Changing Direction
Edit: This whole move thing is still leaving me pretty busy (even though it’s been long enough afterwards to not be an excuse). This is going to stick on hiatus for a bit still....
Edit: This whole move thing is still leaving me pretty busy (even though it’s been long enough afterwards to not be an excuse). This is going to stick on hiatus for a bit still....
If there ever were a phrase to reap guilt out of those last few bites of greasy chips or fries, it must be you are what you eat. For myself, that must mean my blood...
If you’re like me, finding the time to stay sane in your day job, make your meals, feed your pets, have personal hygiene, clean your clothes enough that you’re not wearing that same unwashed pair...
It’s time for a bit of a provocative thought. But first, a thought experiment: Let’s say there exists some crucial matter to social or environmental well-being in America that nearly all life scientists are...
Not all that long ago the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine released a whopping 152 page report on the need for and complications involved in communicating science (“SciComm”) effectively (for a shorter,...
Every now and then it’s nice to catch an infectious meme of thought that probably isn’t all that helpful. And when you do, it can be pretty darn surprising how pervasively it’s held. So here’s a...
Earlier this month I had the privilege of moderating a SciParty on Twitter about science outreach programs, and it was a ton of fun (here’s the storify)! And whereas we chatted about a variety of...
Before jumping into this post, I wanted to lay my cards on the table, particularly the ones acknowledging I’ve been a bit of a hypocrite on this matter. Being honest, this election (2016) is perhaps...
Spoiler Alert: Maybe not in the way you’d expect… You’ve probably heard this before: “About a quarter of Americans don’t know that the Earth revolves around the Sun.” And if you had hoped this...
Each Friday I tend to play the office nerdy guy by sending out a little round-up of the week’s significant science news (or at least my own thoughts on it) to my co-workers. And...
Out of all the nooks and crannies of the web, the place where I often see the most exciting and unique ways science “gets out there” has to be on Twitter. And that seems...