The Mt Polley mine disaster
At two am on the morning of 4 August, 2014, a tailings pond at Imperial Metals’ Mount Polley gold and copper mine broke through an … Read more
Editorial post at Science Borealis
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
It takes discipline
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
Women-In-Science Series at Canadian Science Publishing
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
How do you decide what to blog about?
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
When a student asks for career advice…
…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
Fish, forests, and snow
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
Finding your science ‘voice’
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
Rooted in Place: A literary tour of Canada’s geography
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
Scientists on Twitter? Heresy!
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