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 […]
Maria Giammarco, Communication, Education, and Outreach Editor The New York Times – “Ignore Climate Change At Your Peril” CTV News – “Canada warming twice as fast as rest of the world: scientific report” iPolitics – “Morning Brief: The future looks grim” Aside from the obvious climate theme, what do these headlines have in […]
Alex Chattwood, Communications, Education & Outreach co-editor We need your help to build the definitive list of independent Canadian science podcasts! Podcasts are an increasingly popular way to create and consume science content. Why are they taking off? I think it’s because science can really come alive through storytelling. To me, a podcast is a […]
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 […]
Susan Vickers and Lisa Willemse, Communication, Education & Outreach co-editors Summer usually means short or long breaks from work, and can be a great time to get out and travel both locally and internationally. But do we ever really take a break from blogging? Heck, no – for us, summer merely opens up great new […]
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