Adam Fortais

Welcome back to the show, I’m your host Adam, and this week I am going to be talking to ZiYan Chen about communicating science as a researcher and grad student. But before we get to the interview, I’m excited to announce that as well as being a guest on this episode, ZiYan is one of our very first guest authors on our website, scientificanada.ca . This is a big deal for us! One of my first goals I had with this project was to get to a position where I could start sourcing articles from contributing writers. But I wanted to make sure I did it ethically.    In a lot of cases, young scientists and science communicators aren’t paid for their work. In a lot of cases, communicating research to the public, writing articles that don’t end up in an academic journal, or doing outreach activities are seen as secondary to “real” research. A lot of aspects of academia seem to operate under the expectation that experts will volunteer their time and expertise. As much as I wanted to get scientificanada to a place

We are back! And with two great guests, Canada's DRAKE and KYLE from the Brain Buzz Podcast! (I wanted to make a click-bait Drake-based title but deemed that too "unprofessional") Kyle and Drake a psychology grad students at the University of British Columbia. When they aren't working towards graduating, they produce a fantastic podcast where they interview other psychology researchers. Last week I talk to them about their research. This week we are talking about their show. But that is not all! You can hear the mirror image of this interview on their show, which will be up at BrainBuzzPodcast.com

We are back! And with two great guests, Canada's DRAKE and KYLE from the Brain Buzz Podcast! (I wanted to make a click-bait Drake-based title but deemed that too "unprofessional") Kyle and Drake a psychology grad students at the University of British Columbia. When they aren't working towards graduating, they produce a fantastic podcast where they interview other psychology researchers. This week I talk to them about their research, and next week we are talking about their show. But that is not all! You can hear the mirror image of this interview on their show, which will be up at BrainBuzzPodcast.com

Kathryn is back to talk ComSciConCAN2020! We talk about our take-aways from the 2020 edition of ComSciConCAN, a grad-student focused conference on science communication!   Remember, we have a big write-up about the conference available for free at https://www.patreon.com/scican   Kathryn Vaillancourt is a PhD candidate at McGill University studying how addiction can change the way traits are passed down, without having to alter the person's genetic code. It's a fascinating (and relatively new) area of research called "epigenetics".

Roshan is back to talk ComSciConCAN2020! We talk about our take-aways from the 2020 edition of ComSciConCAN, a grad-student focused conference on science communication! Remember, we have a big write-up about the conference available for free at https://www.patreon.com/posts/scienti... Dr. Roshan Achal (from University of Alberta) is a physicist who organizes, corrals, and places individual atoms for nano-devices. 

Sarah is back to talk ComSciConCAN2020! We talk about the panels, policy, and new initiatives!  Remember, we have a big write-up about the conference available for free at https://www.patreon.com/posts/scientificanada-40932072   Sarah Turner studies Community Health Science at the University of Manitoba, focusing on breast milk, epidemiology, and health promotion.  Her work in science communication stems from interest in science policy and advocacy.

And we're back! Last you heard, we were going to ComSciConCAN-2020, and you met some attendees. Now that we're back, you'll hear about the conference from Adam and his previous guests. This week, we start with Tareq! You remember Tareq right?  :) www.scientificanada.ca patreon.com/scican

And we're back! Last you heard, we were going to ComSciConCAN-2020, and you met some attendees. Now that we're back, you'll hear about the conference from Adam and his previous guests. This week, we start with Tareq! You remember Tareq right?  :)

THIS WEEK: Kathryn Vaillancourt is a PhD candidate at McGill University studying how addiction can change the way traits are passed down, without having to alter the person's genetic code. It's a fascinating (and relatively new) area of research called "epigenetics", and I wish I had read the wikipedia article before the interview, because it says that, "Due to epigenetics being in the early stages of development as a science and the sensationalism surrounding it in the public media, David Gorski and geneticist Adam Rutherford advised caution against proliferation of false and pseudoscientific conclusions by new age authors who make unfounded suggestions that a person's genes and health can be manipulated by mind control." We also talk about Kathryn's path through academia, an awesome new arts+science podcast she's creating, The Brain Bank that she works at, zines, and a bunch of other fun stuff!    CHECK OUT: Kathryn on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MoleculeMind (@MoleculeMind). Actually, instead of

THIS WEEK: Congrats to Dr. Roshan Achal (from University of Alberta), who had just convocated at the time of recording! In this episode, he tells us about the work he does, organizing, corralling, and placing individual atoms for nano-devices. We also talk about is 90-second video series on Twitter, and Science Communication at large. CHECK OUT: Roshan on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheSmilentist (@TheSmilentist)where you can find his 90-second physics videos AMPLIFY: A few links for you this week. Working on the nano-scale requires a strong understanding of quantum physics; check out Dr. Charles D Brown II, (@CDBrownII) who I had the pleasure of meeting last year. He is a brilliant quantum physicist from Yale, currently doing a post-doc at UC Berkley. Also, for more materials science, Dr. Lyndsey McMillon-Brown (@DrMcMillonBrown) is building solar-cells at Yale and just recently had a project accepted to be sent up to the International Space Station! Follow for that clean energy tech.  Lastly, my frien

THIS WEEK: Gracielle grew up in Brazil immersed in science (communication). Her dream has always been to be a scientist by day, and writer by night. She currently studies computational ecology at Université Montréal, and we talk about her work, communicating science, and the difficulties English Second Language (ESL) researchers have. Some of her work includes organizing SciComm training with IGNITE. CHECK OUT: SciComm in Portuguese: https://github.com/graciellehigino/divulgacao-cientifica-pt/blob/master/lista.md…  (ap.mcmaster.ca/mcauth/login.jsp?app_id=1505&app_name=Avenue) SciComm training: https://github.com/graciellehigino/IGNITE… https://ignitescicomm.comIf  (https://ignitescicomm.com/) email: graciellehigino [at] gmail [dot] com Twitter: https://twitter.com/GracielleHigino AMPLIFY: I dug into ecology twitter and found a research group focusing on ecosystem health using computer modelling led by Dr. Samniqueka Halsey (https://twitter.com/Samniqueka_H) that's currently looking to recruit M.

