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A first (at least for me). I was stopped at security for a secondary search of my backpack. I was asked to open the compartment with my laptop. I did do. They removed the RS and AAAS report on “Science Diplomacy in an Era of Disruption”. This was swabbed looking for trace evidence of …

New research aimed at creating a new kind of designer baby involves human cloning followed by “mitomeiosis” (a process that triggers the egg with the new nuclear DNA to get rid of half of its chromosomes), followed by fertilization www.wired.com/story/scient...

Not every day a skin cell is turned into viable egg! www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Receipt: www.npr.org/2024/09/20/n...

“Their goal is to instill fear, to make you feel helpless, hopeless, to break you down. Don’t let them. Educate yourself. Organize. Speak truth to authority. Because the story’s not written — the pen is in your hand.” deadline.com/2025/09/ando...

Rom-coms, heist flicks, a sports/horror mashup, a pair of Broadway musicals, a biopic of The Boss, festival award winners and lots of showbiz sagas — here's what NPR critics are watching this fall.

The @aaup.org just shared guidance for academic workers on how to protect themselves online www.aaup.org/news/advisor...

And so it begins… is this the start of a new era for British universities, with their increasingly broken financial models? In any case, good luck to the new ’London & South East’ university! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Melinda French Gates’ Pivotal Ventures and Wellcome Leap commit $100M to accelerate women’s health research and close long-overlooked gaps worldwide.

Xiaoxing Xi (Chinese-American scientist) recounts his experience in 2015 when he was accused of spying for China. This preceded the China Initiative (2018-2022)where scientists were presumed nontraditional collectors for China @src-rsc.bsky.social Academic collaboration is encouraged until it isn’t.

An engaging presentation on Academic Freedom & National Security by Bertil Emrah Oder at the International Human Rights Network of Academies & Scholarly Societies in Oslo Sept. 9 @src-rsc.bsky.social Of concern — security-sensitive research and internationalization policies of autocratic actors.

Congratulations to the newly elected Fellows of The Royal Society of Canada, including Dr. @karlykehoe.bsky.social of @historysmu.bsky.social! 🙌 Read @src-rsc.bsky.social's announcement: bit.ly/3JZLfga #SMUHistory #AtlanticCanada #rscBRAVOsrc #artswithimpact

👏 Congratulations to Dr. Kiran Soma (@ubcpsych.bsky.social) and Dr. Shannon Walsh (Dept. of Theatre & Film) for being named as a Royal Society of Canada Fellow and Member respectively. @src-rsc.bsky.social Read more about this prestigious recognition: www.arts.ubc.ca/news/two-art...

Congratulations to the seven #UofG faculty named to The Royal Society of Canada, the country’s most esteemed body of scholars, researchers and artists dedicated to advancing knowledge, excellence and public interest. @src-rsc.bsky.social @uofgresearch.bsky.social Learn more: uoguel.ph/z0ey8

We are thrilled to announce Dr. @kiransoma.bsky.social has been named a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada @src-rsc.bsky.social — one of the country’s highest honours for distinguished scholars, artists, and scientists. More: psych.ubc.ca/news/kiran-s...

Congrats to Dr. R. Nicholas Carleton from #URegina’s Department of Psychology and @ptsslab.bsky.social on being named a Fellow of the @src-rsc.bsky.social’s Class of 2025! His award-winning research is advancing the mental health of first responders and their families across Canada, and beyond. 👏

Congratulations to the UBC Science researchers named Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada: Drs. William Cheung, Tamara Munzner, Ingrid Stairs, Allan Bertram & Joanna McGrenere. @src-rsc.bsky.social @ubcphas.bsky.social @chem.ubc.ca @cs.ubc.ca ubcoceans.bsky.social‬science.ubc.ca/news/2025-09...da

Congratulations to all of @westernu.ca's newest Fellows and College members! Thanks, too, to @src-rsc.bsky.social for continuing to recognize leaders in order to help them build a better future in Canada and around the world. news.westernu.ca/2025/09/roya...

We are thrilled to share the election of UHN’s Dr. Shaf Keshavjee and Bo Wang to the Royal Society of Canada—Canada’s leading body of scholars, researchers & artists. 🎉 Their transformative work in lung #transplantation & #AI is shaping the future of health. 🔗: www.uhnresearch.ca/news/royal-s...

