Your Job Isn't Who You Are
*Updated 1 Nov to add thanks to @jryancs. It’s fall. The big leaf maples are shedding their leaves—a profusion of yellow, orange, and red covers … Read more
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Science Writing: Behind the Scenes
Last week I published an article in Nature. Ha, I’ll bet you thought I meant a scientific article in the prestigious journal, Nature. Nope. I … Read more
Conversation as science communication
Last week I wrote about the phrase science literacy, and whether or not we should use it in science communication. Ultimately, I decided that it’s … Read more
Is it time to stop using the phrase "science literacy"?
Earlier this week, I shared a comment made by Canada’s new Chief Science Adviser, Dr. Mona Nemer, on Twitter: ““Survey after survey is giving us … Read more
A science communicator and a science journalist walk into a bar…
…but wait. Given their divergent views on communicating science, would they even hang out with each other? What’s the backstory behind this relationship? This is … Read more
Science funding in Canada should include science communication
I have an op-ed up on the Science Borealis blog this week, about the federal government’s Naylor Report on fundamental science, and how we need … Read more
Wednesday on the Web – 9 Aug edition
Better late than never, right? This past week I’ve been out riding my bike on the local rail trail, and it’s been smoky from the … Read more
Wednesday on the Web – 2 August Edition
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
Wednesday on the Web – 26 July Edition
This week was fairly quiet on the BC wildfire front, with the exception of some really good news for evacuees. Residents of 100 Mile, 103 … Read more
Wednesday on the Web: 5 Jul Edition
Science funding in Canada A new report from the Global Young Academy, spearheaded by three Canadian professors, determined that 40% of Canadian scientists had turned … Read more
