Catherine Dale, Borealis Blog editor and New Science Communicators Program Manager I can feel the rapid thrumming of the bluebird’s heart against my palm as I carefully manoeuvre its foot into position over a tiny Ziploc bag. I pick up my nail scissors and take a deep breath to steady my hand. I will only […]
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Keep them in your heart: Monitoring the Bicknell’s Thrush
Lené Gary, General Science editor “You must have the bird in your heart before you can find it in the bush.” – John Burroughs While that might be true, unless you’re planning a trip to the Greater Antilles, you won’t have much luck finding Bicknell’s Thrush in a bush right now. That’s because this rare, […]
World Wetlands Day: The Hunter and the Number Cruncher
By: Auriel Fournier, Math & Stats Editor Happy World Wetlands Day! Today I am going to dive into the two things that I think are often misunderstood about wetlands: The role that hunters and statistics have played in wetland conservation in North America. One reason we have so many wetlands today is because of hunting, […]
Learning to love math and stats
by Auriel Fournier and Andrew Macdonald Math & statistics subject editors As Science Borealis’ new math and statistics editors, Andrew and Auriel aim to clear the fog of misconception from statistics and make them more accessible, while also demonstrating how fun and rewarding a career involving math and statistics can be. There was a time […]