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Chilies drying in the sun

16/01/2014 Leave a Comment

Chilies are offered at every meal in Bhutan. They are grown in pots and then set out to dry in the sun. I loved the pop of colour that showed up on sidewalks and roofs. via 500px

Filed Under: archived, photos Tagged With: 500px, bhutan, chilies, IFTTT, sundried, yummy

Young Science Geeks Need Your Vote

21/11/2013 Leave a Comment

UPDATE: Thank you to everyone who voted. We didn’t win but there was a great show of support from the community. It gave everyone a chance to learn more about our program and organization. A Vancouver company is holding a vote to determine where to send their charity dollars. My teen science program is one […]

Filed Under: archived, Sci Ed Tagged With: funding, request, science education

MAKESPACE in Vancouver – 3D printer to use?

13/11/2012 Leave a Comment

I want a 3D printer – no real reason except they are cool. But the lack of a reason makes me think that I’d get a very expensive toy that I’d use a few times – but still would be awesome. If I just had a lot of spare cash… See below for some cool […]

Filed Under: archived, Misc, Sci Ed

Comment requests (#comments4teens)

01/11/2012 4 Comments

The students in Future Science Leaders have been blogging for about a month. They get a bit discouraged at the lack of feedback so we are starting a comment contest where they get points for giving and receiving comments. I’m also asking you to help them out. Can you please check out the following blogs […]

Filed Under: archived, Sci Ed

Science: It’s a girl thing!

22/06/2012 10 Comments

Hi girls! I’m interested to know what you think of this initiative. Can you please answer the question and add comments below?

Filed Under: archived, Sci Ed

#SciFund: proposal with open review? UPDATED with graphs

31/05/2012 Leave a Comment

I’m a part of #SciFund – a collection of scientists that are crowd funding to fund research. Instead of using a closed proposal system, we are asking the (interested) public for money. Not only is this a way to raise money but it is also public outreach and hopefully will create awareness of different types […]

Filed Under: archived, Misc, Science Tagged With: lessons, science communication

Flattr vs. Ads: An experiment

19/09/2010 10 Comments

OK, I’m new to blogging.  I don’t expect to make any money…I mean, I would love to but I have realistic expectations.  So when I ask my online friends about generating income, the first two things that pop up are Flattr and Google ads.

Filed Under: archived, Misc Tagged With: flattr, google ads, income

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