Hate your lack of options? Don’t blame [insert service or technology here], says technology law critic Cory Doctorow. Blame monopoly.
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From farm gate to server farm, harvesting a rich crop of data
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Big agricultural firms are moving into big data and raising big questions about the future of food production — which few people are asking.
Read MoreEditorial: Soylent Green is policy
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Farms and farmers are not what they used to be. As we worry about policies addressing supply chains for rare earths and semiconductors, we should spare some thought for policy that determines the fundamental structure of Canadian food production.
Read MoreReaping what we sow — major shifts continue in Canadian agriculture
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The 2021 Census of Agriculture revealed major changes in the structure of Canada’s agricultural sector, reflecting fundamental shifts that are expected to continue.
Read MoreHealth Canada levels the field for GMOs
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Changes by Health Canada to the way it regulates food-based products developed with gene editing technologies is a “game-changer” for Canadian food production, says an agri-food innovation scientist.
Read MoreEditorial: Hewers of wood, drawers of water, renewers of energy
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Even as Canada tries to minimize the economic and environmental impact of fossil fuels, policy makers must confront new challenges posed by obtaining the raw materials to produce technological alternatives to these fuels.
Read MoreEditorial: A teachable moment in the evolving relationship between government and science
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Three milestones — a scientific protest march, a science advisor’s reappointment, and a telescope’s “first light” — reveal the changing face of science in the policy realm.
Read MoreNurturing the entrepreneurial mind-set
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Simon Fraser University, in collaboration with the research organization Mitacs, is mounting a concerted effort to provide students across the campus with access to courses and services to help them develop an entrepreneurial outlook on their work. Elicia Maine, who recently became a special advisor to the university’s VP Research and International, says these extensive efforts will benefit these students in their career paths as well as enhancing the talent available for Canada’s innovation ecosystem.
Read MoreTaking stock of young people’s outlook on science and technology
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The Canada Foundation for Innovation and l’Association canadienne-française pour l’avancement des sciences hosted an on-line discussion to discuss the implications of a national survey of young people’s attitudes toward science. The ensuing discussion revealed the dominance of social media in determining those attitudes, which can range from eager enthusiasm to disinterest and mistrust. Participants also frame a series of Calls to Action for organizations to develop working relationships with Canadian youth around scientific matters.
Read MoreMarking a Eureka moment
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Canada is now a full member of the Eureka network, an international R&D consortium that includes more than 40 countries on five continents. Over the past decade some 300 Canadians have participated in Eureka projects, which have been worth more than $500 million.
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Applied Research & Economic Recovery - Third Edition Is Here!
The booklet “Applied Research Supports Economic Recovery” contains stories and messages from colleges and institutes across Canada, including details of leading-edge student projects, state-of-the-art facilities available for use by industry and innovative solutions being co-created by students, faculty and companies.
Read MoreConference Proceedings 2019
The proceedings from the 18th Annual RE$EARCH MONEY Conference are now available. Catch up on anything you missed or re-visit the most interesting conference moments with in-depth coverage from Tim Lougheed. Download the proceedings now (free).
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