Category Archives: communicating science

What do you mean by that, again?

Posted on November 5, 2010 by Peter Newbury

Oh sure, trust me to turn a fun Twitter #hashtag into a posting about education. Well, sorry, I filter everything I read and experience through my education filter (or my will-my-kids-have-a-meltdown? filter). I’ve been reading my tweeps #tweetmy16yearoldself messages on … Continue reading →

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We’re all on the same team

Posted on October 22, 2010 by Peter Newbury

I work at a huge institution. In 2009, there were more than 45 000 students and 10 000 faculty members at UBC, and enrollment continues to climb. We’re split into a handful of Faculties and Schools and many Departments. With … Continue reading →

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Getting your kids excited about science

Posted on October 6, 2010 by Peter Newbury

There was an amazing blog posting in my twitterstream this morning, thanks to @SkepticsGuide and @COmtnClimr. Steven Novella posted A Parent’s Approach to Science Education. If you’ve got kids (or nieces, nephews, neighbour’s kids, hell, even the neighbours) and you … Continue reading →

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