Category: science
So, as a general rule I don’t blog about work, but rules were made to be broken, right? I’m running an event through work for the general public and I’m thinking that some of my readers might be interested in attending, so I’m blogging it. Café Scientifique is a public science initiative that gets scientists […]
As you know, I love being a participant1 in research studies. As a scientist myself, I know how difficult it can be to recruit participants, so I thought I’d write a posting about some of the research participation opportunities that are out there. First up, a friend of Raul‘s (and a colleague of mine) is […]
Not sure how to cite this one. It came from here. Props to my friend Dan for posting this in Facebook.
While emailing with my friend Dan about (a) his new birthday tattoo1 and (b) his lack of luxuriant flowing locks preventing him from joining the Luxuriant Flowing Hair Club for Scientists™, I was prompted to search out a club that the tattooed scientist can call home. And now I share with you: Discover Magazine’s Science […]
Looks like my sister is on a roll in getting shout outs her on NTBTWK. Yesterday it was for bacon band-aids, today it’s for a magnetic periodic table of the elements. She actually gave me this gift of awesomeness when I was visiting back in June, but I, like the ingrate that I am, forgot […]
Congratulations to my friend Kristina who was recently accepted to the prestigious Luxuriant Flowing Hair Club for Scientists™. The club is “for scientists who have, or believe they have, luxuriant flowing hair.” I think we can all agree that Kristina’s hair is both luxuriant and flowing. And she’s a pretty damn good scientist to boot! […]
The federal government’s opposition to Insite, Vancouver’s supervised-injection facility, has long baffled Canadian scientists, health professionals and social workers. Now, Canada’s Health Minister has managed to perplex an international audience as well. (Source: Globe & Mail editorial: An illogical Statement) At the XVII International AIDS Conference in Mexico City, Health Minister Tony Clement said: “Allowing […]
Planning any travel in the near future? If you are and if you book through Travelocity, I encourage you to use this link: http://www.gvrsf.ca/travelocity.html A portion of the commission of anything booked through that link will go to support the Greater Vancouver Regional Science Fair. I’ve judged at the GVRSF for several years and it […]
You have to go and check out this series of pictures in New Scientist magazine. The pictures show ovulation occurring. Donnez captured the event by accident while preparing to carry out a partial hysterectomy on a 45-year-old woman. The release of an egg was considered a sudden, explosive event, but his pictures, to be published […]
Look whose funding they’ve cut now. When will it end?