Blog posts

Reading the Evidence on Evidence-based Policy

by Richard D. French, Senior Fellow and former CN Paul M. Tellier Chair on Business and Public Policy at the University of Ottawa.

August 2017

From Bromley to Bromides—The Need for Sound Science Advice in an Alt-Facts World

by Paul Dufour, an Adjunct Professor at the Institute for Science, Society and Policy, and Principal at Paulicyworks.

May 2017

If the principles of responsibility, integrity, independence and accountability are the answer, then what was the question?

by Dr. Marc Saner, Associate Professor at the Department of Geography, Environment and Geomatics and the Inaugural Director of the Institute for Science, Society and Policy.

April 2017

Model behavior: Using climate-economic models to inform policy

by Marisa Beck, a Global Governance PhD candidate (ABD) at the Balsillie School of International Affairs, University of Waterloo, specializing in Global Environmental Governance. She collaborates with the ISSP on a number of projects.

January 2017

by Professor Teresa Scassa, Canada Research Chair in Information Law, Faculty of Law, uOttawa. Professor Scassa was a participant in the 21 November 2016 panel entitled "What are we to make of open data policies?"

December 2016

This article has been cross-posted from http://www.teresascassa.ca/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=220:interactive-crime-maps-a-critical-perspective&Itemid=81 

No exceptionalism: Gene-editing needs rigorous evaluation before clinical application

by Dr. Brenda Wilson, core member of the ISSP, and Professor, School of Epidemiology, Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa

October 2016

Talking health risk: do cultural considerations matter? (PDF)

by Rukhsana Ahmed Associate Professor, Department of Communication, UOttawa (and incoming ISSP Affiliate)

June 2016

Emerging Technologies and the Problem of Leadership in the 21^st Century (PDF)

by Nigel M. de S. Cameron, ISSP Fulbright Visiting Research Chair in Science and Society

May 2016

Evidence doesn’t come from nowhere – Reflections on ISSP’s latest panel (PDF)

by Dr. Stewart Fast, ISSP Senior Research Associate

Values and Public Accountability in Science Advice, Heather E. Douglas

NOTES for ISSP panel, Nigel M. de S. Cameron

ISSP Panel on Evidence Based Decision Making, Robert S. Walker

NOTES for ISSP panel, C. Scott Findlay

April 2016

Canada’s too-cautious Chemicals Management Plan (PDF)

By Dr. Simon Kiss, Wilfrid Laurier University

This article has been cross-posted to http://policyoptions.irpp.org/author/skiss/

March 2016

Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems: An Opportunity for Canada to Assert Moral Leadership?  (PDF)

by Wendell Wallach, former ISSP Fulbright Visiting Research Chair in Science and

Society

February 2016

Do you want to build a(nother) snowman?

Possibilities for the new Chief Science Officer concept

This blog is based on remarks provided at the ISSP Science Advisor Panel, 18 January 2016

January 2016

ISSP 2.0 - A Word from the Director

"Within five years, we went from an idea to a thriving network..."

April 2015, Volume 4 Issue 2