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2017 Cool Science Gift Guide

Roma — Sun, 26 Feb 2017 20:31:00 +0000

If it nerds, gift it! At last! Our seasonal round up of online gifting opportunities that will tickle the corners of your nearest and dearest science nerd’s heart. Although there’s a plethora of tacky science stuff out there—hanging a caffeine molecule on a pendant chain is so last year, and not at all scientific IMHO—I’ve… Read More »2017 Cool Science Gift Guide

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Content notes and trigger warnings: A primer for editors

Roma — Mon, 29 Aug 2016 21:01:08 +0000

I recently copy-edited a book called Purple Prose: Bisexuality in Britain, published by our subsidiary, Thorntree Press. The book covers a wide range of topics relevant to bisexual people and allies in the UK and other English-speaking countries. I learned a lot from editing this book, as I always do, but one thing I had… Read More »Content notes and trigger warnings: A primer for editors

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Editing academia: Working with students

Roma — Mon, 20 Jul 2015 21:26:56 +0000

I loved academic writing when I was a student, and now I get really excited when I get to work with students as an editor. In the past few months, Talk Science has done formatting, copy-editing and writing coaching for graduate students in sociology, political science and education. The Editors’ Association of Canada (EAC) has guidelines for… Read More »Editing academia: Working with students

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Working with translations: Version control

Roma — Wed, 06 May 2015 22:23:17 +0000

The International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) recently published Trade and Green Economy: A handbook, the third edition of a handbook that examines the relationship between trade and the environment. The third edition focuses specifically on the green economy, which UNEP defines as an economy “that results in improved human well-being and social equity, while significantly reducing environmental risks… Read More »Working with translations: Version control

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Understanding water use in BC

Roma — Fri, 06 Mar 2015 17:40:19 +0000

I recently found out that over 95% of the electricity produced by BC Hydro comes from hydroelectric sources, which floored me. I grew up in Alberta, where the majority of power comes from coal and natural gas, so my concept of electricity sources doesn’t include water, except for as a possible “alternative” energy source. But there’s nothing… Read More »Understanding water use in BC

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Advocacy, please

Roma — Fri, 06 Feb 2015 22:55:05 +0000

I think plain language is awesome. I’m glad the movement is gaining momentum and that there are enthusiastic advocates out there trying to make plain language the default. And I’m excited to be learning more about how to improve my own plain language skills. But I’m not so excited about the current of language shaming that… Read More »Advocacy, please

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Exquisite Love: From ancient text to e-book

Roma — Tue, 06 Jan 2015 23:23:51 +0000

In 2014, Talk Science proofread, indexed and designed the second edition of Exquisite Love: Reflections on the spiritual life based on Nārada’s Bhakti Sūtra by William K. Mahony. The Bhakti Sūtra is a set of 84 statements on the nature of divine love. It was written, in Sanskrit, sometime in the tenth or eleventh century.… Read More »Exquisite Love: From ancient text to e-book

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English, science, and the editor as advocate

Roma — Mon, 22 Dec 2014 19:58:23 +0000

At a recent meeting of the BC branch of the Editors’ Association of Canada, a panel discussed the role of editors in ensuring accessibility to information. One of the final questions asked was, “Are editors advocates?” I think that yes, we absolutely are. But here’s another question: What are we advocates for? There are some… Read More »English, science, and the editor as advocate

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Image hunting: Tips for sourcing historical images

Roma — Fri, 28 Nov 2014 19:00:11 +0000

At Talk Science to Me, we spend a lot of time sourcing images, both for our own use on our blog and website, and for our clients. The right image can be invaluable to a document, either by helping to break up long blocks of text or by giving the reader extra information about what… Read More »Image hunting: Tips for sourcing historical images

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