Tammy received her PhD in cognitive psychology from McMaster University in 2018. Her research was on the effect of repetition on memory performance, and trying to understand the un-intuitive memory effect of repetitions being remembered less well than single items. She has been involved in the science-communications world since 2017, when she began volunteering for […]
This year, Science Borealis celebrates our 4th anniversary by paying tribute to our amazing team of volunteers! These are the folks who do the hard work every day to keep things running. We had each team member draw a simple line drawing self-portrait, which was then colourized and SciBorated by art team member Peggy Muddles. […]
Born in Romania, Alina’s early childhood memories revolve around feeding wildlife, exploring forests and beaches, and bringing home any wild animal she could find. This included snakes, frogs, mice, birds, and polecats – much to her mother’s chagrin. Her love of the natural world led Alina to study population and community ecology in diverse ecosystems, […]
Tanya Samman (@T_S_Sci) has a multidisciplinary background and brings an interdisciplinary approach to all her pursuits. She received her B.Sc. and M.Sc. from the University of Toronto, and her Ph.D. from the University of Calgary, specializing in paleontology and geology. Her research interests include palaeoecology and functional morphology and biomechanics. Tanya is interested not only […]
We don’t require our contributing editors to have degrees in science, but we believe interest in science, good understanding of the scientific process, and insatiably curiosity about how and why the world works are essential criteria. Our contributing editors must also have reasonable writing skills, a good feel for audience, narrative and what makes a […]
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