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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

Your Job Isn't Who You Are

December 2, 2019November 1, 2017

*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

Tags academia, autumn, bears, communicator, disability, editor, fall, freelance, language, mental health, scicomm, science, Scientist, sciwri, what scientists do, writer

New Women in Science Post

December 2, 2019June 1, 2015

I recently had the good fortune to interview Dr. Kathy Bleiker, a research entomologist at Natural Resources Canada’s Pacific Forestry Centre, for my Women in … Read more

Tags Canadian Science Publishing, entomology, forests, guest blog, Scientist, women in science

Scientist to science writer

December 2, 2019November 16, 2014

It began as an adventure, of the flying kind. The smell of jet fuel and the constant engine roar in the quilted interior of the … Read more

Tags conferences, science communication, science culture, science writing, Scientist, story

Ever notice how conferences are like high school?

December 2, 2019June 13, 2012

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

Tags academia, High school, research, Scientist
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