Guest post by Robyn Dugas Mitacs Communications Coordinator Innovation affects us in personal, immediate ways, from medical breakthroughs that provide treatment, to smartphone apps that help us manage our schedules. At Mitacs we believe that supporting Canadian science, technology, and innovation not only sets the stage for long-term economic benefits, it also brings transformative solutions […]
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Muzzled Open Access
Josh Silberg and Pascal Lapointe, Policy & Politics co-editors When federal scientists asked Ottawa to enshrine scientific integrity in their upcoming collective agreement, the mainstream media began to take notice (again). The muzzling of federal scientists has been discussed for years in several venues, including an investigative report by CBC’s The Fifth Estate and a […]
The Chemistry Art of Rovena Tey
by Tyler Irving Chemistry subject editor When my wife and I got engaged, one of our friends gave us a very special card featuring a familiar-looking shape. Drawing on my undergraduate chemistry courses, I identified it as the face-centred cubic crystalline structure of diamond; the little “C’s” stood for carbon. This was my first introduction […]
Multimedia blog posts to get your goat
Raymond Nakamura and Lisa Willemse, Multimedia co-editors Chinese New Year gives us a second chance to re-make resolutions that may have dissolved since last month. Here are some of our resolutions for becoming better multimedia editors (if such a thing is possible!) for Science Borealis, inspired by posts in our category. Be more organized Our […]
Science Bloggers See the Science in Everything
by Kimberly Moynahan Science in Society editor “If all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail” – Abraham Maslow Science oriented people — scientists, science communicators, and just plain enthusiasts – have a tendency to see the science in everything. A puddle of water becomes a microbiologist’s zoo. The twinkle of stars […]
