by Matt Vivion | Apr 1, 2012 | Past Events
Steve Hootman, director of the Rhododendron Species Botanical Garden in Federal Way, gave NSWA members and friends a tour of the garden on March 31. Participants saw more than 100 different species in bloom. Steve has been the director of this well known garden for 20...
by Matt Vivion | Mar 27, 2012 | Past Events
You tease out fascinating stories from information many consider arcane. You know how to explain the role of proteases. You know how Lake Vostock could add to our understanding of astrobiology. But you might not know what’s meant by “b roll,” or the differences...
by Matt Vivion | Feb 8, 2012 | Past Events
Miss ScienceOnline 2012 but wish you had been there? Listen to a recording of a Feb. 7 recap of “scio12” from five Seattle science communicators who attended the meeting. The panel discussed the latest challenges and opportunities in communicating science online....
by Matt Vivion | Feb 2, 2012 | resources
Thanks to Hannah Hickey for gathering the following information: Video & Audio Hardware Flip: Recently discontinued pocket camera, used by many of the panelists Kodak Zi8: Pocket video camera that can connect to an external microphone Audio-Technica ATR 3350:...
by Matt Vivion | Oct 15, 2010 | ScienceWire
Q & A conducted by John W. Henson, MD I have a personal rule in buying books: no index, no purchase. To double check, all six of the books on my nightstand at the moment (mainly biographies) have an index. Upon discovering that NSWA member Judi Gibbs is a...