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(via Surreal biodiversity images from Toni Demuro.) 19 Jul 2013 | 09:02 pm
(via Surreal biodiversity images from Toni Demuro.)
MY LAB 16 May 2013 | 09:35 am
In a nutshell, I’m Director of the Advanced Molecular Biology Lab (AMBL), which is the educational arm of the Michael Smith Labs (Rm 105 on the main floor). Don’t let the fancy name fool you - along ...
WHY I DO SCIENCE (2008) 16 May 2013 | 09:18 am
(A sort of personal statement) When I look out my office window, I see two sets of nucleotide bases – guanine and cytosine. I don’t mention this as an admission of psychotic delirium. The building wh...
SELECTED FAVOURITE LECTURE SLIDES 16 May 2013 | 08:39 am
I do love designing visually appealing slides for my talks/lectures, especially if they function beyond aesthetics to get a certain point across. Here are a few examples: 1. Scientific method: The s...
THE CANDY HIERARCHY (2010 - 2012) 16 May 2013 | 02:35 am
A fun and popular meme, in which Ben Cohen and I, scientifically rank Halloween Candy (yes, peer review in the form of hundreds and hundreds of comments). You can read the most recent version here at...
THE PHYLO PROJECT (2010) 15 May 2013 | 09:21 am
Raccoon card from my lab’s crowd sourcing biodiversity trading card project (phylomon!) Essentially, it’s a reaction to the fact that kids know a lot more about Pokemon than they do about the plants a...
PUZZLE FANTASTICA (2006) 15 May 2013 | 09:06 am
The mother of all internet mysteries. Good fun had my Ben Cohen and I. Also, a nice tale of paradigm shifting in the mix - read this piece to learn more.
WORKING ON A BOOK (2013) 15 May 2013 | 08:51 am
This book writing task is scaring the bejeezus out of me, and yes, there is a bit about unicorns… Representation by the Park Literary Group.
The Science Creative Literacy Symposia (2008, 2013) 15 May 2013 | 02:18 am
This is a outreach program developed with a mind to combine scientific exploration with expository creative writing. More details about this fieldtrip program can be found here (for Grade 5/6/7 level...
TEACHING PHILOSOPHY (2003) 14 May 2013 | 09:05 am
To Whom It May Concern: My teaching philosophy is largely grounded in the belief that effective education is a major cornerstone in the development of individuals within a society. Whether this pert...
