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Tickled!
A few weeks ago I received an email asking if I would consider donating two specific photos for potential use as a postcard to be sold to raise funds for the Bloedel Conservatory in Queen Elizabeth Park. I was tickled and forwarded the full resolution photos. Today I received an email and a proof that will go for printing tomorrow.…
Read more »A ‘Happy’ Secret
I LOVE this video!!! I try to visit TED for some inspiration and mind expansion every so often, and today I stumbled on this talk. It was funny to have come across it now, since I had been doing some journaling on something akin to the subject and hadn’t had the time to post it. After reading this I went…
Read more »The voice of science: let’s agree to disagree
An article I landed on while looking for a newspaper letter with a similar title. I think it highlights the problems that are inherent with trying to communicate science. There is rarely, if ever, true consensus on a subject, and that makes things difficult when the public is seeking answers. Generally the ethical scientists point out the flaws in their…
Read more »Perfectly Imperfect!
We all strive for some level of personal best, in at least something anyway. Are we trying to be perfect? If yes, it’s a lost cause because perfection is highly subjective and fluid. Imperfection is so much more interesting and fun. Rather than curse our faults, embrace them, find the wonder in them, and revel in them. Just a happy…
Read more »Empathy
I stumbled across this video early yesterday and thought it was wonderful. The message that we could be that much more balanced if we made the effort to see other people’s perspectives and stop trying to frame them within a context of our own expectations, stop cherry picking the bits we like and ignoring the bits we don’t. This world…
Read more »Convergence & Divergence
The odds of running into each other in a sea of people seemed minimal, but it happened. Were you hurt? Did you really fail to recognize that this happened months ago? Or were you just embarrassed because of where, when, and in front of who we accidentally crossed paths? Did you feel betrayed? None of those outcomes were intentional. I…
Read more »The Pattern Behind Self-Deception
Fascinating and funny from both scientific and sociological perspectives. Well worth watching.
Read more »Anatomy of Deception
An article written for Aquaculture North America (Jan/Feb 2012) by a well respected member of the aquatic sciences community, and worthy of passing on, mainly because the amount of misinformation in the media is overwhelming. Anatomy of Deception by Brad Hicks When anti-salmon farming activists announced the discovery of Infectious Salmon Anaemia Virus in British Columbia last fall it was…
Read more »I’m sorry, but….
…scooter riders are WAAAAY more hardcore than motorcyclists! I love this shot from this morning’s Globe and Mail. Motorcycles all but disappear from the roads as soon as the temperature drops. But scooter riders are there, year round, in the pounding rain and, in some cases, even in the flying snow. I can say I’ve ridden in everything, including snow…
Read more »Social Studies (Why I still hate Twitter)
Two years ago I voiced my dislike of a certain social media, some things haven’t changed. Bulletin Boards, MySpace, Facebook, Flickr, DeviantArt, Twitter, LinkedIn, Google+. There has been an explosion of social sites in recent years. Some have grown into useful networks. Some have stayed as annoying as they were when they started. Some started out looking useful and morphed…
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