Canadian Citizens: Vote for the American
Recently polled Canadians were given a choice between our PM candidates and the US presidential candidates to run Canada, and who did the respondents favour? From…
Read articleLiveblogging The Climate Action Symposium II: Moving from Science to Policy
10:55am – Dr. Shi-ling Hsu (Law) – “Carbon Tax: Politics and Psychology” “No one is telling us the truth about carbon taxes…we must change the price…
Read articleLiveblogging the Climate Action Symposium I: Plenary Session
Plenary – 9:15 am; room at 80% capacity David Farrar, provost and Academic Vp The purpose of this symposium if to connect the things we do…
Read articleScience Journalism: colorful prose or actual science?
I’ve been accused of bagging on science journalists. I’ve had my beef before (here and here). When I bring up how often science journalists fail to…
Read articleList: Why I’m Great, by Dave Semeniuk -or- It’s the money-begging time of the year
Science graduate students unfortunate enough to have previously been denied governmental funding (including yours truly, for reasons both within and out of my control), newby grad…
Read articleLet’s do this: SOSPICUH!! – Sunday Obscure Science Picture Caption Contest
Alright SOSPICUH-lings, we haven’t done one of these in over 4 months. Our scientific subject is an anonymous fellow from the 1970’s USSR. If you’re unfamiliar…
Read articleWho Reads Terry*, Anyway?
I caught my office mate procrastinating and reading Terry*: And so I ask you, Terry* readers, go secretly photograph your friends, enemies, loved ones, or complete…
Read articleTed Talk: The real difference between conservatives and liberals.
Speaking of liberals and conservatives: This TED talk by Jonathan Haidt provides an interesting insight into the moral psychology of liberals and conservatives. For someone who…
Read articleConservative minded Americans more likely to hold onto misinformation?
The title may seem like a low-blow, but according to a study done by political scientists at Yale, it appears to be the case. From the…
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Harper: Arts Funding a Niche Issue
By Dave Semeniuk,
I mentioned this a little while ago: Stephen Harper has cut $45 million from the Canadian Arts. When confronted with the enormous cut, Stephen remarked (from…
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