• rENNISance woman by Cath Ennis

    Matt Brown said: "You can blog about whatever you wish, as long as it is related to science and research". His wish is my command! Here are some snippets from my life as a cancer research grant wrangler in Vancouver. Mostly the silly bits.

    • Videos that make me happy

      Tuesday, 03 Mar 2009 - 15:57 UTC

      Not least because they make for a quick’n’easy post in a very busy week.

      These two commercials are getting a lot of airtime on Canadian TV.

      The first one warms the heart:

      while the second one engages the brain:

      That was quick! I think this might be the first ever blog post I’ve written while waiting for a kettle to boil.

      Last updated: Tuesday, 03 Mar 2009 - 15:57 UTC

      • Comments

        • Date:
          Wednesday, 04 Mar 2009 - 12:19 UTC
          Matt Brown said:

          Hmm, last time I watched Discovery channel, half the programmes were about Hitler’s henchmen. I didn’t see any of them in the commercial.

        • Date:
          Wednesday, 04 Mar 2009 - 15:32 UTC
          Cath Ennis said:

          Yeah… I once went to a conference workshop on presenting your science on TV, and the chair said that your best bet might be to call your project “World’s Biggest Exploding Egyptian Mummies” or something. Although Daily Planet (a Canadian show) is actually pretty good. A friend of mine at the Glasgow vet school was on it once, which was fun.

        • Date:
          Thursday, 05 Mar 2009 - 18:57 UTC
          María José Navarrete-Talloni said:

          Very interesting videos (inspiring too!)… and I’m amazed of the things one can do just waiting for the water to boil!
          ;-)

        • Date:
          Thursday, 05 Mar 2009 - 19:24 UTC
          Cath Ennis said:

          Yes, it’s usually all I can do to make toast and get the milk out of the fridge.


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