts. Companion Animal Psychology Blogger Zazie Todd combines a PhD in psychology with a deep love of animals to […]
Are Canadians interested in science?
by the Science Borealis team The CBC’s Rick Mercer is a staunch science advocate, and his November 19th rant was no exception. He addressed the state of basic science in Canada, saying that Canadians are “passionate and curious about science.” In response, scientist David Kent wrote a post on the Black Hole Blog in which […]
Getting up to speed on Canadian science policy & politics
Karine Morin and Pascal Lapointe, Science Policy co-editors Across the country, Québec has had the biggest science policy news of the last three months: its new science research policy, which has generated support from all sides (a rare feat indeed). Ce n’était pourtant pas gagné d’avance, comme l’écrivait sur son blogue en 2012, Florence Piron, […]
Taking to the skies with Canadian astronomy
Stephanne Taylor, Physics & Astronomy editor Welcome to Physics and Astronomy on Science Borealis. We only have a few blogs in this category, so consider starting up your own blog and joining us! Canada has a long history of innovation and research in both physics and astronomy, and this week we’re focusing on the astronomy […]
