Science freedom: a British proposal
Elsevier parody poster. From thecostofknowledge.com A crack may finally be appearing in one of the most serious remaining barriers to equality in the developed world. Although much has lately been made...
View ArticleMcGill’s Iranians: dancing at the crossroads
Last month Canada expelled all Iranian diplomats and closed the embassy, leaving some of Canada’s 150 000 Iranians wondering where they stand. According to an email from the International Students...
View ArticleOf Elephants, Donkeys, Dragons and Men: Thinking about how China Perceives...
Street-side advertisement for the November issue of Vista Magazine, Kunming, China 2012 It’s been over a month since U.S. citizens went to polling stations and exercised their right to elect...
View ArticleChanging of the Red Guard
President XI Jinping will have to contend with a increasingly technologically savvy China Over the last two weeks, Chinese government officials have gathered in Beijing for the National People’s...
View ArticleQu’en est-il du français à McGill? Un aperçu.
Le drapeau français avant qu’il soit remplacé par la Tricolore après la Révolution. D’éventuelles ressemblances au drapeau du Québec sont entièrement fortuites.Source: rgbstock.com Je m’étais, alors...
View ArticleIndecision Québec 2014
Anti PLQ election graffiti in MontréalAnti PQ election graffiti in Montréal. In case you’ve been living under a rock the last few weeks (or under a thesis), you should know that today, Monday April 7,...
View ArticleAÉCSUM, Politique Étudiante et Conseil Généraux – Mémoires d’un Représentant
La démocratie en mouvement… assise.(photo: McGill Daily) Un autre mois qui passe à McGill, un autre conseil général de l’AÉCSUM. L’AÉCSUM (mieux connue sou son nom anglais, PGSS) est l’Association...
View ArticleDear Edward Snowden…
Instagram @gradlifemcgill // photo by : @digitalpigeons “Standing in line to See the show tonight And there’s a light on Heavy glow….” (Lyrics from The Red Hot Chili Peppers – By the Way) Verses, words...
View ArticleBeing digital humanists….
McGill GradLife instagram photo by @lyly.man Before coming to McGill, I did not know what the expression Digital Humanities means. Now, one year and a half after, I’m focusing my research on this...
View ArticleSolidification of a story
McGill Gradlife Instagram photo by @steezsister Literally, the word “solidification” means making or becoming hard or solid, making stronger. I like to think of this word as a phase change, like from...
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