February 2012
5 posts
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...