Science Communication

I finally found time to finish this. This is the second to last installment, covering the panel discussion about things everyone should know about science, held at SciBarCamp. The last …

For Toronto scientists and lovers of all things science: You may have heard about Nature Network. It’s a social network for scientists (or “the Facebook for scientists”, if you want …

Our department makes all graduate students give seminars for the whole department. Masters students give one 30 minute talk, PhD students give two 30-minute talks and a one hour one. …

I took a fantastic course this semester: Teaching in Higher Education (THE500).  It’s a balloted non-credit course for final year PhD students, and it used to show up on your …

Foldit is a web-based computer game that lets you fold proteins, and contribute to science while playing. From the site: “Figuring out which of the many, many possible structures is …

Research contributes to global warming. I’m not surprised. I often feel ridiculous when I make the effort of turning off lights at home while my cells have to grow 24/7 …