Women in Science, Citizen Science, Science Communication, and More!
I’ve had a few pieces of writing come out lately that I haven’t had a chance to chat about yet, so thought I’d collate them … Read more
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The War on Science: Can the US Learn From Canada?
When Donald Trump was first elected president of the United States, our editorial team at Science Borealis talked about whether or not we should write … Read more
Canada Isn't Immune to Trump-ism
This article was re-posted on the DeSmog Canada site on Dec 5 2016. Edited Nov 28 to add income inequality info. In the days following … Read more
The Joys of Volunteering
Last week I had a guest post up on the Canadian Science Publishing blog about volunteering for your scientific society. Based on my own experience … Read more
Federal Funding for Canadian Scicomm?
Last week my colleague Pascal Lapointe (Agence Science-Presse) and I had a post up on the Science Borealis blog suggesting that the federal government’s review … Read more
The Perils of Writing About Women in Science
Writing about women in science is a tricky business. While you want to champion their contributions across a range of research fields, you also don’t … Read more
Science in the post-Harper era
Canada’s 42nd election is a week behind us, and much has changed in Canada’s political landscape. The country heaved a collective sigh of relief following … Read more
Fighting the War on Science Funding
In case you hadn’t heard, American geoscientists are in a fight for their (funding) lives, as the Republican-dominated Congress moves to make drastic cuts to … Read more
Questions about a Parliamentary Science Officer
A couple of weeks ago, the European Union’s Chief Scientific Advisor (CSA) was axed. It didn’t make headlines in Canada until about a week ago, … Read more
Editorial post at Science Borealis
Fear not, dear readers, I haven’t forgotten my blog but have been busy elsewhere – namely over at Science Borealis where we’re making plans to … Read more
