Safe Passage for Fish
Road crossings over streams (often constructed using a culvert) can significantly affect fish by changing stream channel morphology, constricting streamflow, and ultimately making it difficult … Read more
Reading "The Wake": a metaphor for doing science
I’ve just started reading Paul Kingsnorth’s The Wake. I’ve never read anything quite like it – in writing style, tone, or storyline. The piece that … Read more
How History Can Help Your Science
Putting your research field in context isn’t just about reading the latest journal articles, or searching out the seminal papers from the past few decades. … Read more
Wishing for Snow
I’ve just returned from another soggy dog walk. My rain pants and jacket are dripping on the floor, and the baseball cap I wear to … Read more
The Costs of Fossil Fuel Use
This week I have a guest post up on the Science Borealis blog, examining the combined environmental, economic, and public health impacts of fossil fuel … Read more
The Invention of Nature: Serendipity, Early Scientists, and Modern Ideas
I recently read an article in The New York Times that described serendipity not as a random stroke of luck, which we usually perceive it … Read more
Are you experiencing science overload?
This week I had a post up on the Canadian Science Publishing blog discussing the current boom in scientific publishing (2.5 million papers published per … Read more
Out with the old, in with the new
*Updated Jan 9 with info from CSP. Now is the time when everyone posts their ‘best of 2015’ lists, so I thought I’d join in … Read more
Hate networking? Try this approach
I have a post up over on the Canadian Science Publishing blog about academic family trees. They’re a way of situating yourself within a research … Read more
Science in the post-Harper era
Canada’s 42nd election is a week behind us, and much has changed in Canada’s political landscape. The country heaved a collective sigh of relief following … Read more