My review of Adam Minter’s Junkyard Planet: travels in the billion-dollar trash trade is out on Science Book a Day … More
Tag: science writing
Australia’s best science writing 2015
Australia’s best science writing 2015 If you’re in Sydney next Tuesday (27 Oct 2015), you could attend the launch of … More
Decoy nest protects young yellow-rumped thornbills
These little brown birds, seen flitting around woodlands and occasionally my garden, are clever architects whose nest deceives potential predators. … More
Book review ‘At the edge of uncertainty’
My review of Michael Brooks’s book At the edge of uncertainty: 11 discoveries taking science by surprise was posted on Science … More
Ten or more of just about everything science communication
You know how blogs posts/tweets etc entice you in with a number in the heading (ten best …, five tips … More
Write for conservation, and art
I’ve picked the yellow-rumped thornbill to write about for the Bimblebox 153 Birds Project. 153 because they’ve recorded 153 bird … More
Eliminate the negative
As a bit of professional development, I’m taking a Stanford Uni MOOC – Writing in the Sciences. Week 1 done: … More
