Posts by L. E. Carmichael


Fuzzy Forensics: DNA Fingerprinting Gets Wild by L.E. Carmichael - Front Cover

Press Release: Local Author’s Latest Children’s Book Reveals the Furry Side of Forensics

On November 21, 2014, from 1-3 PM, local author and scientist Dr. Lindsey Carmichael will be signing her 12th children’s science book at Chapters in Dartmouth. Fuzzy Forensics: DNA Fingerprinting Gets Wild is based in part on forensic cases ... Read More  

Lindsey as a demon

Optimal Foraging Theory Applies to Halloween, Too

Tech Support and I live in a relatively new subdivision, and our house is at the end of a long crescent where most of the other lots are empty. As a result, we only get 6-20 kids ringing the ... Read More  

Egon Spengler

I Ain’t Afraid of No Ghost – But Reboots Kind of Scare Me

Me: Guess what, guess what? Tech Support: (tolerant expression of a man who’s preparing himself for some random factoid from the research for my next book) Me: They’re making a new Ghostbusters and all the ghostbusters will be women! ... Read More  

Uncle Ted

Goodbye to the Man Who Gave Me Worlds

If you’ve been reading this blog for a while, you may remember my Uncle Ted, from this post where I rant about how you should never have to pay for hospital parking. He passed away last Saturday after nearly ... Read More  

Kathy Reichs promotes Fuzzy Forensics

Book News and Serious Fangirling

Big news today! 1) Amazing Feats of Civil Engineering is now available for purchase! Because it’s intended for the educational market, your local independent may not have it in stock, but you can order through Amazon and the publisher. 2) Another ... Read More  

cats snuggling on the back of the couch

It’s Monday, and Therefore Cats

I can’t actually embed the video, because it’s copyright protected. But if you click through, you can watch an adorable slow-motion video of two cats fighting in a top hat. Enjoy! Read More  

reflections of tree branches

John Oliver on the Miss America Pageant

Parental warning – I’d rate this PG13, due to mild language and a bit of mature content. But he makes some excellent points about the conflict between how Western society says it views women and how our culture actually treats ... Read More  

Lindsey Carmichael and a wolf hybrid

Wolves Do Not Eat Mice. Seriously.

“But Lindsey,” you protest, “I’ve seen Never Cry Wolf six times and those wolves ate mice.” Yeah. Never Cry Wolf? Not a documentary. Adult wolves usually weigh between 55-130 pounds – at the top end of the range, small-adult-human-sized. So ... Read More  

cat in a window

I’d Really Love to Know What This Cat is Thinking Right Now

Have an idea? Post your caption in the comments! Happy weekend, everyone! Read More  

microwave popcorn banned

It’s Unclear Which of Us is Having More Fun

Tech Support is on the road this week (he fixes other people’s tech, too), and last night he sent me this picture from his hotel room: I’m still trying to suss out the reason for this policy. Is popcorn ... Read More  

reflections of tree branches

Lemurs, Suspended Animation, and My Dad: No, I’m Not Making This Up

  It’s not actually MY dad, it’s my writer-friend Gretchen Wing’s dad. I met Gretchen through WANA International, which I highly recommend all writers check out, and she gave me permission to repost this super cool story. If you ... Read More  

Sasquatch plays with catnip

I Wish All Advertising Was As Awesome As This

What are some of your favourite commercials? Share links in the comments! Read More  

Hybrid and Electric Vehicles by L.E. Carmichael - Front Cover

Whiskers of Tin

Check this out: That is actual metal, spontaneously sprouting a type of facial hair known as tin whiskers. While tin whiskers are very cool (not to mention being an awesome name for a band), their consequences are pretty serious. Because ... Read More  

French Braid - Free Short Story for Young Adults by L.E. Carmichael

Six Things I Love About Back to School Time

1) It’s a new year! Yes, yes, I recognize that by a tradition that makes no astronomical sense, we celebrate New Year’s in December. But I did 12 years of regular school, 11 years of post-secondary, and now work ... Read More  

Dreamfire by Nicole Luiken

Amy’s Marathon of Books: Dreamfire, by Nicole Luiken

Brianne is having a bad dream. The thing is, when Brianne has a bad dream, it usually means horrible things are about to happen. Read More  

sleepy cat snuggles

My Plan For the Long Weekend

Is to do exactly what my cats do everyday! What’s yours? Read More  

Information Ninja water bottle

My Superhero Name is Information Ninja

As you may have guessed from Monday’s post about my completely ice-free fundraiser for ALS research, I am home from my book tour! I’m now in that weird state of lingering jet lag and general exhaustion where I can ... Read More  

Fuzzy Forensics: DNA Fingerprinting Gets Wild by L.E. Carmichael - Front Cover

Fuzzy Forensics has Arrived in Lethbridge!

The book tour continues, with two events left to go. Both of these are on Tuesday August 19: Signing – Chapters Lethbridge – 1-4 pm Writing Workshop (adults) – Lethbridge Public Library – 7-8:30 pm Thanks to the Lethbridge ... Read More