📣🎉 ️ Big news from @uottawa.ca! A record-breaking 12 professors have been elected as Fellows and College Members of the Royal Society of Canada @src-rsc.bsky.social! We’re proud to celebrate their outstanding contributions to research and innovation. 🏅👏 #COEE2025 #uOttawaExcellence

📣🎉 ️Grande nouvelle de @uottawa.ca! Un nombre record de 12 membres du corps professoral ont été élus membres du Collège et membres de la Société royale du Canada @src-rsc.bsky.social! Nous sommes fiers de célébrer leurs contributions exceptionnelles à la recherche et l'innovation. 🏅👏 #COEE2025

The irony of publishing an article on the value of Bluesky for researchers as compared with Twitter/X and then only providing the reader with the option to post the story to Twitter /X and not Bluesky… the moral of the story is ????

RBC stock analyst estimates AC strike will reduce the airline’s profit before taxes and other expenses by $300-million a week. Meanwhile, AC full-year profit estimated between $3.2-billion and $3.6-billion. AC should pay employees for all hours worked. www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...

My new @science.org editorial on the role of scientists in defending democracy is out today. As authoritarianism takes hold in the US, we must fight for the democratic principles that enable a free society and scientists have a key role. I hope you'll join us. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

I warned against private for-profit plasma years ago. Watch this 2-minute video “The body economy: Blood products in the market place” youtu.be/X2xf_tS1Ro4?... @dalhousieu.bsky.social @cca-reports.ca @canadahealthwatch.ca @src-rsc.bsky.social @ca.theconversation.com

I warned against private for-profit plasma years ago. Watch this 2-minute video “The body economy: Blood products in the market place” youtu.be/X2xf_tS1Ro4?... @dalhousieu.bsky.social @cca-reports.ca @canadahealthwatch.ca @src-rsc.bsky.social @ca.theconversation.com

Japan just gave scientists there the OK to make human embryos from stem cells. No ovaries or testes needed. A US biotech is also on this. First up is research. Some day make babies to address infertility. Here's how it works & my thoughts + unintended consequences. www.statnews.com/2025/08/13/j...

“we agree on healthy eating, but we disagree on how to achieve it. Some advocate for education and personal responsibility, while others support policy and environmental changes. This tension reflects the nature of “wicked problems” impactethics.ca/2025/08/13/t...

4 new quick-guides to help you help your friends and fam STAND UP FOR SCIENCE and protect democracy www.standupforscience.net/activate-eng... www.standupforscience.net/inform-activ... www.standupforscience.net/team-science www.standupforscience.net/calling-values @standupforscience.bsky.social

“The use of numerical metrics to evaluate projects and professionals … encourages the search for shortcuts.”The types of fraud detected range from the creation of fictitious research, to plagiarism, to the buying and selling of authorship and citations in papers. www.wired.com/story/black-...

“The PM has made the case himself that there’s a difference between investments in our future and day-to-day operational spending,” says Robert Asselin, CEO of U15 Canada... “I think it’s clear that research is foundational to our future.” www.science.org/content/arti...

📢 New article by Ervin Sejdić, RSC College Member, and co-authors! Discover how AI is reshaping X-ray imaging through self-supervised learning. Find out more: bit.ly/3URTzkm

I’m really glad Suzanne’s article came out today & that it included the section on community where I talk about #KidicalMassHfx and Bike Brigade. It’s taken me a while to learn it, but the community connections I make through cycling are what sustain me. 1/2

"Public transport in Helsinki is excellent, which reduces car use, and with it, the number of serious accidents," Utriainen noted. #MobilityIsEquity yle.fi/a/74-20174831

Haligonians — call your councillor, your MP, Parks Canada to have them cancel performance by U.S. singer Feucht who is part of the MAGA movement. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

The play “Breaking Barriers” tells the story of my mother’s fight against racism in the early 1960s. She won the first successful case on racial discrimination in employment in Canada. Proud to be her daughter. www.thoroldtoday.ca/local-news/c...

People live in tents across NS in winter and hurricane season. More than 100,000 have no family doctor. NS throws money at industry projects no industry wants (pulp mill, uranium, etc.). But our premier will fight changing one small street in one city to one way. A picture in bravery. #nspoli

Morris Street has a school on it - why is Tim Houston trying to make it less safe for students attending it? We just had a child killed in a residential area by a driver. How many more children are we willing to sacrifice to shave a few minutes off commute times? #SafeStreetsNow

Some of the harms with three parent babies. “There are risks to the women who are going to be receiving the embryo and there are risks to the women who are the donor of the eggs that will be providing the mitochondria, Baylis says. "We don't know the future." www.npr.org/sections/sho...

“The studies targeted by NIH include both relatively low-risk, routine work and higher risk experimentation that is essential for developing new drugs and vaccines, several researchers told ScienceInsider” 🧪 #IDsky www.science.org/content/arti...

We are such a stupid species. People are starving. People are sick and need healthcare. And we celebrate spending millions of dollars on a handbag? www.bbc.com/news/article...