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Where are the Women Science Creators on Youtube?
This was originally published at Scientific American on November 27, 2013 Many times I wondered this myself, and while I had the attention of the youtube infamous Hank Green of SciShow, I asked him in correspondence last year: “One last thing, while I have your attention. Have you noticed that there are so few women […]
#ManicureMonday–A Lesson in Targeted Science Communication
This post was originally published at my Scientific American blog. I only recently came on the so-called science hijacking of Seventeen Magazine’s#ManicureMonday scene thanks to a heads-up by David Wescott and some accidental internet meanderings. I was asked if I had a science themed manicure or nail polish video, which I do!
Read Science! Episode 18 : Dogs
I refuse to be drawn into cliché : I will not say that this episode was for the dogs, but working dogs, what they do, how they do it, and what they think about it, was the topic for today’s episode. We had two splendid guests, knowledgeable on the topic: Virginia Morell, author of “Animal […]
Read Science! Episode 17 : Astronaut Chris Hadfield
Our conversation today was out of this world (go on, try to avoid that pun) when our very special guest was Canadian Astronaut, recent Commander of an ISS Expedition, Twitter phenomenon, and Space Rock-Star Chris Hadfield. We talked about his new book, “An Astronaut’s Guide to Life on Earth : What Going to Space Taught […]
Read Science! Episode 16 : Disastrous Planet Edition
Our topic today was all the natural disasters that Earth is prone to : earthquakes, tsunamis, tornadoes, landslides, volcanoes — all the stuff that disaster movies thrive on, only we were more interested in the reality and the geology that’s behind all those disastrous events, not to mention how to communicate that reality to the […]
The Future of Energy Innovation: The Zayed Future Energy Prize 2014
This was originally posted at my Scientific American blog. Some of you may have noticed that my recent social media posts have originated from Abu Dhabi in the UAE. I am here for the Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week, the largest gathering on sustainability in the Middle East. This week is jam packed with numerous interesting […]
11 years ago Energy, Engineering, Travel, Video • Tags: Abu Dhabi, Joanne Manaster, Masdar, Masdar City, Scientific American, World Future Energy Summit, Zayed Future Energy Prize