Science Everywhere

A few weeks ago I gave a talk at a grade 8 class about my research. The long molecular biological explanation was out of their league, so instead I had …

Inspired by this post with Moebius band knitting patterns, Maria knitted me my very own moebius scarf. Here I’m wearing it while reading the menu: Because it’s hard to see …

Last week when I hosted Tangled Bank I was struck by how many submissions were about the future. I hardly think about the future at all! Doing lab work, I …

I wrote an article about the science of sleep and this weekend’s time change for a local student newspaper. Initially I really wanted to write about the molecular mechanisms behind …

If M.C. Escher had been into knitting, he would have knitted Moebius Bands. There are instructions on the site, for those of you who want to try it at home. …

This past weekend I attended Hillside Festival in Guelph, Ontario. Apart from a terrific musical line up, the festival prides itself on making as little as possible negative impact on …