Knocking on Heaven’s Door: A Daughter’s Journey Through Old Age and New Medicine by Katy Butler My rating: 3 of 5 stars Disclosure: I choose to read this book for review because I have an healthy fascination with death rituals which stems from studying anthropology. I also have several friends that are going into the …
Author: Grace
I'm a "dirt-ologist". I love studying the interface of human and environment interaction, often asking the rather rhetorical question: "Do we change the landscape, or does the landscape change us?"
I also captain the ISS Insanitekian, a startup adventure of a lifetime.
On Caregiving by Rosemary Rawlins
Guest post by Rosemary Rawlins, Author of Learning by Accident, Caregiving Blogger for BrainLine.org Editor’s note: This personal story is a part of the Brain Injury op-ed series that Grace Conyers is putting together. Find the index to the stories here. Caregivers are life-links for TBI survivors. When someone sustains a moderate â severe traumatic brain …
On brain injuries
If you follow my personal blog, you will know that I’ve recently gotten into an op-ed piece on the impact brain injuries have in our society and lives. It’s a very deserving topic that is very complicated and deep. It ranges from the medical fields and neurology to society’s perceptions and touches on many things …
Field trips: A good way to become interdisciplinary in your own field
If you work in a particular field, you know that it’s all about specialisation. I am a geoarchaeoligist that dabbles in chemistry. Like any good archaeologist, I’ve taken classes in the basics, and I’ve even had the chance to practise a few of the skills in the field. Moreso with being a geologist since I’ve …
A trick for teens: Generating interest among the apathetic
Getting kids interested and engaged in science can be a difficult task. Getting them interested for the duration of a full school year is near impossible. This task is potentially more difficult for middle school teachers than any other educator I have had the pleasure to work with. Here is a tale of how the …
Developing Innovative Ideas for New Companies {MOOC review}
Class: Developing Innovative Ideas for New Companies: The First Step in Entrepreneurship Platform: Coursera Length: 7 hours a week for 6 weeks. Subject: Business. Certificate: No. My rating: 4/5 When I signed up for Developing Innovative Ideas for New Companies, it wasn’t because I was struggling running Insanitek. It was because there are many Insanitekians …
Against the Odds by James Dyson [book review]
Against the Odds: An Autobiography by James Dyson My rating: 5 of 5 stars I have long been a fan of the Dyson vacuums because they worked better than anything I have ever heard of (though I’ve yet to get one). Thus, when I saw this book sitting calmly on the library shelf, I reached …
Crafting an Effective Writer {MOOC review}
Class: Crafting an Effective Writer: Tools of the Trade Platform: Coursera Length: 4 – 5 hours a week for 6 weeks. Subject: English language. Certificate: Yes, free upon successful completion of the course. My rating: 4/5
Speaking interdisciplinarily — a parable
Many times when working across fields, there is a lot of miscommunication, misapprehension, and misunderstandings. Sure, there may be an overlap in ideas, but it’s the nitty-gritty details that trip people up. This poor fellow had a classic case of what a lot of interdisciplinary people feel when they are just starting out: lost for …
The jaded public and the Freedom of Information Act
All too often I hear people say, âWhy should I care what goes on in science. It doesn’t affect me.â Flabbergasted, I point out to them that lots of environmental research was going on in their own neighborhood on water pollution or air pollution. I’ll show them an EPA site or two where they can …