On the power of language, and the power men hold over women in academic science. *edited 19 Oct to add stats on men being harassed/assaulted in academia. Last night I couldn’t sleep. I lay in bed and listened to the intermittent jingle of the chimes hanging by the front door, as gusts of wind marked…
This article was re-posted on the DeSmog Canada site on Dec 5 2016. Edited Nov 28 to add income inequality info. In the days following the US election, two former Canadian ambassadors to the US had some advice for Canadians worried about the future of Canada-US relations. “Calm down,” they said. “Change the channel and…
I just had a two part blog series posted on the Canadian Science Publishing blog, looking at whether or not science is broken – and if it is, how can we fix it. I’m by no means the only person talking about these topics – this is part of a broader conversation on science culture,…
Watershed Moments: Thoughts from the Hydrosphere 