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CRISPR gets a Nobel Prize and its own day

I read somewhere, probably Twitter, that today is World CRISPR Day. I’m willing to play along since now is an excellent time to think about CRISPR. After all, Drs. Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer Doudna received the 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry earlier this month...

First ever ComSciConGTA held virtually this fall

In 2019, Canada’s first Communicating Science workshop (ComSciConCAN) series took place. I attended and later shared tips and tools I learned there, which you can read here. Now, one year later, ComSciConCAN alumni have hosted events across Canada, including...

Exploring science education through art

Science and art are two worlds that, when blended together, ignite creative collaborations among scientists, educators and artists. Understanding how the arts contribute to science and education has been a topic of interest for academic scholars raising awareness...

Right Turn: Combatting disinformation and misinformation

He’s been coming into your home for years, via the television airwaves, so that familiarity probably makes you feel like you know him. Well, I do. I met Ali Velshi before he became The Ali Velshi. We are both from Toronto and met on a special council of high school...

Communicating new science in a crisis

On most days, scientific discoveries are not cover stories or even top headlines. That hasn’t been the case since COVID-19 hit our collective consciousness. We are being inundated with science news, which would be great under different circumstances. But communicating...