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Holy Smoke! A Review
I received Holy Smoke (Amazon page) as a gift from friends and coworkers after leaving the sunny shores of North Carolina’s Crystal Coast for the snowy forests of Sweden with family. It’s no secret that I loved me a good ole fashioned all day barbecue with a whole pig. I credit North Carolina and vinegar-laden [...]
The 200 Million Year Old Making of a Brewmaster
**Originally published by August 20, 2012 at EvoEcoLab on Scientific American** If there is one thing I enjoy more than beer, it is more beer. In fact, more beer ranks up there highly along with brewing my beer. And if I’m brewing more beer on top of my stash of already homebrewed beer…. well, then [...]
Taming of the Hop
1. Yxnevik I must have visited Yxnevik two or three times before I knew about the hops vines. Granted, I only moved to Sweden just last Spring and it wasn’t until July when I started brewing my own beer. Yxnevik is positioned 20 km south from Västervik, a scenic coastal town on the Baltic Sea. The [...]
Understanding Audiences at Science Online 2012
My session proposal was accepted for Science Online 2012 at Raleigh, NC! Below is the finalized version of the abstract. My friend and colleague Emily Finke proposed an overlapping session and we decided to combine our powers. I am very excited to be organizing this discussion with her! Here is a draft outline of all [...]
Scientific American Blog Network Opens Shop
Been long under the wraps, but now a project organized by friend and colleague Bora Zivkovic has come to fruition. THE NEW SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN BLOG NETWORK HAS OFFICIALLY LAUNCHED!!! As you can tell I am super excited. The caliber and diversity of the inaugural class of bloggers is astounding. Diversity is a big deal in [...]
New Articles, an Interview and New Developments
I think I forgot to post this, but I was interviewed in April on Science of Blogging by Travis Saunders. We discussed blogging (surprise!): how i got into it, benefits & downsides, advice, etc. I wrote an article on Scientific American for World Oceans Day about how it is all interconnected and talk about BlueMind, [...]