THIS WEEK: Sarah Turner studies Community Health Science at the University of Manitoba, focusing on breast milk, epidemiology, and health promotion.  Her work in science communication stems from interest in science policy and advocacy. We talk about her research, scientific/non-scientific writing, and she gives some tips for writing your first OpEd.   CHECK OUT: CHILD study: https://childstudy.ca/  Quick tips for writing your first OpEd: https://evidencenetwork.ca/resources/write-a-snappy-oped-2/  Twitter: Sarah =  https://twitter.com/SarahTurner11 , and the Azad Lab: https://www.azadlab.ca/   AMPLIFY: If you want to learn more about the science of infant health and breastfeeding, Sarah recommends following Kimberly Seals Allers. Check her out on Twitter (https://twitter.com/iamKSealsAllers) or her website, (https://twitter.com/washingtonpost)   Thanks for listening! If you enjoyed this episode, subscribe to our channel on YouTube (https://youtu.be/971JN4g-dmE) and our email

AMPLIFY: This week Tareq introduced me to a few black neuroscientists on Twitter. Give them a follow: @jarildy @futuredrdukes @danne_phd @RackebT THIS WEEK: Tareq is a Ph.D candidate at Dalhousie University studying Neuroscience via the retina of fish. He is attending ComSciConCan-2020 (a virtual science communication meeting run by grad students, for grad students), and I got the chance to meet him before the conference to talk research, communication, what he hopes to get from the conference, and a little bit about blue light filtering glasses (among many other things). CHECK OUT: Tareq has a nutrition podcast! No BS Nutrition: https://linktr.ee/nbsnpod  Also check out Open Think blog: https://blogs.dal.ca/openthink/author/tareq-yousef/ And of course follow Tareq https://linktr.ee/tareqneuro  !! Thanks for listening!

Shawn has been writing covid-related grant proposals and Adam has been running at-home labs for first-year physics students. Adam shows off the best way to organize your spaghetti. We are are YouTube! Subscribe to never miss an episode! https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL3yvaNqkpRZD_yvpkxolfIkwrdmb27C5N

Dr. Jacobs is an assoc. professor at the University of Guelph studying seabird ecology, with what I would call an extra special focus on mentorship, knowledge transfer, and equity in academia. We talked about academia's response to the "C" word; the opportunities but also the long-range issues it may cause. You HAVE to listen to this one. Follow Dr. Jacobs on Twitter: https://twitter.com/shoshanahjacobs Watch the interview on YouTube: https://youtu.be/kxwvuI6xRAs If you haven't already, please subscribe to the podcast and our YouTube channel. It really helps!

The Science Sucks x AlmaMAC collab we've all been waiting for! Ive Velikova is a Science Communicator who did her undergrad at McMaster, started the Science Sucks radio show, and is juuuuust completing Canada's only Masters program focusing on Science Communication (at Laurentian). Adam and Ive talk all sorts of SciComm, and discuss the Masters program. It sounds cool!  For part one, check out Ive's podcast: Science Sucks ! Follow Ive on Twitter! 

** pintofscience.ca **  Alexandra Gelle is a Ph.D candidate at McGill University studying green chemistry. But today, we are talking about Pint of Science Canada 2020! Alexandra is the Director of the Canadian arm of the international festival, and it's coming up NEXT WEEK. We talk about some of the exciting talks you can tune in for next week, including the SCIENCE OF SEXTING (did I get that right?!), MAKING CLOUDS AT HOME, BEING AN ASTRONAUT and a tonne of other topics. It's totally free, but you have to sign up at www.pintofscience.ca  

Ben Davis-Purcell smashes particles at the Large Hadron Collider as a part of ATLAS. He is also giving a talk as part of the Pint of Science Canada Festival next week. Tune in for a sneak peak into Ben's research, a discussion about whether space or the ocean is scarier, and curdled-milk cocktails. To see Ben's talk, register here (it's free, but you have to register): https://pintofscience.ca/ Follow Ben on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BenDavisPurcell Watch the interview on YouTube: 

The Maillard reaction what makes a lot of foods taste great. When sugars and proteins are heated, they created a cascade of delicious molecules that make toasted bread so nice, seared steaks so satisfying, and coffee drinkable. The Maillard reaction usually requires heat, but in some cases (sparkling wine), it doesn't. The reason is still a mystery. Whiskey is one of those drinks that seem to command a higher price the older it is. As a whiskey ages, things happen to its chemical makeup that changes, making it more desirable to whiskey-lovers. However, having to age a product for years means high quality whiskey production requires a huge investment in both time and money. But what if you could get the same effect without having to wait years and years? What if whiskey could be artificially aged by blasting soundwaves at it? On this episode, Adam talks to Hannah Charnock about her work in various beverage industries, studying how the Maillard reaction affects the end product of some of our favorite fluids. Th

Adam has put his PhD on hold for a semester to help emergency-redesign some of the first-year physics labs at McMaster. Because of COVID, the summer term will have to take place all online and at home. On this episode, Adam shows off the ultra-minimist kit he's helped design (to be mailed to students), and walks Shawn through a few of the experiments.   (Originally broadcast on Instagram LIVE. Visit us on Thursdays at Noon at www.instagram.com/almamac_radio )