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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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Category Archives: science communication
Mind Different from Brain?
Consider the mind, rather than the brain. I asked readers in the last blog to think about the mind rather than the brain because Samuel Morton’s skull measurements in the 1860s asserted that American Indians have smaller skulls, hence smaller … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized, Native Science, framing, Indian, science, journalism, science communication, neuroscience
Tagged Indigenous Science, science, native science, advertising, literacy
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Brain Full of Buckshot
In the Wild West soldiers could earn a dollar for every American Indian skull they collected. Skulls were then shipped back east so scientists could study them. One of the collectors, Samuel G. Morton, used skulls to extrapolate on personality … Continue reading
Nip and Tuck for Your Brain
You can get a prescription to enhance your libido and lengthen your eyelashes, so why not a pill to help your memory? That’s the discussion around our dinner table: should doctors prescribe drugs that could improve cognitive skills?
Posted in authenticity, framing, journalism, Native Science, neuroscience, science, science communication
Tagged Indigenous Science, literacy, neuroscience, rhetoric, science, writing
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Confined to a Wheelchair
Sometimes messages expand our thoughts and sometimes messages narrow them. A relative pointed out journalists are fond of saying, for example, Lady Gaga is “confined to a wheelchair,” as reported recently in the Huffington Post (UK). But a wheelchair is … Continue reading
Posted in authenticity, framing, science, science communication, Uncategorized, writing
Tagged Indigenous Science, native science, rhetoric, science, stereotypes, writing
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Big Brother’s Reading You
We now know if you’re reading the book. At least if it’s an e-book.
Posted in framing, journalism, science, science communication, teaching, Uncategorized, writing
Tagged native science, rhetoric, science, writing
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Science & Lipstick
It’s the stories that draw my attention to the science and health sections of the New York Times. But what caught my eye this week was a full-page advertisement. The French cosmetics company L’Oréal honors women scientists and the ad … Continue reading
Posted in authenticity, framing, journalism, Loreal, Nobel, science, science communication, Uncategorized, Unesco, writing
Tagged native science, rhetoric, science, stereotypes, writing
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Coffee
I love the science section published each Tuesday in the New York Times. And I hate it, too. A delicious story emerged this week about folks who live on the island of Ikaria, off the mainland of Greece.
Posted in community, framing, journalism, medicine, science, science communication, writing
Tagged literacy, native science, rhetoric, science, social determinants of health, writing
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Congress Takes Anti-Science Stance
This week Congress approved the budget bill that funds science research while axing dollars for social science. Specifically political science. The news is heart-breaking for those of us who work on the softer side of science. It’s dumbfounding that anyone … Continue reading
Posted in journalism, Native Science, science, science communication, writing
Tagged native science, rhetoric, science, writing
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Nibbled to Death by Ducks
One of my colleagues said working in university administration is like being nibbled to death by ducks. And this week a world leader said if you’re popular in your job, you’re probably not doing a good job. Result: some poor … Continue reading
Posted in health, journalism, medicine, Native Science, science, science communication
Tagged Indigenous Science, science, writing
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Science Ethics Redux
Henrietta Lacks is back in the news. Lacks’ story captured headlines after Rebecca Skloot’s 2010 book revealed the dying mother had her cells removed for science—without her permission. Doctors at Johns Hopkins hospital had tried unsuccessfully to keep alive human … Continue reading
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