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AI could revolutionize antibiotics — but the market is standing in the way Economic reality and the persistent absence of funding stand in the way of using AI for antibiotic breakthroughs.

#AI shows promise in fighting #antibiotic resistance, but there's a catch | @statnews

www.statnews.com/2026/03/05/a...

#MedSky #AImedicine #AI #HealthAI #AIinHealthcare #MedTech

06.03.2026 15:39 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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International Women’s Day On Sunday 8 March, the world celebrates the achievements and well-being of its 4 billion female inhabitants.

Ahead of International Women’s Day, check out this collection on the rewards and challenges that face women in science, including news and research covering fresh approaches to women’s health, the motherhood penalty, and more.

go.nature.com/3OKCfhE

06.03.2026 16:21 👍 29 🔁 18 💬 0 📌 0
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Les soumissions de propositions de panels pour #CPSC2026 sont acceptées jusqu’au 15 avril!

Découvrez l’un des 7 volets de la CPSC 2026 : "Productivité, compétitivité et transformation économique": https://sciencepolicy.ca/fr/conference/cspc-2026/cspc-2026-conference-theme-and-tracks/

06.03.2026 16:30 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Panel proposal submissions for #CSPC2026 are being accepted until April 15, 2026!

CSPC 2026 will feature 7 Tracks, including Track 3: "Productivity, Competitiveness, and Economic Transformation": https://sciencepolicy.ca/conference/cspc-2026/cspc-2026-conference-theme-and-tracks/

06.03.2026 16:35 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Disséquer la désinformation

En démocratisant autant l’accès que la diffusion de l’information, Internet, algorithmes et réseaux sociaux ont également démultiplié la portée et la toxicité des théories les plus fantaisistes. Souvent victime de cette désinformation, la science est aussi une arme précieuse pour en identifier ...

06.03.2026 10:32 👍 19 🔁 12 💬 0 📌 1
A mother and child at a health center in Rwanda. The child's condition was assessed by a nurse using the new ePOCT+ digital tablet , aimed at reducing the overuse of antibiotics.

A mother and child at a health center in Rwanda. The child's condition was assessed by a nurse using the new ePOCT+ digital tablet , aimed at reducing the overuse of antibiotics.

Can a digital tablet cut back a country's overuse of antibiotics? https://www.npr.org/2026/03/05/nx-s1-5732471/antibiotic-overuse-resistance-rwanda-digital-tablet
↷ canadahealthwatch.ca 🍁

05.03.2026 20:04 👍 5 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0
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In the last 5 years, climate impacts have cost billions in direct damages to B.C.’s infrastructure.

Our new report highlights the vulnerabilities and outlines 4 pathways to strengthen resilience.

Read the report: climatesolutions.ca/vital-connec...

05.03.2026 20:04 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Join Our Research Team! @SMLabTO is Hiring a Postdoctoral Research Fellow - Social Media Lab The Social Media Lab at Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU) invites applications for a Postdoctoral Research Fellow. The successful candidate will join a vibrant and interdisciplinary research lab l...

"Join Our Research Team! @SMLabTO is Hiring a Postdoctoral Research Fellow" socialmedialab.ca/2026/03/04/p...

05.03.2026 16:22 👍 7 🔁 16 💬 1 📌 0
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B.C. First Nation taps geothermal power for food security | The Narwhal In northeast B.C., fresh food is scarce. West Moberly First Nations is turning to an underground clean-energy solution

Accessing fresh produce is a challenge in many northern communities, but for one First Nation in northeastern B.C., harnessing geothermal energy may offer a path to better food security. @zoeyunker.bsky.social reports: thenarwhal.ca/west-moberly...

05.03.2026 13:08 👍 86 🔁 35 💬 0 📌 3
Bridging Knowledge Systems. Workshop Proceedings. Report cover image.

Bridging Knowledge Systems. Workshop Proceedings. Report cover image.

On Nov 6, 2025, we held a workshop to advance the conversation on how to bridge Indigenous and Western knowledge systems in a good way. Participants were invited based on their experiences with bridging knowledge systems across diverse contexts in Canada. go.cca-reports.ca/4cx9i2B

04.03.2026 14:16 👍 2 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0
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Beyond Whack-a-Mole: Jaigris Hodson on Tackling Canada’s Information ‘Syndemic’ Jaigris Hodson, Canada Research Chair in Digital Misinformation, Polarization and Online Anti-Social Media at Royal...

Beyond Whack-a-Mole: Jaigris Hodson on Tackling Canada’s Information ‘Syndemic’

Reflecting on their involvement with the CCA, Hodson has seen how rigorous, diverse expert review can cut through polarization. go.cca-reports.ca/4r8SVg4

04.03.2026 19:21 👍 1 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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Au-delà du jeu de la taupe : Jaigris Hodson et la lutte contre la « syndémie » informationnelle au Canada Jaigris Hodson, titulaire de la Chaire de recherche du Canada sur la désinformation numérique, la...

Jaigris Hodson et la lutte contre la « syndémie » informationnelle au Canada

En réfléchissant à son engagement au sein du CAC, Jaigris Hodson a constaté à quel point un examen rigoureux mené par des experts provenant d’horizons variés peut transcender la polarisation. go.cca-reports.ca/4laVM70

04.03.2026 19:34 👍 0 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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La hausse du niveau des océans pourrait avoir été sous-estimée

Des écarts allant jusqu’à plusieurs mètres ont été observés entre la réalité et les prévisions, montre une vaste étude.

