Re: [ECOLOG-L] Anti-singles discrimination? Re: [ECOLOG-L] Career - Life Balance supplements to NSF awards

2013-07-08 Thread Dawn Stover
l, and for government policies that help workers and families as much as they benefit employers and investors. Dawn Stover Dawn Stover Independent Writer & Editor 1208 Snowden Road White Salmon, WA 98672 tel: 509 493 3652 email: dsto...@hughes.net web: www.dawnstover.com Contributing Editor, B

[ECOLOG-L] experts on nocturnal wildlife behavior?

2013-05-22 Thread Dawn Stover
rview who are doing interesting work in this area. Please contact me with suggestions. Thanks in advance for your help! Best regards, Dawn Dawn Stover Independent Writer & Editor 1208 Snowden Road White Salmon, WA 98672 tel: 509 493 3652 email: dsto...@hughes.net web: www.dawns

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Livestock practice and ethics

2013-03-29 Thread Dawn Stover
Ag-gag laws aren't just aimed at employees; they can also prevent journalists from investigating potential wrongdoing. Dawn Stover Independent Writer & Editor 1208 Snowden Road White Salmon, WA 98672 tel: 509 493 3652 email: dsto...@hughes.net web: www.dawnstover.com Contributi

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Confronting climate deniers on college campuses - EOS Forum

2012-07-05 Thread Dawn Stover
ng with the general public about climate change? Dawn Stover Independent Writer & Editor 1208 Snowden Road White Salmon, WA 98672 tel: 509 493 3652 email: dsto...@hughes.net web: www.dawnstover.com Contributing Editor, Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists Contributing Editor, Popular Science

Re: [ECOLOG-L] UC-Berkeley and other 'public Iv ies'in fiscal peril

2011-12-29 Thread Dawn Stover
rcentage of students who are slightly less qualified than needier applicants but have the ability to pay the full price. Dawn Stover On Dec 28, 2011, at 10:05 AM, Martin Meiss wrote: > Hi, Rick, > I don't think the answer is that simple. I went to a small, private, > liberal a

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Article about global warming articles in the news media vs. the scientific literature

2011-08-22 Thread Dawn Stover
Or possibly "Flogging a dead norm? Newspaper coverage of anthropogenic climate change in the United States and United Kingdom from 2003 to 2006," published by Maxwell T. Boykoff in 2007? Dawn Stover On Aug 19, 2011, at 7:11 PM, Rolland,Virginie Mireile Olivia wrote: > Would it b

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Disseminating scientific thought to the general public: are scientists making science readily accessible?

2011-04-12 Thread Dawn Stover
affiliation with the audience you are trying to reach? I think these are important questions to ask. Dawn Stover On Apr 12, 2011, at 3:07 PM, Martin Meiss wrote: I suggest that VOLUME and REPETITION are what count, not logic and reason.

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Disseminating scientific thought to the general public: are scientists making science readily accessible?

2011-04-11 Thread Dawn Stover
ing, or to reassure you that we got it right. But that is not always practical or necessary, and at many publications it is just not allowed. Best, Dawn Stover On Apr 11, 2011, at 1:19 PM, Gary Grossman wrote: In addition, in every case I asked to be able to verify my quotes and made i

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Disseminating scientific thought to the general public: are scientists making science readily accessible?

2011-04-11 Thread Dawn Stover
scientists for investing time in "outreach," so I appreciate it very much when scientists make time for this. Dawn Stover (freelance science writer and editor, currently working at the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists) On Apr 11, 2011, at 12:13 PM, malcolm McCallum wrote: I d

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Disseminating scientific thought to the general public: are scientists making science readily accessible?

2011-04-10 Thread Dawn Stover
Tell stories. People remember them. Don't be afraid to make yourself (or other human beings) part of your story. Humans relate to other humans. Show, don't tell. Dawn Stover On Apr 10, 2011, at 12:45 PM, Laura S wrote: Question 1: What can scientists do to make sure the

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Disseminating scientific thought to the general public: are scientists making science readily accessible?

2011-04-10 Thread Dawn Stover
doing our best to report science accurately, often under very tight deadlines. Dawn Stover On Apr 10, 2011, at 8:54 AM, William Silvert wrote: Of course there are good responsible science journalists out there. Politicians too. I only tried to point out that we have to be careful to pr

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Disseminating scientific thought to the general public: are scientists making science readily accessible?

2011-04-09 Thread Dawn Stover
filiations than with anything science journalists are writing. When people have a certain cultural mindset, they are very resistant to any facts that do not fit that mindset. In fact, information that conflicts with their viewpoint often tends to REINFORCE that viewpoint instead of undermining

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Disseminating scientific thought to the general public: are scientists making science readily accessible?

2011-04-09 Thread Dawn Stover
le, by Randy Olson Dawn Stover Editor Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists T. 509.493.3652 E. dsto...@hughes.net On Apr 8, 2011, at 11:06 PM, Warren W. Aney wrote: There's an excellent book on this topic published by the Union of Concerned Scientists: Hayes, Richard and Daniel Grossm

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Red-winged Blackbird Die Off in AR....

2011-01-07 Thread Dawn Stover
Does this have to be an either/or question? What if, for example, fireworks always frighten these flocks from their nighttime roosts but they don't usually die because they don't encounter severe weather while in flight? Dawn Stover On Jan 7, 2011, at 12:05 AM, Lennart Susel