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14 Column Inches Keiran's World Science Scribe Victoria Times Colonist

Pace of modern communications outstrips what the modern human brain evolved to deal with

By Monique Keiran 29 October 20155 December 2018

Social media have democratized publishing. Now, anybody can spontaneously share their thoughts, opinions, photos, witticisms and criticisms, as well as what they ate for breakfast, with the world. This accessibility…

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Royal BC Museum from Belleville Street, Victoria. Photo © Robin Zebrowski, via flickr and Creative Commons
Vancouver Island Victoria Times Colonist

Online-review industry’s woes call for consumer skepticism

By Monique Keiran 4 January 20155 December 2018

This week, the Royal BC Museum opens its doors to the local community. For the price of a cash donation, residents and visitors can tour the museum’s galleries, travel back to…

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14 Column Inches Science Scribe Victoria Times Colonist

Practice study hygiene to harness those little grey cells

By Monique Keiran 5 October 2013

Here’s good news for those of us trying to pick up new skills and information. Experts on how learning happens within the human brain have identified the two most reliable…

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B.C. Legislature. Photo by Herb Neufeld (flickr's Oggie Dog)
Victoria Times Colonist

A passing note on paper vs digital democracy

By Monique Keiran 20 July 20135 December 2018

On the second day our government sat in the B.C. Legislature, Speaker Linda Reid admonished then-unelected premier Christy Clark for passing notes to a cabinet minister during a debate. Clark…

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14 Column Inches Science Scribe Victoria Times Colonist

New apps help virus information go viral

By Monique Keiran 12 January 20134 September 2013

This week, the Weather Network’s Flu Report shows significant numbers of influenza cases in the Lower Mainland. Google Flu Trends provides less detail — it rates all of B.C. as…

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