#524 The Human Network

May 17, 2019 Rachelle Saunders General Science, Multimedia

What does a network of humans look like and how does it work? How does information spread? How do decisions and opinions spread? What gets distorted as it moves through the network and why? This week we dig into the ins and outs of human networks with Matthew Jackson, Professor of Economics at Stanford University and author of the book "The Human Network: How Your Social Position Determines Your Power, Beliefs, and Behaviours".

Exploring barriers and enablers to more inclusive source plasma donations

Exploring barriers and enablers to more inclusive source plasma donations Plasma Thursday, May 16, 2019 Pilar Castro One of fifteen MSM research projects being funded by Health Canada, the Feasibility of implementing source plasma with alternative screening criteria for men who have sex with men seeks to identify barriers and enablers that will inform how Canadian Blood Services and Héma-Québec address eligibility screening criteria in the future. Canadian Blood Services, medical director Dr. Mindy Goldman,…

Let’s start improving research lab websites

May 16, 2019 David Kent General Science, Policy and Politics

I was having a chat with a former colleague the other day about what happens to scientific research that does not end up in papers. We weren’t talking about negative results, but rather about the experiments that validated someone else’s work, but just did not comprise “enough” for a paper of their own. This got me wondering about how individual labs that are specialists in a given area of science might share their expertise by…

A Canadian Approach to Martian Minerals

May 16, 2019 Research2Reality Communication, Education and Outreach, General Science

A Western University team is developing an instrument to study rocks on Mars in a non-invasive way to collect new data about the planet. Get the full story A Canadian Approach to Martian Minerals

Enlighten yourself about species that glow

May 16, 2019 Science Borealis General Science

Adam Hunter, Nature Conservancy of Canada, guest contributor I had my first encounter with a “glow-in-the-dark” species when I was a child. My parents and I were visiting relatives in St. Catharines, Ontario, and we were in their backyard enjoying the warm, summer evening. In the distance, I noticed tiny, flashing yellow lights floating in […]

A New Wave of Momentum in the Climate Fight

May 15, 2019 Research2Reality Communication, Education and Outreach, General Science

A new research centre at the University of Victoria will help unify Ocean Networks Canada in their efforts toward environmental sustainability. Get the full story A New Wave of Momentum in the Climate Fight

Que faire quand survient un écart entre théorie et observation ?

May 14, 2019 Yvan Dutil General Science, Physics and Astronomy, Policy and Politics

Que faire quand survient un écart entre théorie et observation ? Blogue Le cerveau à tous les niveaux mar 14/05/2019 - 11:02 19561 Biologie Blogue Le cerveau à tous les niveaux

University of Alberta’s Timothy Caulfield receives James Kreppner Award

May 14, 2019 Jenny Ryan Biology and Life Sciences, General Science, Health, Medicine and Veterinary Science

University of Alberta’s Timothy Caulfield receives James Kreppner Award Transplantation Organs and Tissues Plasma Stem Cells Transfusion Blood Tuesday, May 14, 2019 Obinna Okwelume The 2018 Canadian Blood Services’ James Kreppner Award has been awarded to Timothy Caulfield, professor and research director in the Health Law Institute at the University of Alberta.   Valued at $50,000, the award will support Professor Caulfield’s project to analyze the marketing practices of private cord blood banks, assess their claims,…

Reclaiming voice in scientific writing

May 14, 2019 Stephen Heard Biology and Life Sciences, General Science

Image: Western meadowlark singing, © Jim Kennedy via flickr.com, CC BY 2.0 I’ve argued recently that our scientific literature is tedious to read in part because it lacks voice – those hints of individuality in vocabulary, style, and structure that show personality and mark one writer’s work as distinct from another’s. I’ve also thought a bit […]

Nominations now open for the 2019 Canadian Blood Services Lifetime Achievement Award

May 13, 2019 Jenny Ryan Biology and Life Sciences, General Science, Health, Medicine and Veterinary Science

Nominations now open for the 2019 Canadian Blood Services Lifetime Achievement Award Transplantation Organs and Tissues Plasma Stem Cells Transfusion Blood Monday, May 13, 2019 Obinna Okwelume Do you know someone who has made an outstanding contribution to the blood system in Canada? Who can be nominated? Recipients of the Canadian Blood Services Lifetime Achievement Award are individuals whose landmark contributions are recognized as both extraordinary and world class in the field of transfusion…

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