This past Earth Day (April 22), thousands of scientists and science supporters gathered in over 600 cities around the world to stand up for the use of science…
The first animated GIF I ever made was a flaming red danger sign. The year was 1997, and I’d just started my own graphic design page on the free website-building…
Hope Jahren’s first book, Lab Girl, is a memoir about her career as a scientist from Georgia Tech (1996–1999) to Johns Hopkins (2000–2008) to the University of Hawaii (2009–2016). In…
In her latest book, Citizen Scientist: Searching for Heroes and Hope in an Age of Extinction, Mary Ellen Hannibal picks up where Elizabeth Kolbert left off in The Sixth Extinction: An…
Picture this: you’re out with friends on a Friday night after a long week at work. You’re having a few cocktails over good conversation, there’s live music, people are…
Presenting your research via video is a good way to reach audiences that otherwise would never hear of you. However, getting in front of a camera can be daunting,…
Libraries on university campuses are so much more than a quiet place to study. I, a scientist, am quickly learning all a library has to offer with each visit…
I grew up on the northern shores of Lake Superior, nowhere near the ocean. The closest coastal community was well over 700 kilometres north, on Hudson's Bay. I have…
It’s 6 o’clock in the evening and you have just sat down to eat dinner. Your phone begins to ring. You answer the call. Of course, it’s someone asking…
If you’re a regular consumer of science stories, you’ve doubtless noticed some seismic shaking across the (cliché alert!) media landscape. Science journalism, like many forms of communication, has transitioned…