2018 Public Scholars blog
From edible insects to robot-assisted surgery and the gig economy, Concordia’s Public Scholars are fuelled by a passion for research and knowledge sharing. Do you want to learn more about their cutting edge work and how it links to various societal issues?
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The work required to produce a set of experiments for publication in a reputable biology journal has increased and this has consequences for scientists, students and knowledge dissemination in general. Read more -
A Google trend analysis for the search term "sugar" in Canada reveals that, while interest in sugar has grown over time, it consistently spikes in December every year. Read more -
It is tempting to assert that rats and humans accomplish tasks through similar psychological means. Read more -
In this post, I reflect on how neuroscientists have been able to examine the brain with increasing specificity over time and discuss the importance of cautiously adopting new technologies in modern neuroscience. Read more -
As a graduate student studying addiction in rats, I often find it difficult to define my discipline in exact parameters because of the different ways addiction can be characterized depending on the lens through which it is being viewed. Read more
