Opinion – Blogue du RBIQ

Sex and Gender: Can we go beyond male or female in neuroimaging?

By Béry Mohammediyan / 2023-01-27 / Interview, Opinion, Research / Neuroimaging, Sex and Gender

Have you ever wondered how and why we should think about sex AND gender when conducting research? Join Dr Buckley, Dr Flatt and me today as we question ourselves on these topics in the field of neuroimaging. We discuss topics from how to define sex and gender to discussing interesting results. This conversation denotes the importance of continuing this dialogue and including people from different fields in and outside of academia to gain a holistic view on sex and gender.

How to survive a pandemic: 10 top tips for PhD students

By Giulia Baracchini / 2021-10-18 / Opinion / COVID-19, Listicle, PhD students

587 days have passed since the WHO declared COVID a global pandemic. 587 days of “Remind me again, what day is it today?”, “You’re muted, we can’t hear you!”. 587 days of mental and physical fatigue. And perhaps most devastatingly, 587 days without Nonna’s homemade lasagna.

Taking off the white coat

By Sivaniya Subramaniapillai / 2021-06-22 / Opinion, Science / COVID-19, SciComm, Trust in Science

Early one January morning, I hurried out of bed and dashed to the front curb, worried that I would be late to take out my garbage and recycling in time for the collectors. Still in my pajamas with unbrushed teeth and hair, I hadn’t noticed a woman nearby rummaging through my neighbours’ recycling bags to collect bottles for consignment. She approached me to ask for any refundable bottles from my bag. Suppressing my discomfort at the idea of a stranger examining my waste, I opened my bag to allow her to investigate. She sparked a conversation about her distrust of the COVID-19 vaccine and warned me to avoid it at all costs. When I asked her why, she replied that the government had implanted a tracking device in the vaccine so that they could monitor us at all times. She told me that since we had never needed this vaccine before, it is suspicious for the government to insist on it now. I was so completely dumbfounded that I hardly knew how to respond.

Open Science in a time of closed borders: How COVID-19 shows that open science is both necessary and possible

By Estrid Jakobsen / 2020-05-25 / Explainer, Opinion, Science / COVID-19, Open Science

There is a growing movement in the scientific community known as open science that aims to make scientific research fully transparent, reproducible, collaborative, and accessible to all people at all levels of society. In the light of the COVID-19 pandemic, the importance of open science is clearer than ever, and its feasibility is undeniable.