Alice Fleerackers, Science in Society editor English is the language of science, and, too often, science communication. We publish our results in English, host our conferences in English, and promote, share, and tweet about our research in English. This reliance on a single language cuts out wide swaths of the population, including critical demographics who could […]
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Counting On Diversity
by Auriel Fournier Math and Statistics subject editor Conservation is hard, but in a perfect world it wouldn’t be – we’d need to do something to conserve a species or ecosystem and we’d have the resources to do it. That rarely happens. Not only are resources limited but how we decide what to conserve and […]
Celebrating Biodiversity at Science Borealis
by Kasra Hassani Biology & Life Sciences subject editor Spring is finally making its way to Canada, and with it a celebration of nature and its beauty. It’s close to impossible to write or even think about life on our planet without mention of its diversity popping up. Diversity of life is not only a […]