Book Reviewing: A Tool To Improve Your Writing
Last week I reviewed Stephen B. Heard’s The Scientist’s Guide to Writing on the Canadian Science Publishing blog. “Scientific writing help has now arrived, in … Read more
If You Go Out in the Woods Today…: Wildness & Writing
This morning I went for a walk in the woods. Taken at face value, there’s really nothing special about that statement. But add in the … Read more
Working hard versus doing too much
Lately I’ve been doing Too Much. What tipped me off? Because last week I slept for almost 29 hours straight, with a couple of breaks … Read more
Wildfires in the Canadian West – 2016 edition
I wrote a post about the Fort McMurray wildfires for the Science Borealis blog on Thursday. The goal was to focus specifically on the fire: … Read more
Sea level rise in Canada
Two weeks ago, I wrote a blog post for Science Borealis with my co-editor in the Earth & Environmental Science subject category, Sri Ray-Chauduri. A … Read more
De-Mystifying the Process of Writing a Scientific Paper
Writing science papers can be a challenge, especially given that scientists aren’t really trained in how to write. I have a guest post up at … Read more
Life Without Filters (or: Perhaps I'm Just a Luddite)
Last week I was at dog training with one of our flat-coated retrievers when the instructor asked if I had a photo of our German … Read more
On Writer's Block and the Permission to Succeed
The wind is racing through the forest canopy like breakers crashing on the beach, releasing clouds of egg yolk yellow pollen into the unsettled air. … Read more
Western Water & Forests: Spring 2016 Outlook
Last month, Dezene Huber, a professor at the University of Northern British Columbia, tweeted this photo of BC’s mighty Fraser River in Prince George. Doesn’t … Read more
Managing Your Mental Health in Academia
A few years ago, when I was still in academia, we had a meeting of scholars who were part of the university’s Water Institute. We … Read more