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The Well-Rounded Scientist

Posted on 11 March 2013 by Josh Witten | Leave a comment

Grad students know sayings about the importance of being well-rounded only apply to tenured faculty with funding. We aren’t going to worry about how our hobbies make us better scientists, but about how being scientists makes us better at our hobbies. On St. Patrick’s Day (BYOB), Neuroscientist, opera soprano, and Point of Inquiry host Indre Viskontas will be hanging out with the staff of The Finch & Pea on Google+ to chat about how her scientific background informs her approach to singing. Josh will also, invariably, talk about rugby.

When: 17 March 2013 @ 9PM Eastern (6PM Pacific)
Where: Google+ Hangout

NB: Indre has also agreed that she will not hold it against us if we trick her into singing Irish drinking songs.

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The Finch & Pea at ScienceOnline 2013

Posted on 25 January 2013 by Josh Witten | 5 Comments

Prior to ScienceOnline 2012, The Finch & Pea was a two man operation, literally. It was Mike and me. Grouchy and cantankerous; but lovable and cuddly. Now, we number eight. We may be a bit less grouchy, but we remain lovable and cuddly. Our new comrades over the past year – Marie-Claire, Michele, Sarah, Ben, Heidi, and Eva – have added a lot of variety

And, The Finch & Pea is going to be very well represented at ScienceOnline 2013. Continue reading →

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People of ScienceOnline, Tell Me What You Want

Posted on 15 January 2013 by scienceartness | Leave a comment

I mentioned a few months ago that I would be attending the wonderful ScienceOnline conference that kicks off on January 30^th in North Carolina. It’s only two weeks away, woo-hoo!

So now would be a great time for my fellow attendees to take a look at my work and tell me if there’s anything you would like me to bring along so you can see it “IRL”. I will have all the various designs of silk scarves with me, plus a few one-offs. If there’s a particular painting or collage in my shop that you would like to buy, please let me know in advance – I can knock off the shipping cost and hand-deliver (don’t forget to use code TWEEPS for 10% off). Otherwise, if you have a few you would just like to look at, send me a message via etsy, email or twitter, and I will make sure to bring them. Continue reading →

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Let’s talk about books…

Posted on 21 December 2012 by Josh Witten | 2 Comments

I will be providing a quick book review of a book that is very special to my older daughter and me, Rare Treasure: Mary Anning* and Her Remarkable Discoveries by Don Brown, for the Skeptically Speaking “Science Books for Your Gift List” episode. The episode will be available to download at 8PM (ET) tonight (Friday, 21 December 2012)

*The band Artichoke has a fantastic song about Mary Anning that is available to download for free (MP3 – 2.2MB).

UPDATE: According to the producer of Skeptically Speaking, KO Myers, my review comes up at 47:33 in the podcast. While I would be flattered by anyone downloading the podcast only to listen to my two minutes, I would strongly recommend listening to the other reviews, which I hear will include Bug Girl reviewing Spider Silk by Leslie Brunetta & Catherine L. Craig even though spiders aren’t bugs.