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Girls Don’t Need Math

Posted on February 12, 2013 by Cynthia (Istá Thó Thó) Coleman Emery

What can you say to attract undergraduate college students to a course in science communication? When I explain to new acquaintances that my work revolves around science communication, their eyes glaze over. Boredom sets in.

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Nit-picking Scientific American

Posted on February 7, 2013 by Cynthia (Istá Thó Thó) Coleman Emery

Excited to crack open my first issue of Scientific American. My colleagues in the science writing and science information fields have recommended the magazine to me. So, after receiving a bonus from the web-based superstore Amazon, I traded points for … Continue reading →

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Zen of Science

Posted on January 8, 2013 by Cynthia (Istá Thó Thó) Coleman Emery

In class we talk about bias. I’ve spent more time talking about bias in classrooms than I did as a full-time writer and editor. As a working journalist, we never talked about bias—we just did our job of reporting. Fairly. … Continue reading →

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Christmas Mouse

Posted on December 30, 2012 by Cynthia (Istá Thó Thó) Coleman Emery

On the Rue Cler, near our hotel by Napoleon’s tomb, we had supper at a brasserie: soup, salad, a cheese plate and wine. The waitress left us to our conversation, and we had the table all night. No one rushes … Continue reading →

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Grasping the Exotic

Posted on December 25, 2012 by Cynthia (Istá Thó Thó) Coleman Emery

A friend once accused academics like me, who, aloft from our ivory towers, offer up criticism without solving problems. Point taken. Vocabulary used in academic writing is annoying, a nod to a coterie of snobs speaking a private language. Readings … Continue reading →

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Indians in Paris

Posted on December 24, 2012 by Cynthia (Istá Thó Thó) Coleman Emery

I didn’t see it at first. American Retro begged for a second glance when I noticed the storefront decor was laced with geometric Indian designs. Exterior windows painted with golden arrows were reminiscent of a Pendleton blanket. Could be Southwest. … Continue reading →

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Scientific Innovation? Who Says?

Posted on December 7, 2012 by Cynthia (Istá Thó Thó) Coleman Emery

While flipping though the latest Smithsonian magazine I paused at the following statement: “It is no exaggeration to say that America was founded on innovation.” Having spent November steeped in American Indian ways-of-knowing (I pledged to write each day about … Continue reading →

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Brewhaha

Posted on December 6, 2012 by Cynthia (Istá Thó Thó) Coleman Emery

The French call it Basse Classe. Low class. That’s what went through my noggin when I heard that Donald Trump threw a fit because a Scottish neighbor refused to bow down to Trump’s exploitive needs.

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Poor Science Supports Media Effects

Posted on December 4, 2012 by Cynthia (Istá Thó Thó) Coleman Emery

Most of us think we’re experts on media. And one reason is we believe seeing is believing. Take violence, for example. Parents, teachers, psychologists, physicians—loads of folks–assume that what we see on television and in movies influences us.

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Would You Think Twice about Blackface?

Posted on December 3, 2012 by Cynthia (Istá Thó Thó) Coleman Emery

This week Charlotte of Monaco donned American Indian garb at an equestrian show in France, channeling Native spirits of yesteryear. The theme was the American West. So: if the theme was the Civil War, might Charlotte show up in blackface? … Continue reading →

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