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The Least Work Principle and Catalysing from Complacency
This short blog entry argues that when looking at the relationship or science and society, the majority of scientists only see (and avoid) the energy barrier in front of them and fail to imagine and strive toward the products on the other side. There are of course exceptions to the rule and this article hopes to inspire such visionary thinking. It contends that the products, similar to those in a chemical reaction, will provide a state that will in their own time lead to less energy expenditure for scientists. Continue reading
Posted in Education and Training, General, Science Communication
Tagged Canada, doctors, Employment, funding, Genetics, Government, Human Genome Project, knowledge translation, life choices, Michael Smith, non-academic jobs, PDF, PhD, Policy, Post Doc, postacademic jobs, Sanger, Science, Science Communcation, science literacy, science outreach, transferrable skills, University
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Quarterly Summary – Trying to make sense of it all
So, in the wake of a very busy December, I realize that we only registered two blog entries this month – a noticeable drop from November’s eleven. But this is the realistic way forward if we want to tackle these issues with the time and energy they deserve, as these “issues affecting trainees” underpin many of the important decisions that are made in an academic career and give decision makers a sense of what trainees are thinking. It’s a lot of information though and in recognition of everyone else being busy as well, I thought a quarterly summary of highlights would be a good idea. Continue reading
Posted in Financial, General, Jobs, Science Communication
Tagged Canada, CAPS, CIHR, degrees, doctors, Employment, fellowship, funding, Government, Graduate Student, Journals, life choices, MBA, MD, media, money, non-academic jobs, NSERC, PDF, Peer Review, PhD, Policy, Post Doc, postacademic jobs, scholarship, Science, Science Communcation, science communication, science literacy, science outreach, SSHRC, Summary, taxes, Training, transferrable skills, University, UofT PDA
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Science on the Hill: Getting Scientific Information into the Hands of Government
The intention behind this particular blog entry is to focus on how our elected representatives and the bureaucratic machinery that operates alongside them filter through the thousands of scientific papers and reports to make policy and political decisions. First of all, our original group tried to figure out how government gets scientific information, then asked was the science and the delivery process rigorous, and finally we proposed (or borrowed) some possible solution Continue reading
Posted in General, Jobs, Policy
Tagged Canada, Employment, Government, Graduate Student, non-academic jobs, PDF, PhD, Policy, Post Doc, postacademic jobs, Science, Science Communcation, science literacy, science outreach, Training, University
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Isn’t Science Just for Eggheads? The Importance of Science Outreach
As Dave mentioned in his previous post, part of the job of a scientist is to create interest in, and awareness of, the sciences, as well as to promote “science literacy” (i.e., the ability to understand and use scientific information). … Continue reading
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Tagged Science Communcation, science literacy, science outreach
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