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Professor and researcher at Portland State University who studies science communication, particularly issues that impact American Indians. She is enrolled with the Osage tribe.
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Monthly Archives: January 2012
New Book on American Indians & Popular Culture
Our new book on American Indians and popular culture arrives in February, right on the heels of ruminations about how politics and science are fused. Because my work examines how Native American cultural values are treated in mediated discourse within … Continue reading
Posted in advertising, authenticity, cinema, film, framing, journalism, Native Science, science, science communication, writing
Tagged advertising, Indigenous Science, Kennewick Man, native science, rhetoric, stereotypes, writing
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Can We Engage Indians in Science?
Recently I was asked to give a talk at a conference for serious science writers and bloggers who wondered what it would take to engage more American Indians in science communication. In traditional native circles, science isn’t separated from other … Continue reading
Posted in community, ethics, journalism, Native Science, science, science communication, social media, spirituality, writing
Tagged Indigenous Science, literacy, science, writing
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Who Put the Politics in Science?
We’ve been ringing our hands over the role of politics in science. And for good reason. Politicians and scientists have come to loggerheads over stem cell research, the Morning After pill (also called Plan B) and climate change.
Jargon & Blarney
Being surrounded by social media aficionados brought out the Luddite in me, with constant reminders of how little I know about tweeting, blogging and modern conversations in the virtual world. I needed a field guide to navigate the ScienceOnline2012 conference … Continue reading
The Science Conversation Bubble
Over the last few days I’ve been floating in a bubble of conversations about science with some 350 writers, bloggers, teachers and scientists from the US and abroad. We gathered under North Carolina storm clouds to talk about science. What … Continue reading
Posted in authenticity, censorship, Kennewick Man, Native Science, science, science communication, social media
Tagged Indigenous Science, literacy, science, stereotypes, writing
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Emotion, Cognition and Indigenous Ways-of-Knowing
In daily discourse we distinguish between the heart and the mind, emotion and cognition. And as a former journalist and professor of journalism we learned to separate feelings from facts, and to view the world though an unjaundiced, distant and … Continue reading
Posted in framing, health, medicine, Native Science, science
Tagged Indigenous Science, rhetoric
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I am a Rock
In my field we think about the role of self-esteem and self-efficacy when it comes to behavior. How we think about whether we’re equipped to accomplish a task influences if we attempt something new. In the wake of New Year … Continue reading
Should Science be Censored?
Few issues are more likely to raise gooseflesh than censorship—a concern shared by scientists and journalists alike. But when is it appropriate to withhold information? Who gets to decide what information is sequestered and from whom? A recent struggle has … Continue reading
Posted in censorship, community, ethics, risk, science, science communication
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Separating Facts from Values
One critic charges that Western Science separates facts from values. The provenance of science is to define the facts, while “politicians and moralists” are left to define values. Problem is, according to Bruno Latour, you cannot distinguish facts from values, … Continue reading
Posted in authenticity, Indian, Lakota, Native Science, science, science communication, Uncategorized, writing
Tagged Indigenous Science, rhetoric, science, writing
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Laggards
As far as technological savoir faire is concerned, I squat a long distance from the apex of knowledge. Most of my friends and colleagues long ago bought smart phones and would be considered Early Adopters by communication scholars. There are … Continue reading
