Showing posts with label Science Policy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Science Policy. Show all posts

Dysfunctional Science

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Carl Zimmer, one of the top science writers in the world, has written an article for the New York Times with the following provocative titl...

Sign a Petition on CIHR Funding

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  Are you a Canadian researcher who cares about the dismal CIHR funding situation? Sign the petition at: The CIHR Individual Grants Program...

Jonathan Wells Is a Winner!

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  This week's Egregiously stupid remark of the week by an IDiot goes to Jonathan Wells for his comment about HOX genes.

Swine Flu and "The Canadian Problem"

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  TV, radio, and newspapers in Canada are abuzz with the lastest studies on swine flu. According to "preliminary reports" your cha...

How Granting Agencies Destroy Young Scientists

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  Peter Lawrence has an article in the latest issue of PLoS Biology: Real Lives and White Lies in the Funding of Scientific Research . He...

Cody Cobb's Visit

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  We had a fun visit with Cody Cobb the other day when he flew up to Toronto for a free lunch [ Lunch with a winner ]. I mentioned that Cody...

What Should Scientific Organizations Say about Religion?

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  The poll has closed and here are the results. A slight majority say that organizations like AAAS (amd NAS) should say nothing about the co...

Mixing Science, Religion, and Politics

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  The first draft of the human genome sequence was announced on June 26, 2000. There was a huge press conference in the East Room of the Whi...

Francis Collins and the National Institutes of Health (USA)

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  After many years of service as director of the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), Francis Collins resigned from NIH last ye...

Michael Bliss - Anti-Science Conservative

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  Michael Bliss is a Professor Emeritus at the University of Toronto. He has written some excellent books on the history of science, notably...

The Problems with Research Funding in Canada

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  Jim Turk is Executive Director of the Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT). He is a staunch defender of university research...

Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships

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  There are 166 winners of Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships. Of these, 34 are from the University of Toronto and several will be in the ...

Gary Goodyear Explains Canada's Science Policy

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  Gary Goodyear , you might recall, is Canada's Minster of State (Science and Technology). He is a chiropractor who doesn't accept t...