Looking Forward
In my last post I hoped to move beyond the sorry state of women in science and discuss something more uplifting – my example being … Read more
Posts fro after the AtoZ Challenge and before the blog revamp.
In my last post I hoped to move beyond the sorry state of women in science and discuss something more uplifting – my example being … Read more
I’ve been off sick for a while, so have had a lot of time to think about things like gender issues in academic science. While … Read more
(Edited 18 Nov 2012) Earlier this week, Margaret Munro from the Postmedia Network reported that one of Canada’s recent superstar hires – a Canada Excellence … Read more
Fall is hunting season. The leaves have been stripped from the trees by the onslaught of prairie winds, and snow is threatening (or in our … Read more
As interesting as an idea can be in and of itself, what’s also curiously exciting is the path taken by the mind from the initial … Read more
The course in the university calendar was titled Geography 415: Landscapes of the Heart. We snickered, incredulous that such a thing could be credited for … Read more
If you’re suffering from Higgs-Boson overload these days, don’t worry – I’ll only mention it once – I promise. The Large Hadron Collider that supported … Read more
I saw part of a CBC show last night where they were discussing innovations in car technology – specifically safety sensors that sense how far … Read more
The past two weeks have been conference overload, so maybe this post arises from the inevitable post-conference brain scramble. But it’s an interesting analogy to … Read more