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It Takes a Village: Writing a Book

January 20, 2021

Writing a book proposal doesn’t happen in a vacuum – I’ve had lots of help along the way.

Tags adventure, book proposal, books, community, outdoors, query letter, science, science writing, women in science, writing

The Former Scientist

November 18, 2020

This past weekend I read Lynn Martel’s new book, Stories of Ice, and really enjoyed the focus on glaciers of western Canada and the adventure, … Read more

Tags Andrei Glacier, Arctic, Canadian Arctic, glaciers, glaciology, Hilda Glacier, history, mental health, research, science, Scientist, western canada

Staying Informed

October 21, 2020

On taking the time to curate your news and information feeds to match what you want to know and learn about.

Tags Council of Science Editors, environment writing, gardening, literature, newsletters, science, science communication, science media centre of canada, social media, thinking, University of Alberta, Washington Post, writing

Ground Truth

July 8, 2020

Ruby McConnell writes with clarity and feeling about geology and personal life in this series of personal essays.

Tags essays, mount st. helens, pacific northwest, personal essay, science, volcano, writing

Storytelling in Science

December 19, 2019December 18, 2019

How can we engage scientists in storytelling?

Tags science, science communication, science stories, scientists, story arc, storytelling, training

New website, new directions

December 4, 2019

New website, new look, new ideas

Tags Canada, forests, literature, nature, science, snow, water, watersheds, web host, website, Wordpress

Scientists on Twitter

December 2, 2019November 27, 2019

The science behind Twitter reach.

Tags audience, decision-makers, microblogging, outreach, public, scicomm, science, science communication, scientists, social media

Communicating Science Communication to Scientists

December 2, 2019November 20, 2019

Something I’ve been thinking about a lot lately is how and where we apply science communication. We use it when connecting with the lay public, … Read more

Tags learning, scicomm, science, science communication, scientists, teaching

Better Late Than Never: New Directions for Watershed Moments

December 2, 2019October 16, 2019

I didn’t get today’s blog post written yesterday, in large part because I’m rethinking what I want to write about here and what I want … Read more

Tags blogging, clifi, climate fiction, confessional, current events, forests, gardening, literature, reviews, science, science communication, water, wildfire, writing

Monday Quote: #NationalClimateAssessment

December 2, 2019November 26, 2018

Today’s quote is from the #NationalClimateAssessment, which is important reading for everyone.

Tags #NationalClimateAssessment, climate change, evidence, future climate, growing season, heat waves, hurricanes, ice, National Climate Assessment, past climate, science, wildfires, winter
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A look at the history of #science #communication reveals that the field is both ... older and more diverse than previously thought. Here's why that matters—and how it influences the #scicomm community today, via @ConversationUS https://t.co/QrFmSyR3ao

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