#NSWASCIWIRE
Recent work by our members#nswasciwire highlights the published writing of NSWA members each month. Would you like to see your writing featured? Please suggest an item online or send a link or PDF file to Susan Keown at sciencewire@nwscience.org. The NSWA Board of Directors determines what material to present. We look forward to highlighting your work.
Watts: Tim-berrrr!
Trees are part of the Northwest legacy, writes Andrea Watts in Seattle Business. And a new product—cross-laminated timber, or CLT—is making wood a sustainable building option for highrise office buildings, apartments, and hotels. Could CLT replace Starbucks as the...
Hu: For Lazy Feminists?
Menstrual cups, writes Jane C. Hu (@jane_c_hu) are good for feminists. And lazy people. Jane's article for Slate, "Menstrual Cups Are a Feminist Issue," covers other arguments for the tampon-and-pad alternatives, from positive effects on health and body image to...
Nelson: Wasteful and Harmful
More is not always better, writes Bryn Nelson (@SeattleBryn) in a comprehensive article about health care overuse for The Hospitalist. We're finally addressing the issue of unnecessary tests and treatments, writes Bryn. He backs up his piece with interviews of...
Boyle: A Planet, Dammit!
Alan Boyle (@b0yle) championed Pluto in his book, The Case for Pluto: How a Big Planet Made a Small Difference. He—and NASA—are still keeping an eye on what is now, officially, a dwarf planet. At nbcnews.com, Alan shows us images of Pluto from the New Horizons...
Pajer: On Your Nook or Kindle
Fans of Bernadette Pajer's (@bpajer) Professor Bradshaw mystery series will want to get her new book, The First Time, for Nook or Kindle. What could possibly bring a Pig Palace Food Emporium supermarket checker and an injured British soldier and painter together? ...