Tracking salmon viruses

May 17, 2022 Brett Favaro Biology and Life Sciences

“DNA sequencing like that used to track COVID-19 helps scientists trace the origins of salmon pathogens in B.C.” Read what Liber Ero Fellow, Gideon Mordecai, has to say about salmon viruses in his article in Canadian Geographic.

ESC Co-Secretary

May 13, 2022 Entomological Society of Canada Biology and Life Sciences

The Entomological Society of Canada is looking for a member willing to serve in the position of Co-Secretary, starting in September 2022. The current Secretary position will be split into two Co-Secretary positions, and the current Secretary will continue as one of the Co-Secretaries. The two Co-Secretaries will share the secretarial duties in support of...

Fellow Creatures: Common Misconceptions about Cats

May 13, 2022May 16, 2022 Zazie Todd Biology and Life Sciences, Health, Medicine and Veterinary Science

A new post on my Psych Today blog Fellow Creatures looks at some common misconceptions about cats.Photo: Krysten Merriman/PexelsBy Zazie Todd PhDThis page contains affiliate links which means I may earn a commission on qualifying purchases at no cost to you.As my new book, Purr: The Science of Making Your Cat Happy, is published, there...

Scientists develop a model to reveal wild killer whales’ diets

May 13, 2022 Anaïs Remili Biology and Life Sciences, Communication, Education and Outreach, Health, Medicine and Veterinary Science

A new study presented a method to reconstruct killer whales’ diets using the lipid composition of their blubber. By measuring these lipids, called fatty acids, in the killer whales’ fat and those in their potential prey, scientists can estimate the abundance of each prey species in the whales’ diet. This new method may hold the...

Sylvia McNicoll: What the Author, Now, Knows

May 13, 2022 L. E. Carmichael Biology and Life Sciences, Communication, Education and Outreach, General Science

Welcome to Cantastic Authorpalooza, featuring posts by and about great Canadian children’s book creators! Today’s guest: Sylvia McNicoll. Take it away, Sylvia! For all the dogs I’ve known in my life, I wrote What the Dog Knows. Such a slow and pleasureful project; it took nearly ten years of revising the story and evolving the...

Connell Lecture Series: Dr. Michael Rosen

May 12, 2022 Andrew Zhai Biology and Life Sciences, Communication, Education and Outreach, Health, Medicine and Veterinary Science

Written by Cindy Yimei Wan Dr. Michael Rosen is the Chair of the Department of Biophysics at UT Southwestern Medical Center and a principal investigator at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. Dr. Rosen was invited to give a Connell Lecture on March 9th, 2022, during …

Answering Questions About Cats for Global TV

May 9, 2022May 11, 2022 Zazie Todd Biology and Life Sciences, Health, Medicine and Veterinary Science

In two recent TV appearances, I answered some common questions about cats.By Zazie Todd PhDCats don't get a lot of publicity, but many people have questions about their feline friends. So I was delighted to have the opportunity to answer two common questions about cats on Global TV.First up, I spoke with The Morning Show...

La vision du chien, et la mienne de mon travail

May 9, 2022 Bruno Dubuc Biology and Life Sciences, Health, Medicine and Veterinary Science

Juste avant d’entrer dans le sujet d’aujourd’hui qui traite de la vision des chiens, je voudrais juste dire quelques mots sur ma vision de la pérennité de mes activités de vulgarisateur scientifique des sciences cognitives autour du site et du blogue du Cerveau à tous les niveaux. Je viens de faire la mise à jour...

Why Should Early-career Scientists Engage in Science Communication?

May 6, 2022 Anaïs Remili Biology and Life Sciences, Communication, Education and Outreach, Health, Medicine and Veterinary Science

Science communication (also called #scicomm) is a skill. It involves sharing science with a larger audience, beyond Academia, in an understandable way. Effective science communication relies on a delicate balance between too few details and too much information, which can confuse a non-expert audience. Above all, it should be entertaining and tell a story. With...

Charis Cotter – Scary Dolls and Haunted Dollhouses

May 6, 2022 L. E. Carmichael Biology and Life Sciences, Communication, Education and Outreach, General Science

Welcome to Cantastic Authorpalooza, featuring posts by and about great Canadian children’s book creators! Today’s guest: Charis Cotter. Take it away, Charis! I was devoted to my dolls from an early age, and my love of dolls has never left me. I think I have about 26 or 27 now … I’ve lost count. Most...

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