Lisa Willemse and Catherine Anderson, Communication, Education & Outreach co-editors In our last editorial, we discussed a report by the Council of Canadian Academies that labeled science culture as “underdeveloped” in English Canada. This gap appears to be rich in opportunity for Canadian science bloggers and other creators of science communications. But those of us […]
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SCIENCE BOREALIS: EDITORS’ PICKS FOR 2014!
To celebrate our first anniversary, we asked our team of volunteer editors to select their favourite blog from their category, the one they thought everyone should know about. Here are their picks! —- Multimedia (editors Raymond Nakamura & Lisa Willemse) Monsters and Molecules by Laura Ulrich Laura’s visually engaging blog is an excellent exploration of […]
Help Us Celebrate Our First Anniversary with a Blog Carnival!
by Kimberly Moynahan Science in Society subject editor On November 22, Science Borealis turns one! It’s been a really busy year for our team of volunteers — running the day-to-day activities of Science Borealis, keeping our website up and running, engaging in all of our social media streams, approving and syndicating new blogs, and making […]
Science Borealis: Officially Incorporated!
On November 2, 2014, Science Borealis officially incorporated under the Canada Not-for-Profit Corporations Act. The team is pleased to announce this important milestone and introduce you to its first Board of Directors. Built on the principles of curiosity, engagement and collaboration, incorporating Science Borealis means we have reached a goal that will help us better […]
Lights, camera, science video
Raymond Nakamura and Lisa Willemse, Multimedia co-editors *Revised 29 Sep 2014 to include previous film award won by Suraaj Aulakh. Anyone with a mobile phone can shoot a science video and put it on YouTube, just like anyone with a computer can write a science blog. There’s a difference, however, between just creating content, and […]
