May 2012
3 posts
gene|fish: oysters, urbanization, and crowdfunding... →
genefish:
I’m sure almost everyone has heard of crowdfunding for research dollars at this point, and maybe you are even intrigued by the concept. Well, two of us SAFS-ites (Lauren in the Olden Lab and Emma in the Roberts Lab) are out on the crowdfunding limb this month as part of the second #SciFund…
April 2012
7 posts
Science Online Seattle Livestream
If you can’t make it to the event, watch on livestream or follow the twitter hashtag #soSEA
http://new.livestream.com/accounts/295770/soSEA1
Where Are The Science Communicators? Interactive... →
Happy to see Seattle and some tweeps of mine make it on this map of where the people using the #SciComm hashtag are located, including @UW_CoEnv, @LizNeely, and @Hickeyh
March 2012
8 posts
Science Concierge: Connecting People with... →
This project, a collaboration between the Science Online community and Science Seeker, will establish a microgrant program for science communication. Help them win by commenting, liking, reblogging, and sharing!
newschallenge:
1. What do you propose to do?
Develop Science Concierge microgrant program within our existing science hub to motivate more and better interaction with science.
2. Is...
“I say to the grown-ups, if you want to deny evolution and live in your world...”
– Bill Nye
Mama, Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to Deny Evolution
(via Big Think)
Watchgenefish:
Science and Social Media
by Christie Wilcox on Feb 22, 2012
Talk slides for talk presented at the University of Washington on February 13th, 2012.
https://depts.washington.edu/coenv/news-blog/tag/cosee-olc/#.T0VNznJWrR8
February 2012
7 posts
Beyond a Trend: Enhancing Science Communication... →
iamsciencestories:
Beyond a Trend: Enhancing Science Communication with Social Media
(Starts at about 20 min.)
WatchWhen the ocean hands you plastic, make art! Richard Lang and Judith Selby Lang have been collecting plastic debris off one beach in Northern California for over ten years. Each piece of plastic Richard and Judith pick up comes back to their house, where it gets cleaned, categorized and stored before being used for their art. The couple make sculptures, prints, jewelry and installations with...
STORIFY #UWsmfs
What a Scientist Looks Like →
When kids are asked to draw a scientist, the usually draw a white man in a lab coat. Check out this collection of REAL scientists and role models. Fight the stereotype!
Social Media for Scientists feat. Scientific... →
An event I’ve been helping put together… more info here
“What do we want?
-Evidence-based change!
When do we want it?
-After...”
– via my science friendly friends at http://lonelydinosaur.com
January 2012
3 posts
WatchMy first public presentation on my research, January 25, 2012 at Town Hall Seattle
I'm telling a salmon story at Town Hall - come...
I will be giving a talk about my research aimed at a general audience for the FIRST TIME EVER in a little less than a week (details here). I’m not sure what to expect. An audience of hundreds or a bunch of empty seats? Salmon conservation folk who ask tough questions, or just generally curious folk? I’m definitely most nervous for the Q&A period. While I know my research like the...
Coding isn't just for geeky computer types anymore
I’m impressed by this idea - Code Academy gives you free weekly lessons on code for creating websites, apps, and games. I know firsthand how valuable adding these skills to your resume can be: I taught myself HTML and made websites for ocean science organizations for about a year and a half in between college and grad school. Even if you work in a totally different field, it’s...
December 2011
4 posts
WatchBob Ballard on ocean exploration. This guy has charisma.
IN THE BEGINNING...
THERE WAS SCIENCE.
Ok, ok! What I meant to say was: It all started with hydrothermal vents. No, I don’t mean the origin of life, (although that is one theory). I mean my passion for marine science.
Until I was a teenager, I had learned that plants create their own food using light in a process known as photosynthesis, etc. Hum dee doo ho hum. Then, one day, BAM! Hydrothermal vents entered...