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“Give us credibility”, calls on the scientific community, which signs an article in Le Monde
Among the signatories of this column, entitled “Climate: “A growing mistrust is taking hold in our scientific community vis-à-vis political power””, the climatologist and former vice-president of the IPCC scientific…
behind the success of bestsellers, scientific explanations
Published on 04/12/2024 4:49 p.m. Video length: 3 min Books: behind the success of bestsellers, scientific explanations The success of bestsellers can be explained by scientific reasons, as explained by…
The eclipse… of scientific culture
About Monday’s total solar eclipse, a reader writes to me. On February 26, 1979, he was in 5e elementary school year when a comparable phenomenon was visible above Montreal. It…
“A victory for lobbies built on scientific untruths”, reacts Marie Toussaint
The head of the Ecologists list, Marie Toussaint was a guest on “Demain l’Europe”, Friday March 5. Published on 05/04/2024 08:54 Reading time: 1 min Marie Toussaint, guest of “Demain…
experts regret “a manipulation” of scientific discourse, which warns of the dangerousness of Pfas
Neurobiologist Terence Saulnier is one of the signatories of the column published this Thursday to warn of the danger of Pfas, also called “eternal pollutants”. He calls for grouping all…
An association of doctors launches an appeal to denounce the “denial of scientific knowledge” regarding pesticides
If the pressures on the agricultural world are understandable, recognizes Doctors’ Alert on pesticides, exposed professionals are among the first victims, she points out, protesting against the pausing of the…
a “violentometer” distributed on scientific university campuses to “better awareness”
This tool, which changes from green to red depending on behavior, has been adapted to the world of scientific research under the leadership of the L’Oréal Foundation. It was distributed…
French-speaking scientific knowledge: discoveries uncovered
This text is part of the special Francophonie notebook The dissemination of French-speaking scientific knowledge poses several challenges, but the task is not impossible, according to Érudit. Certain statistics suggest…
Murder or suicide? Here is the scientific proof at the heart of Jacques Delisle’s case
The public prosecutor has always maintained that Jacques Delisle had ended his wife’s life, while the defense believes that Nicole Rainville took her own life. To support the theses of…
Serving as a scientific model for younger black generations
This text is part of the special Feminine Leadership notebook Assistant professor in the Department of Biology at Concordia University, Nicola Smith studies the effects of climate change on coral…
A scientific association denounces the closure of schools on the day of the solar eclipse of April 8, 2024
The Association for the Teaching of Science and Technology in Quebec (AESTQ) denounces the “total delirium” of certain school service centers which have decided to close their doors on April…
A scientific association denounces the closure of schools on the day of the solar eclipse of April 8, 2024
The Association for the Teaching of Science and Technology in Quebec (AESTQ) denounces the “total delirium” of certain school service centers which have decided to close their doors on April…
In scientific research, whoever backs down puts himself in danger
Do you know Katalin Kariko? His research on the development of messenger RNA vaccines, crucial when it came to confronting the COVID-19 pandemic, earned him the Nobel Prize in Medicine…
Universities: how to recognize scientific fraud
Tuesday, I exposed ideological excesses at Concordia. I could have taken almost any university, here or elsewhere, although Concordia is at the forefront of the slippage. A reader asks me…
When a Quebec “scientific” journal propagandizes prostitution!
When you read a popular science journal, particularly for issues related to the human and social sciences, you expect at least a presentation of the results of ALL research. Why…
Technical and scientific French | The duty
The development of a computer application like ArriveCAN is done using a programming language based largely on English. […] Although it is necessary to know English to use programming languages…
China-Canada: from political interference to scientific espionage
A federal judge has just banned a Chinese doctoral student from studying in Ontario, fearing that Beijing would encourage him to spy. The affair will certainly have “ripple effects” on…
Two scientific perspectives on obesity
Rates of obesity and abdominal obesity have doubled in Quebec over the past 30 years. 17-year-olds weigh on average 7 kg more1. For what ? And how to react without…
“In France 5,000 people a year discover their HIV status”, indicates the scientific director at Sidaction
Welcome Health AIDS Sidaction Published on 01/12/2023 17:32 Video duration: 5 min Fight against AIDS: “In France, 5,000 people discover their HIV status every year,” says the scientific director at…
Technical madness: igniting the scientific spark in young people
This text is part of the special notebook 150 years of Polytechnique Montréal Since 1991, Polytechnique Montréal students have led workshops, clubs and camps scientists aimed at young people in…