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Pinned: How natural history museums bridge research gaps in space and time

Kris Cu, New Science Communicator Jayme Lewthwaite, a PhD candidate who studies evolutionary biology at Simon Fraser University, enters the […]

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Learning to listen: Bringing students closer to nature

September 21, 2019 Nature Conservancy of Canada staff Biology and Life Sciences, Environmental and Earth Sciences

Teachers face a daunting task, as they work to hold their students’ attention while educating and nourishing their developing minds. How, then, can we instill the value and importance of the natural world in a generation constantly bombarded by an electronic one?

Public Radio covers poetry+science paper

September 20, 2019 Bethann Garramon Merkle Communication, Education and Outreach, Multimedia

In an audio interview and this edited transcript, Wyoming Public Radio reporter London Homer-Wambeam interviewed me about an art-science integration paper I co-authored. In the peer-reviewed article, Poetry as a Creative Practice to Enhance Engagement and Learning in Conservation Science, co-authors and I point to evidence-based examples of how poetry can be a powerful learning, … Continue reading Public Radio covers poetry+science paper

Exploring Life on Mars: Extended interview with Debarati Das.

September 20, 2019 broadscience Communication, Education and Outreach, General Science, Multimedia

Science Journalists Maine and Jonah interview Debarati Das. Debarati is a planetary scientist doing her PhD at McGill University. She is a National Geographic Explorer and collaborates with NASA's Mars Science Laboratory team to study the habitability of Mars. You can follow Debarati on twitter: @DebaratiDas44

Detecting off-target effects of CRISPR gene-editing

September 20, 2019 Maryse de la Giroday Science in Society, Technology and Engineering

In amidst all the hyperbole about CRISPR (clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats), the gene editing technology, you will sometimes find a mild cautionary note. It seems that CRISPR is not as precise as you might think. Some months ago there was a story about research into detecting possible unanticipated (off target) effects from using CRISPR, from an April 19, 2019 news item on ScienceDaily, Since the CRISPR genome editing technology was invented in 2012,…

Meeting Announcement

September 20, 2019 Entomological Society of Canada Biology and Life Sciences

The next annual meeting of the Entomological Society of Québec will be held November 28-29, 2019. The theme is “Emerging ento-technologies: insects serving humans”. A novel conference topic and a new entomological adventure! https://seqc.ca/reunion-annuelles/reunion-annuelle-2019/ Don’t miss it!

Berm Outreach Day: The importance of enhanced non-crop habitat for beneficial insects in intensive agricultural landscapes

September 20, 2019 Entomological Society of Canada Biology and Life Sciences

by Dillon Muldoon, MSc student Me on one of my newly planted berm research plots. Photo by Jenni Dunning. While driving up highway 400 for that cottage getaway in the Muskokas, you’ll pass by a little slice of Ontario agriculture on some of the darkest soil you’ve ever seen. But be careful: If you blink, you might miss this beautiful place known as the Holland Marsh. Located 50 km north of Toronto, the Holland Marsh…

A New Danger Lurking Beneath the Surface in B.C.

September 20, 2019 Research2Reality Communication, Education and Outreach, General Science

Researchers have discovered an 'earthquake nest' in the Strait of Georgia that could endanger Vancouver, Nanaimo and other cities. Get the full story A New Danger Lurking Beneath the Surface in B.C.

Photo Series: Paris Climate Strike 2019

September 20, 2019 Micheline Khan Biology and Life Sciences, Communication, Education and Outreach, Environmental and Earth Sciences

The Paris Climate Strike – Grève pour le climat – manifestation à Paris – took place today, September 20th. It was complete with people from different ethnicities, age groups and even groups of… Continue reading →

Newfoundland Rocks!

September 20, 2019September 20, 2019 Sci/Why Communication, Education and Outreach, General Science

This summer I visited Newfoundland. I’d heard lots about its attractions - people, music, scenery, food, icebergs, whales, puffins. But I was surprised at what a world-class fascinating place it is for geology. Gros Morne National Park, on the west coast, is a case in point. One of the landmarks in the area is the Tablelands mountain range, a reddish lump of rock over 700 meters high, and totally barren of plant life. Part of the…

BITS – Field of Sound by Fabian Oefner

September 20, 2019 artthescience Communication, Education and Outreach

Fabian Oefner is a Switzerland-based artist whose work includes kinetic installations, photography, and film. In his installation Field of Sound, he explores the interactions between sound and motion, translating sonic waves into mesmerizing movement. “Just like a field of barley waiving in the wind, thousands of illuminated stems move to the sound of music,” he explains. Using a control mechanism hidden at the base of the installation, Field of Sound “captures the ephemeral sound waves…

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