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Another podium we need to own
Budget 2010 is a good start for Canada to own the podium for beautiful minds Cuts to funding for basic research in last year’s federal budget caused angst and trepidation in the scientific community. Though relatively small, the cuts were … Continue reading
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Obama’s grandstanding for science
…… presents us with a problem but also with opportunities Canada’s establishment is currently engaged in a raging and – in my opinion – healthy debate about the state of R&D in this country, its impact on the new economy … Continue reading
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Lie Theory is not about Lying
A response to Reform MP Randy White One of the research grants singled out by Reform MP Randy White’s research staff to illustrate waste in government, is entitled “Lie theory and its combinatorics”. Your readers ought to know that this … Continue reading
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Piece of Mind 