Christine Folch

Presenting on “Global Warming, Environment, and Energy Panel” on 3/4 10:15am at DUKE

Come hear about COP21, renewable energy, and South America–I’ll be presenting on Energy & Climate Change at this year’s Duke/FHI Global Brazil Lab Conference on Friday. For more, see the … Continue reading

March 2, 2016 · Leave a comment

How do *you* pronounce the names in the Shannara Chronicles?

I watched the first two episodes of MTV’s Shannara Chronicles the other night and this post resulted. World-building is one of the best parts of science fiction and fantasy. Ever … Continue reading

January 14, 2016 · 1 Comment

Good beginnings.

Olive oil, garlic, aromatics. A new spiral notebook and newly sharpened pencils. The sound of an orchestra tuning their instruments just before playing a piece. Starting a new blog.

December 24, 2015 · Leave a comment

Grad School Tips: Writing Strategies a.k.a. Best Advice I Ever Received

Hands down, the very best advice I received in grad school was: Write every seminar paper as if you were going to publish it and then do so. Publishing articles … Continue reading

October 21, 2015 · Leave a comment