Clik here to view.
Of Doodles & Debates: Science Vs Not-Science
I used to write another blog about science and science-education. It was something of a passion for me, but I ran out of patience for the criticism it received and shuttered it. Yeah, that’s right…...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Debunking the “New Math” Fear
There has been a lot of chatter on social media in the past few weeks about Alberta’s new math curriculum. Folks have been arguing in Facebook forums, posting links to angry op-ed tirades on the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Salad, Choices & Bending the Rules
“I just need to sit and relax.” She sighs. She’s standing at the top of the stairs with the television controller in her hand, and a pleading look in her eye. “I’ve been playing outside all day.” “It’s...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Chiming In
“But I like my old bell!” She whimpers. “It’s purple.” “Your old bell is broken, and I couldn’t find another purple bell.” I’m tightening the nut on the little plastic clamp that attaches a brand new...
View ArticleClik here to view.
100 Things: Visiting the Edge of Bodies Waterful
I do think there is value in everyone and anyone setting specific life goals. And just like I think every adult should have a list of things to do before they die — a bucket list, some might call it —...
View Articlekeep calm and carry on
I don’t usually cross-post this stuff, but I wrote this piece for another blog and it’s getting a bit of attention. So, in lieu of the fact I’ve been neglecting some of my other topics, here is a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Should you cede control of the bank?
“I’m going to be in charge of the money,” she announces. “Okay, dad?” The junior version of everyone’s love-to-hate property trading game is spread out on our living room floor, and we’re counting out...
View ArticleClik here to view.
be real but pragmatic about loss
“Do you know what makes me the saddest, Daddy?” Claire asks me from the backseat. “What’s that?” I reply. “I’m sad that the picture I made you is gone.” She replies, referring to a small sketch that...
View ArticleAre blogs too casual for proper science education?
topic 00022 a mash-up of blogging & science Disclosure? I have a bachelor of science in molecular genetics. Legit. That said, I wouldn’t exactly call myself a scientist. That particular opportunity...
View ArticleWhat product would be the hardest to sell door-to-door?
Religion? Though a lot of people seem to try.
View ArticleDoing : Incentivizing Summer Fun
June continues! And onward we push through those thirty posts that I’ve been writing every year this month. For the fifth year in a row I’m back to a month of daily blogging: each day a new post on a...
View ArticleOld Fashioned Advice on Friend-Making
It would have been obvious to nearly any parent: something was bugging her. “You look so sad.” I nudged her to chat while she sat slumped in her seat and staring vacantly out the truck window. “What’s...
View Article
