Marie Prins: Dawg and Daily Life

January 5, 2025 L. E. Carmichael Biology and Life Sciences, Communication, Education and Outreach, General Science

Welcome to Cantastic Authorpalooza, featuring posts by and about great Canadian children’s book creators! Today’s guest: Marie Prins. Take it away, Marie! I came to writing for children late in life, well after my own children had grown and left home. But books and stories have always been a big part of my life, even...

This is Why … Elephants have long wrinkly trunks

January 4, 2025 jomeara Communication, Education and Outreach, General Science, Physics and Astronomy

A couple of months ago, an intriguing headline appeared in my science news feed and I knew it had the makings of a great blog post. We have already explored why zebras have stripes and where the giraffe’s unique skin pattern comes from, so the addition of how the elephant got its wrinkled trunk seemed...

Ten years of blogging (that’s a lot of squirrels)

January 3, 2025 Stephen Heard Biology and Life Sciences, General Science

As of this post, I’ve been inflicting Scientist Sees Squirrel on you for ten years. Ten years! This is hard for me to believe. Over that time I’ve written about 650 posts, which come to somewhere around 800,000 words of text – considerably more than War and Peace (~570,000) although not yet equaling the sum...

Lightening up the lecture

December 23, 2024 Stephen Heard Biology and Life Sciences, General Science

I write occasional commissioned pieces for Jobs.ac.uk, and today I’m mostly pointing you to my latest one over there. The lecture gets a bad rap. It’s pretty easy to find essays deploring the whole idea of teaching via the lecture – compared to other techniques, you’ll read, it’s outdated, it’s ineffective, it’s boring. But the...

From Imposter Syndrome to Expert Grubber

December 23, 2024 Science Borealis General Science

This December, Science Borealis is excited to feature a series of stories developed for a story-telling event held at the joint conference of the Society of Canadian Ornithologists, Association of Field Ornithology, and Wilson Ornithological Society in July 2024. These stories were prepared with the help of Borealis Blog editors and polished for oral presentation...

Is It Time to Delete Your Account? Maybe Not

December 20, 2024 Research2Reality Communication, Education and Outreach, General Science

Social media overuse is bad for young people's mental health, but quitting altogether has its own challenges. Is there a healthy middle ground? Get the full story Is It Time to Delete Your Account? Maybe Not

It’s Gone Global: Young People Dislike Their Bodies

December 19, 2024 Research2Reality Communication, Education and Outreach, General Science

Spurred by social media, the scourge of body self-shaming by youths and teens isn't a phenomenon simply restricted to North America. Get the full story It’s Gone Global: Young People Dislike Their Bodies

That Time I Accidentally Gave Kate McKinnon a Copy of My Book

December 18, 2024 L. E. Carmichael Biology and Life Sciences, Communication, Education and Outreach, General Science

I’m still freaking out a little bit about not being ready for Halloween, and here we are, with Christmas just around the corner. But I’m pretty sure I’ve nailed the holiday decorating: I’m back from a whirlwind trip to Boston, where Tech Support and I took in the sights, and where I – with author-friend...

This is Where the Plastic Hits the Road

December 18, 2024 Research2Reality Communication, Education and Outreach, General Science

Roads made partially out of recycled plastic aren't a pipe dream, they're already being tested. But can they withstand our winters? Get the full story This is Where the Plastic Hits the Road

Do Have a Cow, Man: Methane is a Big Problem

December 17, 2024 Research2Reality Communication, Education and Outreach, General Science

We're just beginning to learn how much methane is put out by Canada's 9,000 dairy farms. Up next: figuring out how to reduce those emissions. Get the full story Do Have a Cow, Man: Methane is a Big Problem

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Marie Prins: Dawg and Daily Life

This is Why … Elephants have long wrinkly trunks

Ten years of blogging (that’s a lot of squirrels)

Lightening up the lecture

From Imposter Syndrome to Expert Grubber

Is It Time to Delete Your Account? Maybe Not

It’s Gone Global: Young People Dislike Their Bodies

That Time I Accidentally Gave Kate McKinnon a Copy of My Book

This is Where the Plastic Hits the Road

Do Have a Cow, Man: Methane is a Big Problem

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