The Rural Voice, 1988-04, Page 24presents and discusses all the activities
of all the research stations in Canada.
This is a comprehensive document;
the methods and results of experi-
ments performed at a station may be
given, along with a discussion of the
significance and implication of those
results. To get the report, write:
Research Program Service
Research Branch
Agriculture Canada
Ottawa, Ontario K I A 006
Similar information is contained in the
Research Update published by indi-
vidual stations. To receive these
updates, write directly to the stations.
Provincial research is conducted
under the supervision of the Agri-
cultural Research Institute of Ontario,
which also publishes an annual report.
Contained in the report are yearly
research highlights and an inventory
of projects done at all provincial re-
search institutes, agricultural colleges,
and the University of Guelph. Write:
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Getting information about science
in general is easier now than it was
even five years ago in Canada, though
one still has to work at it. The daily
newspapers have little coverage of
current events in science, although
most of them now have a weekly
science page. CBC Radio airs the
science program Quirks and Quarks
on Saturdays at noon. This program
has an international reputation for
quality. Science on TV is very much
hit and miss; in Canada, CBC pro-
duces The Nature of Things (8 p.m. on
Wednesdays) and TVOntario regularly
airs interesting science and nature
programs from around the world.
There are also a number of science
publications for non -specialist readers.
Omni, Discover, and Scientific
American are monthly (Scientific
American demands more background
science knowledge from its readers
than the others, but provides excellent
reviews of a wide range of topics).
There are two weekly publications,
Science News (from the U.S.) and
New Scientist (from England).
Science News is less expensive, so is
more commonly found in libraries.
New Scientist, probably the best
English-language science publication,
is difficult to find in Canada, primarily
because of its high cost.
It is clear that scientific inquiry is
going to continue to shape our society
in profound ways, so it is imperative
that the general public be able to
understand and assess technological
changes. Scientific literacy will allow
us to ask questions, to know when to
feel uneasy, and to see risks and
benefits clearly.
Science can be as interesting as
any area of human activity. It in-
volves money, drama, power, heroism,
jealousy — the best and worst of
human nature. It's interesting as well
as critically important to our lives. It
would be a shame to ignore it.0
Ian Wylie-Toal holds a Bachelor
of Science in Agriculture and worked
for seven years at the Agriculture
Canada Research Station in Winnipeg
before moving to Flesherton with his
wife and two boys in 1986.