In September I wrote this post about a panel discussion I attended. The event covered both a science-inspired dance project and the TV show ReGenesis. Of ReGenesis I said: “They …
SciBarCamp is less than two weeks away, and we’re pretty much filled up in terms of participants (We secretly had room for slightly over 100! 112 people are registered as …
I got my yearly invitation to judge the city-wide science fair again. I missed out last year, and I think I’ll have to skip this year’s fair as well, but …
A few weeks ago I was trying to explain to some humanities and social sciences graduate students that genetic manipulation has been done for centuries. We’ve always been manipulating nature …
I have a confession to make: I sometimes fall asleep during seminars. I can feel it happening, and try very hard to concentrate, but when the room is dark, and …
I was out of town yesterday, so I didn’t get a chance to see Al Gore live at UofT’s convocation hall. Tickets sold out early and went for high prices …
