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When I visited the Science Museum in London, England, during the summer of 2016, I just walked right in—right past the reception desk—without paying. I suddenly found myself standing…
Upon first glance, Dr. Kevin Mumford’s environmental engineering lab at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario, looks like any other laboratory with bustling graduate students working away on their research.…
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From my own perspective, this potential downside to the connections between social media and peer review became apparent when I was recently invited to review a manuscript written by…
My son Jonathon lives amidst the heavy oil fields of Alberta. When I proudly shared the news that I would attend the Canadian Commission for UNESCO's 2017 Annual General…