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Words Matter For Scientists—Here’s Why: Public Radio covers a paper I co-wrote

In an audio interview and edited transcript, Wyoming Public Radio reporter Ashley Piccone interviewed me and Nell Smith (a student) ...

The tension and inspiration of place: a conversation about writing & learning

There is a great deal to learn about the work, craft, pleasure, and opportunity of writing by reflecting on what inspires us, what...

Public Radio covers poetry+science paper

In an audio interview and this edited transcript, Wyoming Public Radio reporter London Homer-Wambeam interviewed me about an art-science...

Article: Poetry as a Creative Practice to Enhance Engagement and Learning in Conservation Science

This article was such a fun research and writing project. We were working from the foundational question of how to connect scientists to...

Article: Creative convergence: exploring biocultural diversity through art

I had the great honor of collaborating with my friend Dr. Jean Polfus and her Sahtu Dene community collaborators on this publication. In...

Is this SciComm? A book review about a non-science book

I’ve been mulling over the boundaries of #SciComm, in the wake of a book review I published this week on The Volta Blog. The book I...

What do science writing and sketching have to do with each other? Wyoming EPSCoR asked me…

I was recently interviewed for the Wyoming EPSCoR program’s blog. In addition to a number of questions specific to the nature of...

Should we be feeding wild birds? How a desire to sketch birds led to a romp through the bird-feeding

Cross-posted on www.drawntothewest.com A lot of those articles relate closely to the two-part series I just wrapped up about attracting...

Drawn to the West: a syndicated sciart column

If there’s anything I enjoy more than sketching and illustrating the world around me, it’s sharing… …what I discover or wonder about with...

Conserving Quebec’s Caribou

The Conserving Quebec’s Caribou series came to life at a potluck, where I was speaking with Chrystel, now a PhD student at Université...

3 reasons why we should tell stories about scientists, not just science.

1. Human details tangibly bring Being able to relate to a researcher is key to having an interest in what that person researches. When a...

Aldo et ses amis/ Aldo and Friends

Meet Aldo. He’s an urban donkey, at least half of every year. He winters in the Bishop’s garden at the Anglican Cathedral of the Holy...