Parliament Betrays People in Developing Countries Needing Medicines – Bill C-398 Voted Down
Statement from the Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network and the Grandmothers Advocacy Network. (link) NOVEMBER 28, 2012 – We are profoundly disappointed that Parliament has decided to reject…
Read articleA moment of your time: about Bill C-398 and how Canadians can contribute to global health
Dear Canadians: On wednesday, a very important piece of policy will be discussed in parliament. It’s called Bill C-398 and it deserves our attention. It…
Read articleScary: When a scientist tries to write a song.
…Although it can’t be helped, since I’m inclined towards strange science pursuits when I’m procrastinating from marking! Anyway, here is a song I, a lowly scientist,…
Read articleIt’s really here and it’s really science (sort of): The 2012 Candy Hierarchy.
Ben Cohen and I have our 2012 Candy Hierarchy up at Boing Boing today. And in my opinion, it’s a shining testament to the power of…
Read articleWhat do fish, robots, aliens and Pokemon have in common? #ubc #vancouver #openscience
Answer: A line up that I’ve set up who will participate in an OPEN SCIENCE roster of UBC speakers. On thursday afternoon, November 1st, come check…
Read articleRemember the Candy Hierarchy? It sure did make a lot of folks angry! Ben and I are working on the 2012 edition right now…
Here is the 2011 version (see original 2011 link for footnotes here). Had a chance to read over 500 comments (from various places where the ranking…
Read articleVancouver’s Science World has a remarkably clever ad campaign out right now.
By Science World, via 22 Words, via @experrinment
Read articleNew species: Yoda purpurata (or literally “Purple Thing That Looks Like Yoda”)
From Observations on torquaratorid acorn worms (Hemichordata, Enteropneusta) from the North Atlantic with descriptions of a new genus and three new species, via the Guardian.
Read articleWhere are all the awesome “Scientific Method” slides?
I said it before – the scientific method is awesome: but where are the cool visuals for it? You do a Google image search for the…
Read articleThe A-Z of Epidemiology: germs from Anthrax to Zoonoses. A disturbing bedtime book for kids.
Written and performed by Jennifer Gardy: http://jennifergardy.com – Animated by Tom Scott: http://tomscott.com – Credits by Jessica Latshaw:http://jessicalatshawofficial.com
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