By Mary Anne Schoenhardt, Science and Society co-editor What’s the first thing that comes to mind when you think of maps? An old, rolled up piece of paper? An app on your phone? A piece of cultural identity? A map is a symbolic representation of selected characteristics of a place, usually drawn on a flat […]
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Logging into graduate school as an international student, 1: Planning your finances
Tarryn Bourhill and Jasleen Grewal, Communications, Education and Outreach editors International students hoping to attend university in Canada must make some decisions before even entering the country – which university to go to? Which program to enrol in? And importantly – How to successfully adapt and integrate into Canadian culture? The resources and anecdotal information […]
The psychology of soundbites
Erin Zimmerman, Science in Society co-editor “Political language – and with variations this is true of all political parties, from Conservatives to Anarchists – is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable, and to give an appearance of solidity to pure wind.” – George Orwell, Politics and the English Language (1946) Political discourse […]
Hope grows as Canada hires scientists
Mika McKinnon, Editorial Manager Canada is going on a hiring binge to restock its government with scientists. But is this enough? For a long, hard decade, Canada’s politicians rejected data-driven decision-making. Muzzling government scientists so they couldn’t speak freely to the press was one of the most visible symptoms, but at the same time something […]
Working with sea level rise, not against it
Sarah Boon and Sri Ray-Chauduri, Environment & Earth Science co-editors At almost 240,000 km, Canada has the longest coastline in the world. Over seven million Canadians live in coastal regions along the Pacific, Arctic, and Atlantic Oceans, many of whom are likely paying close attention to recent news about both historic and future global sea […]