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Editorial post at Science Borealis

December 2, 2019July 19, 2014

Fear not, dear readers, I haven’t forgotten my blog but have been busy elsewhere – namely over at Science Borealis where we’re making plans to … Read more

Tags Canada, cdnpoli, cdnsci, Northern Gateway, pipelines, politics, science

It takes discipline

December 2, 2019July 5, 2014

Have you heard of NaNoWriMo? It’s National Novel Writing Month, and it usually happens in November. NaNoWriMo is a virtual writing group: you sign up … Read more

Tags careers, communication, Creativity, discipline, training, writing

Women-In-Science Series at Canadian Science Publishing

December 2, 2019July 3, 2014

This week, to celebrate Canada Day, the first in CSP’s Women In Science series was posted on their blog. For this post I interviewed Dr. … Read more

Tags academia, Canadian Science Publishing, careers, CSP, Environmental science, women in science

How do you decide what to blog about?

December 2, 2019June 23, 2014

I was recently tagged in a post by Paige Brown over at From The Lab Bench to answer a few questions for her on science … Read more

Tags blogging, Creativity, science communication, writing

When a student asks for career advice…

December 2, 2019June 10, 2014

…what do you say? I wrote a new post over at Canadian Science Publishing answering this very question. How do you advise a keen student … Read more

Tags academia, academic science, alternative academic, careers, postacademic, science, science jobs

Fish, forests, and snow

December 2, 2019June 7, 2014

You’re standing on a stream bank in your local mountain watershed. The sun is rising, warming the back of your head, and you see a … Read more

Tags aquatic ecosystems, climate change, drought, fish, floods, forests, groundwater, insect infestation, mountains, snow, snowmelt, snowpack, stream temperature, streamflow, surface water, wildfire

Finding your science ‘voice’

December 2, 2019May 31, 2014

I’ve just finished reading Terry Tempest Williams’ When Women Were Birds: Fifty-Four Variations on Voice. In it she talks about finding our voice – whether … Read more

Tags cost benefit analysis, ethics, philosophy of science, science, science culture, voice

Rooted in Place: A literary tour of Canada’s geography

December 2, 2019May 13, 2014

My sister recently asked me if there were any books I’d recommend to a friend of hers who was moving to Inuvik. Books about the … Read more

Tags authors, books, Canadian literature, canlit, cross-Canada, geography, landscape, readings, writing

Scientists on Twitter? Heresy!

December 2, 2019May 7, 2014

My latest post for Canadian Science Publishing takes on the unexpectedly controversial topic of scientists using Twitter. “Recently, Kirk Englehardt, Director of Research Communication at … Read more

Tags academia, outreach, public science, science communication, scientists, social media, twitter

What's an environmental scientist to do?

December 2, 2019April 25, 2014

Regular blog followers may have noticed that I haven’t written much about environmental issues lately. It’s not that I’ve stopped paying attention to them, but … Read more

Tags cdnpoli, democracy, environment, Environmental science, nature, politics, public outreach, science policy, scipolicy
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