Guest post I don’t know how to say this, but…I’ve been seeing other blogs!! Just kidding. I mean I’ve started writing on another blog, hosted by the University of Washington Genomics Salon. The Salon brings together a diverse group of students, post-docs, faculty, and community members to discuss issues relevant to science and society. I Read More…
Category: Metaphor
Mapping Metaphor across Big Data, Biotechnology, and Genome Sequencing
Everyday metaphors Before I was geeky about science I was geeky about words. For my 16th birthday, my best friend gave me the “Encyclopedia of Etymology” — a giant tome about the origins of words (not bugs, people! That’s entomology). So of course I get excited when science and language interact, which happens a lot Read More…