04.03.2026 21:03 👍 6 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0
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Sea Levels Are Already Higher Than Many Scientists Think, New Study Shows Researchers found that a majority of studies on coastal sea levels underestimated how high water levels are, and hundreds of millions of people are closer to peril than previously thought.

Breaking News: Scientists have been using methods that underestimated how high sea levels already are, a new study found. One result is that hundreds of millions more people are already living dangerously close to the rising ocean than Western scientists had previously estimated.

04.03.2026 19:42 👍 241 🔁 139 💬 19 📌 40
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Au-delà du jeu de la taupe : Jaigris Hodson et la lutte contre la « syndémie » informationnelle au Canada Jaigris Hodson, titulaire de la Chaire de recherche du Canada sur la désinformation numérique, la...

Jaigris Hodson et la lutte contre la « syndémie » informationnelle au Canada

En réfléchissant à son engagement au sein du CAC, Jaigris Hodson a constaté à quel point un examen rigoureux mené par des experts provenant d’horizons variés peut transcender la polarisation. go.cca-reports.ca/4laVM70

04.03.2026 19:34 👍 0 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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Beyond Whack-a-Mole: Jaigris Hodson on Tackling Canada’s Information ‘Syndemic’ Jaigris Hodson, Canada Research Chair in Digital Misinformation, Polarization and Online Anti-Social Media at Royal...

Beyond Whack-a-Mole: Jaigris Hodson on Tackling Canada’s Information ‘Syndemic’

Reflecting on their involvement with the CCA, Hodson has seen how rigorous, diverse expert review can cut through polarization. go.cca-reports.ca/4r8SVg4

04.03.2026 19:21 👍 1 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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Hey ChatGPT, write me a fictional paper: these LLMs are willing to commit academic fraud Mainstream chatbots presented varying levels of resistance to deliberate requests for fabrication, study finds.

All major large language models (LLMs) can be used to either commit academic fraud or facilitate junk science, a test of 13 models has found.

04.03.2026 17:50 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Les membres du comité d’experts et d’expertes de cette évaluation ont contribué à l’atelier à titre de participants et de participantes; cependant, les actes constituent une source de données probantes, indépendante du travail du comité et du rapport final de l’évaluation.

04.03.2026 14:48 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Science autochtone et souveraineté alimentaire Tant la science autochtone que la science occidentale peuvent être appliquées à un éventail d’immenses...

Parallèlement, nous entreprenons une évaluation portant sur la science autochtone et la souveraineté alimentaire. go.cca-reports.ca/4b4Xq5p

04.03.2026 14:48 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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Faire le pont entre les systèmes de connaissances Le CAC a le plaisir de publier Faire le pont entre les systèmes de connaissances,...

...la prise de décision. L’événement, qui a eu lieu au Native Canadian Centre of Toronto, a été rendu possible grâce au soutien de Braiding Knowledges Canada et du Conseil de recherches en sciences humaines. go.cca-reports.ca/4b1IxRk

04.03.2026 14:48 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Faire le pont entre les systems de connaissances

Actes de l'atelier.

Faire le pont entre les systems de connaissances Actes de l'atelier.

Les actes de l’atelier sont un résumé des discussions sur la manière dont les systèmes de connaissances autochtones et la science occidentale peuvent s’articuler, s’entrelacer et s’entrecroiser pour soutenir la conception et la mise en œuvre des politiques ainsi que l’inclusion dans...

04.03.2026 14:48 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Les participants ont été invités en fonction de leur expérience dans le domaine de la mise en relation de systèmes de connaissances dans divers contextes au Canada.

04.03.2026 14:48 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Le 6 nov 2025, nous avons organisé un atelier pour faire avancer le débat sur la manière de faire le pont entre les systèmes de connaissances autochtones et occidentaux.

04.03.2026 14:48 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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Indigenous Science and Food Sovereignty Both Indigenous and western science can be applied to address a range of important systemic...

We’re concurrently undertaking an assessment on Indigenous science and food sovereignty. Panelists from that assessment contributed to the workshop as participants, but the proceedings are a source of evidence, independent of the panel’s work and final report. go.cca-reports.ca/4hheCWW

04.03.2026 14:16 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

The event, which took place at the Native Canadian Centre of Toronto, was made possible through the support of Braiding Knowledges Canada and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council @sshrc-crsh.canada.ca

04.03.2026 14:16 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

The workshop proceedings are a summary of the discussions about how Indigenous knowledge systems and Western science can be braided, bridged, and woven to support policy design and implementation and inclusion in decision-making.

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Bridging Knowledge Systems. Workshop Proceedings. Report cover image.

Bridging Knowledge Systems. Workshop Proceedings. Report cover image.

On Nov 6, 2025, we held a workshop to advance the conversation on how to bridge Indigenous and Western knowledge systems in a good way. Participants were invited based on their experiences with bridging knowledge systems across diverse contexts in Canada. go.cca-reports.ca/4cx9i2B

04.03.2026 14:16 👍 2 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0
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Coral life inside out, cosmic anomalies, and iguana patrol.

Check out this month's sharpest science images, chosen by the Nature photo team: www.nature.com/immersive/d4...

03.03.2026 18:25 👍 36 🔁 11 💬 0 📌 1

Pour aider les fonctionnaires qui envisagent de soumettre une proposition ou qui souhaitent simplement mieux comprendre le fonctionnement du processus d’évaluation de la CAC, celle-ci organise un webinaire d’information le 11 mars, de 14 h à 15 h (heure de l’Est).

03.03.2026 18:28 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0