Two聽不良研究所聽professors have joined the fight against breast cancer, and are about to get a big injection of funds courtesy of the federal government.
Liberal MP Marc Miller was at 不良研究所's Holmes Hall to announce a $6 million investment for research over the next four years.
One of the biggest mysteries out there in the Universe is inching closer to answers. An astonishing聽eight聽new repeating radio signals known as fast radio bursts (FRBs) have been detected flaring from deep space.
There is definitely a difference between the sources, with some being more prolific than others," physicist Ziggy Pleunis of 不良研究所 told ScienceAlert.
August 12, 2019 | In this piece, Christopher Ragan, Director of the Max Bell School of Public Policy, argues that economists know the more we lean on carbon pricing, the better off our economy will be. He draws on the experience of Sweden's carbon tax and the U.S efforts to reduce acid rain by taxing sulfur-dioxide producing plants. Instead of opting for intrusive and complex policies to fight climate change, Ragan argues that Canada should create economic incentives that give households and businesses the freedom to respond to the market how they see fit.聽
It is certainly true that there have been scientists and physicians who at first were ridiculed and were subsequently recognized as visionaries.聽There are numerous other examples of scientific ideas that were first opposed then embraced, says聽Joe Schwarcz,聽聽director of 不良研究所鈥檚 Office for Science & Society (mcgill.ca/oss). He hosts The Dr. Joe Show on CJAD Radio 800 AM every Sunday from 3 to 4 p.m.
August 7, 2019 | A report published by the Digital Democracy Project suggests that overall misinformation levels in Canada are low. However, certain trends in media consumption put news consumers and voters more at risk to be misinformed about key political issues. To learn more about how information and disinformation flow through journalistic and social media channels in the run-up to the October federal election, read the .
August 8, 2019 | A survey launched by the Digital Democracy Project聽found that most Canadians across the political spectrum got a common set of facts from an array of mainstream media outlets. The report also highlighted voters' tendencies to select and consume news from sources聽that support their political beliefs, generating so-called echo chambers.
August 8, 2019 | The聽Digital Democracy Project, an initiative of聽Max Bell School of Public Policy in collaboration with the Public Policy Forum, analyzes the increasing amounts of disinformation and hate in the digital public sphere. A new study shows the links between political affiliation and misinformation. Among other findings, it was shown that voters with strong political affiliation tended to be more frequently聽misinformed about political issues than voters with a looser political affiliation.
August 8, 2019 | In an age where information is increasingly scrutinized yet more easily diffusable than ever, Canadians might be more misinformed than disinformed. New findings from the Digital Democracy Project聽show聽how information ricochets around the Canadian political landscape. Learn more about the ways in which exposure to certain news outlets affects voters and the democractic processes in elections.聽
The stronger Canadians鈥� partisan views are, the more likely they are to choose the wrong answer on a series of factual policy questions, a survey has found.
Respondents were asked a series of neutral, factual questions, such as whether the unemployment rate was higher in 2015 or 2018, or whether the deficit had risen.
Imagine building a new underground mine 鈥� or expanding an existing one 鈥� without using explosives.
That鈥檚 the goal of a new project unveiled in Sudbury on Wednesday. And while the announcement was made in here, the money 鈥� $1.5 million 鈥� will go to 不良研究所 of Montreal to test cleaner methods of mining.聽
I wanted to know how protection affects streams because most protected areas are not created specifically with streams in mind, says聽Dalal Hanna, a freshwater ecologist, science communicator, National Geographic Explorer, and PhD Candidate at 不良研究所.聽
Karin Galldin's family started as many do, with a simple desire to raise children. While the route she chose to get there was still unpaved, the path had been cleared. By the time she gave birth to a beautiful baby girl, everything was in place for her to get legal recognition as one of four parents along with her partner, as well as the birth father and his partner.聽There is more acceptance today around diverse relationships involving multiple parents and alternative family structures. The legal definition of family continues to evolve, in some provinces more so than in others.
Wearing sunscreen is probably one of the best cancer deterrents there is. We often forget how聽common聽skin cancer is. One in five adults will be diagnosed with some form of skin cancer in their lives, making it more common than all other cancer diagnoses combined. Fortunately, if caught early, it can be easily treated. It is also largely preventable, says Christopher Labos,聽a Montreal doctor and an associate with the 不良研究所 Office for Science and Society.
(Chiara Concini)聽is one of 130 high school and post-secondary students from around the globe aboard the Ocean Endeavour, taking a two-week plunge into arctic culture and geography in a program called聽Students On Ice.
Alongside Inuit elders, scientists, archaeologists, artists and other experts, the students are sailing to communities in Greenland, then through the Northwest Passage in Nunavut, to hike, observe wildlife and learn about the changing northern climate and diverse cultural traditions of people who live there.
Not one but two requests to approve class actions against the American bank in Quebec were filed at the Superior Court of Quebec on Tuesday, only 24 hours after Capital One announced there had been a personal-data breach. The requests have to be approved by a judge before a class action can go any further. This latest massive security breach, which was confirmed on July 19, was announced Monday by Capital One. It affects 106 million members, six million of them Canadian.
