Researchers dream about projects that go perfectly – protocols that work on the first attempt, equipment that doesn’t break, and results that … More
Author: Kate Sheridan
[Profile] Jenna Hotton, synaptic characterization of the DCN circuit
Generally speaking, most people think of what is referred to as the cerebral cortex when they think of the brain. … More
McGill students’ astronomy club: Out of this world
Between the COSMOS series, recently reintroduced with Neil deGrasse Tyson as host, and the BICEP2 discovery, the realm beyond our atmosphere has … More
Sergeant scientist: McGill’s role in military research
McGill has a long and fascinating history of pseudo-military research: for example, the CIA conducted extremely damaging experiments on depatterning … More
Scientifically proven* to improve your life – An interview with useful science
*This site has not undergone any kind of scientific review process – but it is super cool. What started as … More
“Do you even hack?”: An interview with hack McGill
Last semester, the word “hackathon” popped up on my Facebook newsfeed – a lot. Apparently, more than one of my … More
Scandal: Is academic integrity on the decline?
McGill University values academic integrity. Therefore all students must understand the meaning and consequences of cheating, plagiarism and other academic … More
Collaboration and clean-energy at Polytechnique
Can Quebec run on only clean energy? At Polytechnique Montréal on a Tuesday night, four speakers from four institutions sought … More
NIMH “throws shade” on APA weeks before new DSM
Only a few weeks ago, blogs were heralding the impending arrival of the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical … More
Harvard medical school to close primate research facility
McGill is not only a top-tier undergraduate institution, it’s also one of Canada’s largest research institutions. A significant part of … More
The Abstract 