After many years of success, EvidenceNetwork.ca is no longer in operation. We would like to thank everyone who has contributed to the organization over the past decade including our dedicated researchers, newspaper editors, readers and funders. However, now it is time to move onto new ways of looking at knowledge mobilization and policy. Should you have any questions, please feel free to contact Shannon Sampert at [email protected].
Evidence Network

La mort et le tiraillement entre la science et le mystère

Une réflexion sur l’aide médicale à mourir pour les personnes vulnérables Une fixation obsessionnelle sur le « présent » empêche de comprendre les circonstances et de trouver des solutions. ~ Harold Innis Je me considère chanceux d’être né à une époque où la mort était encore un mystère, l’apanage des poètes et autres artistes, philosophes et maîtres […]

Death’s tug of war with mystery and science

An obsession with ‘present mindedness’ wipes out concerns about past or future. ~ Harold Innis I count myself as lucky to have been born when death was still pretty much a mystery, more the prerogative of poets and other artists, philosophers and religious teachers than of scientists and doctors. I grew up surrounded by death. […]