Re-Energizing Your Work (and Your Life)
When Brooke first invited me to participate in TREC’s Senior Leadership Program, I responded with “Maybe … but I don’t think I can’t take the time. Three weeks in Montana over nine months is a lot,...
View ArticleGratitude and Reflections from 30,000 Feet
Through the whirr of the propeller, I have a gorgeous view of the California coastline. I can make out details of the land and seascapes below – Manzanita-covered mountainsides and purple-hued kelp...
View ArticleWhy is the Why Difficult for Scientists?
Being a scientist is more than a job – it’s a way of thinking, a way of living, a way of interacting with the world. For some of you, it is the best job in the world! Our passion is clearly important,...
View ArticleWhy Do You Do What You Do?
Solving mysteries? Stellar colleagues? Saving the world? Last week, I wrote about why the why can be hard for scientists. This week, I offer perspectives from scientist colleagues on their whys. All...
View ArticleGiving Thanks
It’s the time of year when many of us pause to take stock of all that we’re grateful for. Behind every effective communicator, there are inspiring teachers, careful editors, constructive critics,...
View ArticleClimbing Dawn Walls for Conservation Science
The New Year is a time for thinking about “What do you want to do with your one wild and precious life?” (Mary Oliver). The first week of January, I spent a few days in Yosemite with my husband,...
View ArticleWilburforce Training: The Heart Of The Matter
Something magical happened at the first training for the Wilburforce Fellowship in Conservation Science two weeks ago. Once again, storytelling revealed its power to inform, to inspire and bring...
View ArticleStraight from the Scientist: Stephanie Hampton
I recently returned from my first two-day, intensive COMPASS communications training at Washington State University (WSU). I had the chance to catch up with the driving force behind the training: Dr....
View ArticleDo You Want Your Research to Change the World?
At the 21st Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals held last week, I stood in front of a vast conference hall before a sea of faces. It’s hard to know your audience with a group this...
View ArticleMining Science for Stories: The Value of Journalist Fellows at the Society of...
What happens when you offer an opportunity for 14 journalists to rub shoulders with 2,500 scientists at the world’s premier conference of marine mammal science? To aid and abet connections between...
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