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Tag Archives: science literacy
A Quick Thanksgiving Post on Bad Graphs
I’m full of Thanksgiving dinner, so today’s posting is going to be a quick one! A friend of mine recently passed along this paper to me, as she thought it might be a useful tool in teaching research methods/statistics: Graphs … Continue reading
Bold New Toppings: A closer look at the Council of Canadian Academies 3 year plan
Quick Hits: During election season, I thought it important to encourage all of our readers to get out and vote, especially those from the 18-24 age group. Even if you feel frustrated with the current lot of parties and MPs, … Continue reading
Posted in General, Policy, Science Communication
Tagged Canada, Council of Canadian Academies, Government, Insight and Impact, knowledge translation, media, money, national academy of sciences, non-academic jobs, Policy, postacademic jobs, Rob Annan, royal society, Science, science and society, science communication, science literacy, science outreach, University
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Science and Media Collide… in a good way.
I just had a pair of new students start under my supervision in the lab and I decided to try something new. Along with the standard “who’s who in the lab” and “here are a few good reviews and papers … Continue reading
Posted in General, Science Communication
Tagged Alexey Bersenev, animated science videos, Brett Finlay, Cambridge, Canada, cancer stem cells, Daniel Pink, education, Employment, Erika Check Hayden, George Daley, Government, Graduate Student, Hans Clevers, Leonard ZOn, media, new PhD students, non-academic jobs, PhD, postacademic jobs, Science, science and society, science communication, science literacy, science outreach, Sir Ken Robinson, talks.cam.ac.uk, The Lab, Training, transferrable skills, University
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Quarterly Summary: Black Hole 2.0
Happy 2011 everyone – we hope you’ve all enjoyed 2010 and are looking forward to engaging you on many new (and old) issues in the coming year. It’s been a great quarter for us with increased traffic despite a slightly … Continue reading
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Tagged Canada, degrees, doctors, education, Employment, fellowship, funding, Government, Graduate Student, knowledge translation, life choices, media, money, non-academic jobs, PDF, PhD, Policy, Post Doc, postacademic jobs, science communication, science literacy, Summary, Training, transferrable skills, University
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So you want to be a public servant when you grow up…
I have written before about how scientific information gets (poorly) communicated to the Government in entries about the routes of information acquisition and about getting scientists to understand how policy works. In my mind, one of the best ways of … Continue reading
Posted in Financial, Jobs, Policy, So you want to be a...
Tagged business, Canada, Canada Revenue Agencies, Career Sense, civil service, degrees, education, Employment, Environment Canada, Government, Graduate Student, Health Canada, Jobs, life choices, money, non-academic jobs, Policy, Post Secondary Recruitment, postacademic jobs, public service, Public Service Commission of Canada, Recruitment of Policy Leaders, Science, science and society, science communication, science literacy, Training, transferrable skills, University, University Affairs
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Not Linear
I had to create a presentation for a meeting at work and decided to try out Prezi, a new online presentation software that helps you to think about giving presentations differently than you would with PowerPoint. Unlike PowerPoint, which is … Continue reading
Posted in Science Communication
Tagged math, Prezi, science communication, science education, science literacy, science outreach, teaching, Training
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So, you want to be an Educator when you grow up…
If you’re in graduate school or beyond, you have a wealth of experience to draw upon when it comes to assessing quality of educators. Some were engaging, inspiring, and really understood how to teach, others were boring, incomprehensible or simply … Continue reading
Posted in Education and Training, General, Jobs, Science Communication, So you want to be a...
Tagged AAAS, bachelors in education, Canada, carl weiman, College Instructor, Daily Planet, degrees, education, education research, educator, Employment, Fraser Institute, Government, Graduate Student, knowledge translation, Let's Talk Science, life choices, Manning Centre, masters in education, MCAT preparation course, media, money, Museum Scientist, non-academic jobs, Pembina Institute, PhD, PHeT, Policy, postacademic jobs, primary school teacher, Quirks and Quarks, Science, science and society, Science Careers, science communication, science literacy, science outreach, Science World, secondary school teacher, Society for Science and the Public, Suzuki Foundation, Training, transferrable skills, University, Youth Science Canada
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So, you want to be a Science Writer when you grow up…
QUICK HIT: Exciting news from the fight for global access to medicines and health technology development – a new organization called Mind the Health Gap is working to bring researchers, developers, and advocates together to tackle the problems of technology … Continue reading
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Tagged Association of British Science Writers, business, Canada, Canadian Science Writers, David Suzuki, Editor, education, Employment, Fraser Institute, funding, Government, Graduate Student, Health Canada, Let's Talk Science, life choices, McSweeneys, media, Mind the Health Gap, non-academic jobs, PDF, PhD, Policy, postacademic jobs, scholarship, Science, science and society, science communication, Science Creative Quarterly, science editor, science literacy, Science Media Centre, science outreach, Science Writer, Science Writing, Training, transferrable skills, University
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Federal Government Scrapping The Census Long-Form: What Will It Mean for Evidence-Based Policy?
A friend of mine just sent me a link to this news story and it’s gotten me quite livid: Tories scrap mandatory long-form census StatsCan says quality of data will suffer Every five years, Canada conducts a census, with the … Continue reading
Posted in General, Policy
Tagged Canada, Government, Policy, science and society, science literacy, Tony Clement
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Quarterly Summary: Guest bloggers and the road to solutions
Over the first six months of this site’s existence, a lot of virtual ink has been dedicated to highlighting the major concerns about the way we train scientists and how scientific information is communicated to the public and government. The … Continue reading
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Tagged Canada, CAPS, career mobility, CIHR, Council of Canadian Academies, degrees, doctors, Employment, fellowship, funding, Government, Graduate Student, knowledge translation, life choices, media, money, non-academic jobs, PDF, PhD, Policy, Post Doc, postacademic jobs, Science, science blogs, science communication, science literacy, Summary, Training, transferrable skills, University
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