Author Archives: Anne Jefferson

28 days of #sciwrite

Posted on February 1, 2014 by Anne Jefferson

Back in November 2011, Anne performed an experiment. Anne wanted to see if being publicly accountable for my writing progress would get me to my goal of a paper submission before AGU. She didn’t quite make it, but that month … Continue reading →

Categories: academic life, by Anne, publication

Augers v. Augurs

Posted on January 30, 2014 by Anne Jefferson

These are augers.   This is an augur.   The free dictionary defines augur as follows: n. 1. One of a group of ancient Roman religious officials who foretold events by observing and interpreting signs and omens. 2. A seer or prophet; … Continue reading →

Categories: by Anne, field gear

Antarctica field log: Ice in a multitude of forms

Posted on January 18, 2014 by Anne Jefferson

Sifting through more than 30 gigabytes of photos and videos from our trip to Antarctica is taking longer than we expected. (The start of the semester might have something to do with that too.) To tide you over until we … Continue reading →

Categories: Antarctica, ice and glaciers, photos

Megaphones, broken records and the problem with institutional amplification of sexism and racism

Posted on January 17, 2014 by Anne Jefferson

This week in the science communication world has been a broken record, playing over again a suite of unappealing sounds designed to again remind people of color and women that they are not seen as equal members of the scientific … Continue reading →

Categories: by Anne, ranting, society

Festering Questions from the West Virginia Chemical Spill

Posted on January 12, 2014 by Anne Jefferson

The massive impact of last week’s chemical spill into the Elk River in West Virginia continues to cause hardship for the up to 300,000 people affected by the water ban and to pose tough questions for scientists and authorities involved … Continue reading →

Categories: by Anne, hydrology, public science, society