Connie Tang, Chemistry co-editor Stephen Heard is a professor of environmental ecology at the University of New Brunswick, although you may know him as Steve, the author of the science blog Scientist Sees Squirrel, which is this year’s winner for the Science Borealis and Science Writers and Communicators of Canada (SWCC) People’s Choice Award […]
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Science Borealis Featured Blog: Musings of a Clumsy Palaeontologist
Sri Ray-Chauduri and Kathi Unglert, Environment & Earth Sciences editors After our Science Borealis Reader Survey, we randomly selected four participating blogs to be profiled here on the Borealis Blog during 2016. This is the third of those featured posts. Today we’re talking with Liz Martin-Silverstone, who runs one of our feature blogs, ‘Musings […]
Science Borealis Editors’ Picks for 2015
It’s that time of year again when our editors reflect back on the Science Borealis members’ posts and blogs they’ve been following all year and select their favourites. Choosing isn’t easy. Science Borealis now boasts a membership of 122 blogs — about a dozen up from last year. Together, this year, our members have posted […]
Engaging with Science Blogs: Scientists, Policymakers and Bloggers Weigh in at CPSC
Lisa Willemse and Stephanne Taylor ** ** This post was a collaborative effort among the Science Borealis CSPC panelists Amelia Buchanan, Chris Buddle, Sabrina Doyle, Paul Dufour, and moderator Brian Owens and includes input from the session attendees. The Canadian Science Policy Conference, held in Ottawa on November 25-27 offered beleaguered scientists a refreshing and […]
Science Borealis: building science culture and fostering Canadian discovery and innovation
by the Science Borealis Board Over the summer, Science Borealis provided comments to the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) on their strategic plan (NSERC2020). We’re sharing our comments to generate a broad public discussion around science, discovery, and innovation in Canada amongst the Canadian science, policy, and blogging communities. This conversation is particularly […]