‘I Was Happy, the Happiest Man in the World’
A lifetime of investigation has brought two researchers the prestigious Gairdner Award for their work in cancer treatment. Get the full story ‘I Was Happy, the Happiest Man in the World’
General Science
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Is scientific writing getting better or worse?
It’s tempting, and easy, to reminisce about the good old days. The world was better when we were young (except in all the ways it wasn’t), and it was even better in the Golden Age before we joined it (except, again, in all the ways it wasn’t). You can spend as many hours as you...
From Big Idea to Global Lifesaver in Two Decades
The award-winning work behind next-generation genome sequencing played a big role early on in the COVID-19 pandemic. Get the full story From Big Idea to Global Lifesaver in Two Decades
Can Canada Play Catchup in the Supercomputing Race?
There's a movement underway to help the country become a global leader in this increasingly critical technological field. Get the full story Can Canada Play Catchup in the Supercomputing Race?
Dissecting Delusions to Help Prevent Relapses
To help youth and young adults experiencing psychosis, researchers have examined just what their delusions are all about. Get the full story Dissecting Delusions to Help Prevent Relapses
Lay Science Writing Competition 2024: Evaluating umbilical cord blood transfusion efficacy and safety in neonates
Lay Science Writing Competition 2024: Evaluating umbilical cord blood transfusion efficacy and safety in neonates Transplantation Organs and Tissues Plasma Stem Cells Transfusion Blood Thursday, October 17, 2024 Mahsa Yazdanbakhsh Our partnership with the Centre for Blood Research (CBR) at the University of British Columbia is helping to train the next generation of researchers in...
Carbon capture: On the rocks
By turning mine tailings into carbon sinks, a UBC spin out is on a mission to remove millions of tonnes of CO₂ from the atmosphere every year
ChatGPT, teaching, and writing style (and also, fun)
Warning: ridiculously long post – but it’s mostly the writing samples and you can skim those. In connection with my forthcoming book on teaching and mentoring scientific writers, I’ve been doing some thinking about how to harness the potential of ChatGPT and other “large language models” in teaching.* I reflected just the other week on...
Could This Be. . . Disinformation?
Header Image: From “Saying what we mean, meaning what we say: Managing miscommunication in archaeological prospection.” I want to briefly talk about a somewhat subtle method of spreading disinformation. This is not something that is unique to pseudoarchaeology, but I’m discussing it in that specific context. It’s known as “Just Asking Questions” (JAQ) and I...
How Are Breastfeeding and Asthma Risk Connected?
Breastfeeding is key to building a baby's microbiome, and stopping it too early can have profound health implications. Get the full story How Are Breastfeeding and Asthma Risk Connected?
