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Learn a language, teach the world
Homepage for wikipedia.org Did you know that there’s a way to learn a new language while simultaneously benefiting the world by increasing global access to knowledge? Well there is, dear reader, and...
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Summer is coming…
Hello all, In honour and anticipation of the warming temperatures I would like to share with you one of my favorite summer places in Montreal. At 3000 Queen Mary road is St-Josph’s Oratory. The...
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Science freedom: a British proposal
Elsevier parody poster. From thecostofknowledge.com A crack may finally be appearing in one of the most serious remaining barriers to equality in the developed world. Although much has lately been made...
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Yet more fieldwork!
Ah, the joys of field research. Driving out under a blue sky through the rolling hills of the Eastern townships, it’s hard to think of a better way to spend a work day. Genetics at work! Two cultivars...
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McGill’s Iranians: dancing at the crossroads
Last month Canada expelled all Iranian diplomats and closed the embassy, leaving some of Canada’s 150 000 Iranians wondering where they stand. According to an email from the International Students...
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A feast for the senses
Tired of apples and oranges? Why not take a moment to whet your appetite for The Fruit Hunters some nipplefruit, cherimoya, kura-kura durian, jujube fruit or miracle berries? The RIDM, Montreal’s...
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I now live in the lab
An actual piece of lab equipment I once used If (and this is a very likely if) your experiment involves lab work in any way, you can look forward to the joys of using lab equipment. Laboratory science...
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Getting on ice with the MOC
This weekend I scaled a 40-meter wall of ice with 8 knives attached to each foot and an ice axe in each hand, got smashed in the face by a brick of ice in -20C weather, and loved every second of it....
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Graduate opportunities: Strike while the iron is hot!
Hello Grad Life, I have been terribly negligent on here lately! Despite my best intentions, I’ve been too busy lately to sit down and type something out. The craziness surrounding the end of my M.Sc....
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Back to Senegal with Barack Obama
Dakar 2011 – They really liked Obama. A LOT. I have less than a month left in Montreal! In mid-July I’m heading to Western Canada to visit family, and then back to West Africa to start implementing my...
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