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Artificial intelligence’s influence on science communication and public engagement

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By Jagpreet Kaur Maker, Borealis Blog editor Science communication plays a pivotal role in bridging the gap between scientific advancements […]

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Should Pets Have the Same Medical Care As People? What Pet Guardians Think

Zazie Todd Biology and Life Sciences, Health, Medicine and Veterinary Science
Now that many more options are available for our pets, do people think advanced veterinary care is always a good thing or that it sometimes goes too far?Photo: SeventyFour/ShutterstockBy Zazie Todd PhDThis page contains affiliate links which means I may earn a commission on qualifying purchases at no cost to you.These days, veterinary medicine is...

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A graphene joke (of sorts): What did the electron ‘say’ to the phonon in the graphene sandwich?

Maryse de la Giroday Science in Society, Technology and Engineering
Unfortunately, there isn’t a punch line but I appreciate the effort to inject a little lightness into the description of a fairly technical achievement, from a February 12, 2024 news item on Nanowerk, Note: A link has been removed, Electrons carry electrical energy, while vibrational energy is carried by phonons. Understanding how they interact with...

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Profile: Melanie Woodin, Dean, Faculty of Arts & Science, University of Toronto

Various bloggers Biology and Life Sciences, Health, Medicine and Veterinary Science
CCRM, the publisher of Signals, has enhanced its long-standing relationship with the University of Toronto’s Medicine by Design through a new strategic alliance. This profile is one in a series of profiles that feature “people” of Medicine by Design. Some minor edits may have been made to the original published version. Melanie Woodin, Dean, Faculty...

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Dungeons and Dragons and Dinosaurs: How Do Prehistoric Creatures Fit Into Tabletop Roleplaying Games?

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By Lindsay Kastroll, Master’s student in Biological Sciences, University of Alberta When you think about the hit table-top roleplaying game Dungeons & Dragons, you typically think about elves, wizards, magical quests, and of course, dragons. Dinosaurs don’t really factor into that equation. However, you may be surprised to learn that prehistoric creatures have had a...

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Colossal Biosciences (a de-extinction company), creates induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSC) from elephant skin cells for Woolly Mammoth Project

Maryse de la Giroday Science in Society, Technology and Engineering
De-extinction (also known as resurrection biology) has been mentioned here before (my January 18, 2019 posting). It’s essentially a ‘Jurassic Park’ fantasy that some people want to turn into reality and it seems they are now one step closer where woolly mammoths are concerned. The breakthrough has to do with Asian elephant stem cells, Caption:...

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Black Girls Do Engineer (BGDE) and the US National Security Agency plus some Canadian Black Scientists Network news

Maryse de la Giroday Science in Society, Technology and Engineering
This April 24, 2024 Black Girls Do Engineer (BGDE) news release popped up in my email with an abbreviation I haven’t seen in a while, HBCU (Historically Black Colleges and Universities), Black Girls Do Engineer recently signed an Education Partnership Agreement (EPA) with the [US] National Security Agency in an effort to continue playing a key...

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