{"id":1112,"date":"2016-04-30T00:38:17","date_gmt":"2016-04-30T07:38:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/sumi\/?page_id=1112"},"modified":"2017-04-30T13:40:08","modified_gmt":"2017-04-30T20:40:08","slug":"home-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/sumi\/home-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Past Posts"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The writer and the technical expert<\/a><\/h2>\n

Last fall, I joined a discussion co-presented by a professional scientist and a technical writer from Golder Associates. In this\u00a0leading firm in environmental consulting, design, and construction sector, technical experts in science and engineering will often work with an expert technical writer to prepare reports that are clear, accurate, and often lawyer-proof.<\/p>\n

A technical writer who comes across a word such as \u201cglory hole\u201d while editing a technical document might pause\u00a0with a smirk to wonder if it is a\u00a0typo …\"Read_More_Button_Fundraising\"<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Science Communication Guest Blog on UBC ScWRL<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/header>\n
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I\u2019ve been working on a few new writing projects the last two months, one of which is now published!<\/p>\n

Here is the invited guest blog post I co-wrote for the University of British Columbia\u2019s\u00a0Science Writing Resources for Learning (ScWRL)\u00a0…\"Read_More_Button_Fundraising\"<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

I went in for wine tastings, and left with a beginner\u2019s view into wine science<\/a><\/h2>\n

With a tasting menu in hand, I awaited the staff to ask the exciting question:\u00a0\u201cWhich wine would you like to try?\u201d<\/p>\n

You don\u2019t need science to enjoy wine, but having a sip with the experts at various vineyards this spring was a refreshing experience, as I caught a glimpse of the intricate choices to make the varieties of wine. At Paumanok Vineyards in Long Island, New York,\u00a0I was enjoying one of my best Rieslings and rose wines I\u2019ve ever had, and I casually asked, …\u00a0\"Read_More_Button_Fundraising\"<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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In the cockpit of a Boeing 747 \u2013 the shift to digital<\/a><\/h3>\n

Posted March 2016<\/p>\n

10 Selected Talks from 2015 \u2013 Part 2: Communication<\/a><\/h3>\n

Posted February 2016<\/p>\n

10 Selected Talks from 2015 \u2013 Part 1: Discovery and Inventions<\/a><\/h3>\n

Posted\u00a0January 2016<\/span><\/p>\n

Dragons and eagles: a close look at claws<\/a><\/h3>\n

Posted\u00a0December 2015<\/span><\/p>\n

A chipmunk\u2019s seed-scattering<\/a><\/h3>\n

Posted\u00a0November 2015<\/span><\/p>\n

Water x Chemistry: Strong, Colorful and Walking Super Gels<\/a><\/h3>\n

Posted\u00a0October 2015<\/span><\/p>\n

Japanese idioms adapted from sword fighting<\/a><\/h3>\n

Posted\u00a0September 2015<\/span><\/p>\n

5 odd and funny moments in questionable academic publishing<\/a><\/h3>\n

Posted\u00a0August 2015<\/span><\/p>\n

Cracking the code: color<\/a><\/h3>\n

Posted\u00a0July 2015<\/span><\/p>\n

Underground World: Cenote Maya<\/a><\/h3>\n

Posted\u00a0March 2015<\/span><\/p>\n

Christmas encounter with alpacas<\/a><\/h3>\n

Posted\u00a0December 2014<\/span><\/p>\n

Dragonflies a marvel for scientists and \u2026 samurai<\/a><\/h3>\n

Posted\u00a0October 2014<\/span><\/p>\n

Build a window workshop<\/a><\/h3>\n

Posted\u00a0September 2014<\/span><\/p>\n

3 incredible facts about leeches<\/a><\/h3>\n

Posted\u00a0July 2014<\/span><\/p>\n

Ask the moss about heavy metals<\/a><\/h3>\n

Posted\u00a0June 2014<\/span><\/p>\n

Wasabi alert: the Ig Nobel Prize-winning alarm<\/a><\/h3>\n

Posted\u00a0May 2014<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cFilter cleaning\u201d with mussels<\/a><\/h3>\n

Posted\u00a0March 2014<\/span><\/p>\n

Race to metamorphosis<\/a><\/h3>\n

Posted\u00a0February 2014<\/span><\/p>\n

In Reality TV casting<\/a><\/h3>\n

Posted\u00a0January 2014<\/span><\/p>\n

The Science in Movies<\/a><\/h3>\n

Posted\u00a0December 2013<\/span><\/p>\n

Back to Salt Marshes<\/a><\/h3>\n

Posted\u00a0November 2013<\/span><\/p>\n

Tracing the Adelie penguins\u2019 food \u2013 are the Adelies in decline?<\/a><\/h3>\n

Posted\u00a0October 2013<\/span><\/p>\n

A life without air conditioning<\/a><\/h3>\n

Posted\u00a0October 2013<\/span><\/p>\n

Learning from traditions \u2013 K\u2019aaw K\u2019iihl<\/a><\/h3>\n

Posted\u00a0October 2013<\/span><\/p>\n

Driving Electric<\/a><\/h3>\n

Posted\u00a0October 2013<\/span><\/p>\n

Squeeze More from Every Drop \u2013inspired by the video<\/a><\/h3>\n

Posted\u00a0October 2013<\/span><\/p>\n

Sustainable Hollywood<\/a><\/h3>\n

Posted\u00a0October 2013<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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