Z is for ZigZag
Well it’s May 1 so the A to Z Challenge is over, but I still have Z to cover! Trust an academic to be tardy… … Read more
AtoZ Challenge
Post from April 2012’s A to Z Challenge.
Y is for whY so shY?
I admit, I’m taking liberties with the Y. But then I’ve also been taking liberties with the AtoZ Challenge by posting multiple letters a day … Read more
X is for eXciting
Are you excited by science? Your own – or someone else’s? Does it drive you out of bed in the morning, with only a cup … Read more
W is for Writing about Science
This week my first popular science article in about 6 years was published in Outpost Magazine. It felt good to be science writing again – … Read more
V is for Validation
As scientists we’re constantly subject to external assessment and validation – which maybe also serves to reassure us. That our hypotheses are correct, our experiments properly designed … Read more
U is for Unbelievable
This week, the Canadian government reached new lows in the international science community by sending ‘media liaison staffers’ to the International Polar Year conference in Montreal … Read more
T is for Trendy
iPads, aviator glasses, the fake hippy look, Justin Beiber (??). All popular trends of the past few years. At least I think so, not being … Read more
S is for Snow
Of course I would pick snow as the ‘s’ word. Snow has been part of my vocabulary since I learned to talk. Growing up in … Read more
R is for Rambunctious Garden
Note: I’m a bit behind (should be at T today) as I’ve been out of web range the past while. I’ll attempt to catch up … Read more
Q is for Quiet
Lots of people talk about how they’d just like a bit of peace and quiet, but what do they really mean? And why is it … Read more
