Yves Gingras

Yves Gingras is professor of history and sociology of science at the Université de Montréal and Director of the Interuniversity Research Center on Science and Technology (CIRST).

Nobel by association: beautiful mind, non-existent prize

Much has been said about the Oscar-winning movie A Beautiful Mind and its hero, the mathematician John Nash. Just as spring is the time for Oscars, a new crop of

By Yves Gingras

/ 12 Oct 2009

Science and mysticism: a tainted embrace

Scientists often complain about the rising influence of mystical and religious beliefs, a trend they regard as detrimental to scientific inquiry. Since at least the mid-1970s, a common feature of

By Yves Gingras

/ 17 Aug 2007