What the media missed about #TheDress
Blue/black vs. white/gold isn’t the point. How #dressgate has opened up many more interesting questions about vision and the brain. by Amanda Alvarez It’s not often that the Twitterverse … Continue reading
Teaching: I Enjoy a Good Challenge
In which I ruminate on good teaching and communication practices. Did you know, in some languages “teaching” and “learning” are the same word? by Kerstin Nordstrom As I start my … Continue reading
Pushing Past Discovery
Now that toxic pollution is common knowledge, is it possible to write a modern Silent Spring? What could be equally momentous for an environmental writer help us discover? Oddly enough, it may be our … Continue reading
You’re Getting Warmer
Welcome to summer! With Memorial Day just around the corner, let’s delve into some hot, warm, and cold topics. by Kerstin Nordstrom Hot: Grilling! It’s the season for fire in … Continue reading
Frisbee meets fluid: Skipping stones takes spin and skill
Letting the frogs out, baking pancakes, and making rabbit leaps – whatever you call it, the universal and simple game of skipping stones is science made tangible and fun.
Peeps For My Peeps
We’ve just ended our long candy season (Halloween, Christmas, Valentine’s Day, Easter). How can we use the discounted candy for the good of science? by Kerstin Nordstrom I spent many meals … Continue reading
Can you explain your research in one sentence?
Summarizing research so that it can be understood by an audience of non-experts is a lot harder than it looks. Why not practice your elevator speech now? by Ian C. Campbell … Continue reading
So Long, SONGS?
How do you scrap an entire nuclear power plant? Step One: auction off the stuff that’s not glowing. Then what? By Rebecca Widiss Last week, the ill-fated San Onofre Nuclear Generating … Continue reading
A Tale of Two Meetings
Now that the Internet exists, why do we still go to meetings? Is a more general conference better or worse than a specific one? by Kerstin Nordstrom About two … Continue reading
Misleading with pictures: The pitfalls of data visualization
Rectangles and rainbows may not be the best way to visualize scientific data. Scientists and communicators are changing their thinking about the most appropriate way to represent data without bias. … Continue reading
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