Psilocybin – better known as magic mushrooms – might be used in treatments for depression one day. See my article covering this scientific breakthrough over at The Canary.
Category: writing
Binge-watching is damaging our environment
Our “Just one more episode…” habits could be doing more harm to the environment than we realize. See my article covering this news here at The Canary.
Genetic superheroes walk among us…
But we don’t know who they are… See my story about these rare genetic heroes over at The Canary.
STIs could have led to monogamy!
See my article on this curious theory over here at The Canary.
This organ transplant breakthrough is amazing but controversial…
What would you try to save a family member’s life? Could other species be the answer to organ donor shortages? Read up on this controversial medical breakthrough over here at The Canary.
The world’s economy is about to be struck by global warming
Read about how the UK and other countries are fighting to stop this global economic collapse over here at The Canary!
What the frack?! Evidence of drinking water contamination at last
At last, residents of Wyoming can move forward knowing that their angel-in-disguise Dominic DiGiulio, a retired EPA scientist, has found the evidence they need to prove drinking water contamination by fracking. Read about DiGiulio and the Wyoming case over at The Canary.
This is an amazing little medicine-making machine…
See my article in The Canary about a new fridge-sized machine that could revolutionize healthcare in remote areas, right here.
GE animals vs. GE plants
Why aren’t GE animals making it to our plate? See my article about the opinion piece recently published in PNAS over at The Canary!
Atmospheric nitrogen – Risking plant biodiversity
Too much nitrogen in our atmosphere is not a good thing, as scientists recently discovered by studying thousands of sites across the US. See my article covering this paper over at The Canary!
Audience, Purpose, and Occasion – “The Big Three” in Science Writing
When writing any form of document — whether it be a blog post, website content, marketing material, magazine article, or academic manuscript — it’s always important to keep in mind “The Big Three”. In fact, these three things are so important to me, that I keep them written on post-it notes around my desk. Let’s…
Utilize-itis and my plight for plain language
Plain language – NOT the language of academics, unfortunately. During my scientific research career, I got far too used to reading manuscripts and documents that were chock-a-block full of difficult phrases and jargon — I started believing that it was the only way to be published in the world of science. I think that’s what happens to…
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