In the Field: CBC Radio One
“The Whale’s Choice” is rebroadcast on In the Field.
Tuesday, November 20 and Sunday, November 25, 2012.
“The Whale’s Choice” is rebroadcast on In the Field.
Tuesday, November 20 and Sunday, November 25, 2012.
When I work as a guide on ships, the Arctic sounds different to me than it used to; it’s harder to find the atmosphere I first fell in love with when I paddled… Source: Arctic sound, lost & found | Meet the North
Our first story about the French Polynesian island of Makatea came out on May 4, 2021 with Hakai Magazine. There’s also an audio edition, which was a lot of fun for me to read! Now the story is running again, this time in French, with Courrier International. This will make the story more accessible for…
Dove’s new Real Beauty Sketches campaign is getting a lot of buzz, but whether you call it a commercial or a “compelling social experiment,” I fear the real message might be in the last few seconds. If you missed them, look again.
I’m writing for the Centre for Nanoscience and Quantum Information in Bristol, UK this week, which means I’m learning some quantum physics. The most excellent surprise of the day was coming across Professor Sandu Popescu from the University of Bristol in an on-line video. He studies “the most fundamental aspects of quantum physics,” and aside from explaining some of the basic stuff I needed to know, he left me with a precious gem of inspiration.
Summer this year is interviews, field recorders and a dim audio editing screen punctuated by mountain exploration and adventure. It’s a good mix. This week, we ventured to The Bugaboos, a group of granite spires which are a world-class climbing destination.
We are not world class climbers, but we had fun anyway.
The Literary Review of Canada reviews Paddlenorth and you’ll learn some very neat stuff if you click through to read all about it. Details about Everest and Antarctica are folded in.