“Puny human, hang up your keys or bear the wrath of my suction-y tentacles
“Puny human, hang up your keys or bear the wrath of my suction-y tentacles
How to unregister from Signal if you no longer use it as your texting app
Recently I encountered an issue while trying to text a colleague who no longer uses Signal.…
Archiving and curation
When we stare at paradoxes long enough, they can sometimes lose their mystery. When this happens…
Vicwest caterpillar, a springtime phenomenon
Some years we have more. Some years we have less.
Scientists on Twitter: Preaching to the choir or singing from the rooftops?
I tend to think that comms advice for scientists is also comms advice for everyone. Here’s…
Cognition trick: the Google Effect
We’ve developed a habit of forgetting, or declining to remember, the information that is readily available…
Martin Speckter, type design, and the interrobang
99% Invisible did an episode on the interrobang recently. I was interested to learn that early…
Headlines, cognitive processing, and problematic information
Headlines matter. Publishers know it. Good headlines help with the understanding, reach, and impact of a…
Three unforgettable moments in [my] hockey history
Where I grew up in Northern Alberta, hockey was a big deal. My big brother played…