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How Should We Reward Scientists Who Do Scicomm?

January 29, 2020

Recently I had in interesting discussion on Twitter about neurodiversity and science communication. Someone had shared an article about how the academy needs to recognize … Read more

Tags diversity, equity, inclusivity, merit increments, neurodiversity, rewards, scicomm, tenure and promotion

Do Female Academics Have to Be Role Models?

December 2, 2019November 5, 2018

We talk a lot about the importance of women and minority academics mentoring students and new faculty. But are we expecting too much of them?

Tags academia, academic culture, academic science, cdnsci, department chair, diversity, equity, inclusion, mentor, minorities, Nobel, Nobel Prize, pay gap, physics, promotion, Role model, women in science, women in STEM

Another Week, Another Post

December 2, 2019October 10, 2018

The week has gone by in a blur and I have no scintillating ideas to explore as I’ve used them all up. Though what often … Read more

Tags book review, cdnsci, climate change, diversity, equity, inclusion, IPCC, Nobel Prize, physics, science, Strumia, womeninSTEM

On Power and "Bro Culture" in Academic Science

December 2, 2019October 18, 2017

On the power of language, and the power men hold over women in academic science. *edited 19 Oct to add stats on men being harassed/assaulted … Read more

Tags academic science, bro culture, diversity, equality, fieldwork, harassment, leaky pipeline, media, power, sexual assault, sexual harassment, women in science, women in STEM

Wednesday on the Web – 2 August Edition

December 2, 2019August 2, 2017

What?? It’s August already? Where is the summer going?? Here on Vancouver Island we’re on our 46th day without rain, and are in the middle … Read more

Tags bcecon, bcwildfires, Canada150, cdnsci, diversity, drought, economy, gender, heatwave, maps, mentalhealth, mentalillness, outdoors, scicomm, timber, weather, wildfire, womeninSTEM, writing

Creativity and diversity

December 2, 2019May 1, 2015

I spent last weekend re-acquainting myself with the downtown streets of my adopted hometown, a city I moved to at 17 to attend university. At … Read more

Tags academia, Annie Dillard, creative nonfiction, Creativity, diversity, ideas, science, university, writing
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