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Science Culture: Where Canada Stands \u00a0| SMCC Webinar | 12:00 PM ET, Wednesday, August 27, 2014<\/b><\/p>\n
How do Canadians use, think about, and interact with science? How do we compare with our peers in other developed nations? Are we ready to embrace science for the future of our country? These are just some of the questions addressed in Science Culture: Where Canada Stands<\/i>, a new report released<\/a> on August 28th by the Council of Canadian Academies.<\/p>\n The report paints the clearest picture of Canada\u2019s science culture in 25 years. Most notably, it contains the results of a new public survey that assesses Canadians\u2019 science attitudes, engagement, and knowledge. It also assesses Canadians\u2019 science skills and examines strategies that can be used to cultivate and sustain a strong science culture for years to come.<\/p>\n On August 27, the Science Media Centre of Canada held an embargoed webinar in advance of the report\u2019s release where journalists can hear from some of the members of the expert panel that produced the report:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Arthur Carty <\/b><\/a>is the Executive Director of the Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology and was chair of the expert panel. He has also served as chair and\/or member of numerous boards at many organizations, including the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission, the Canadian Space Agency, Genome Canada, Mitacs, and was the Founding Chairman of the Canadian Light Source.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Marc LePage <\/b><\/a>is President and CEO of G\u00e9nome Qu\u00e9bec. He is an expert in international partnerships and, since 2009, served as Special Advisor, Climate Change and Energy for the Embassy of Canada in Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Jay Ingram <\/b><\/a>is Chair of the Science Communications Program at the Banff Centre; he\u2019s also a former co-host of Discovery Channel\u2019s \u201cDaily Planet\u201d and a former host of CBC Radio’s \u201cQuirks and Quarks\u201d. He\u2019s published 12 twelve books, and received numerous accolades and awards for his outstanding contributions to the popularization of science.<\/p>\n ____<\/p>\n To see a copy of the slides from the webinar, click here.<\/a><\/p>\n To hear the audio, click below<\/p>\n