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'''Mark L. Winston''' is a [[Canada|Canadian]] biologist and writer.<ref name=unassuming>[http://www.theprovince.com/technology/unassuming+scientists+have+changed+world/11170953/story.html "B.C.’s unassuming scientists have changed the world"]. ''[[The Province]]'', June 28, 2015.</ref> A professor in the Faculty of Biological Sciences at [[Simon Fraser University]], he specializes in the study of [[bees]].<ref name=unassuming/>
'''Mark L. Winston''' is a [[Canadians|Canadian]] biologist and writer.<ref name=unassuming>[https://theprovince.com/technology/unassuming+scientists+have+changed+world/11170953/story.html "B.C.’s unassuming scientists have changed the world"]. ''[[The Province]]'', June 28, 2015.</ref> A professor of apiculture and social insects at [[Simon Fraser University]], he spent much of his career studying [[bees]]<ref name=unassuming/> until becoming founding director of the university's Centre for Dialogue in 2006.<ref name=director>[https://www.sfu.ca/dialogue/about-us/fellows/mark-l--winston.html "Mark L Winston"]. ''Centre for Dialog'', March 19, 2017.</ref>


His book ''Bee Time: Lessons from the Hive'', published in 2014, won the [[Governor General's Award for English-language non-fiction]]<ref name=announce>[http://montrealgazette.com/entertainment/arts/robyn-sarah-guy-vanderhaeghe-among-recipients-of-2015-governor-generals-literary-awards "Robyn Sarah, Guy Vanderhaeghe among recipients of 2015 Governor General's Literary Awards"]. ''[[Montreal Gazette]]'', October 28, 2015.</ref> and was a shortlisted nominee for the Science in Society General Book Award.<ref>[http://www.cbc.ca/books/2015/04/bob-mcdonald-finalist-for-science-in-society-general-book-award.html "Bob McDonald finalist for Science in Society General Book Award"]. [[CBC Books]], April 14, 2015.</ref>
His 2014 book ''Bee Time: Lessons from the Hive'' won the [[Governor General's Award for English-language non-fiction]]<ref name=announce>[https://montrealgazette.com/entertainment/arts/robyn-sarah-guy-vanderhaeghe-among-recipients-of-2015-governor-generals-literary-awards "Robyn Sarah, Guy Vanderhaeghe among recipients of 2015 Governor General's Literary Awards"]. ''[[Montreal Gazette]]'', October 28, 2015.</ref> and was shortlisted for the Science in Society General Book Award.<ref>[http://www.cbc.ca/books/2015/04/bob-mcdonald-finalist-for-science-in-society-general-book-award.html "Bob McDonald finalist for Science in Society General Book Award"]. [[CBC Books]], April 14, 2015.</ref>


==Works==
==Works==
*''The Biology of the Honey Bee'' (Harvard University Press, 1984)
*''Killer Bees: The Africanized Honey Bee in the Americas'' (Harvard University Press, 1992)
*''Nature Wars: People vs. Pests'' (Harvard University Press, 1997)
*''Travels in the Genetically Modified Zone'' (Harvard University Press, 2002)
*''Travels in the Genetically Modified Zone'' (Harvard University Press, 2002)
*''Bee Time: Lessons from the Hive'' (Harvard University Press, 2014)
*''Bee Time: Lessons from the Hive'' (Harvard University Press, 2014)
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Latest revision as of 11:43, 19 March 2023

Mark L. Winston
Mark L. Winston, October 2015
Mark L. Winston, October 2015
Occupationacademic, writer
Genrescience
Notable worksBee Time: Lessons from the Hive
Website
winstonhive.com

Mark L. Winston is a Canadian biologist and writer.[1] A professor of apiculture and social insects at Simon Fraser University, he spent much of his career studying bees[1] until becoming founding director of the university's Centre for Dialogue in 2006.[2]

His 2014 book Bee Time: Lessons from the Hive won the Governor General's Award for English-language non-fiction[3] and was shortlisted for the Science in Society General Book Award.[4]

Works

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  • The Biology of the Honey Bee (Harvard University Press, 1984)
  • Killer Bees: The Africanized Honey Bee in the Americas (Harvard University Press, 1992)
  • Nature Wars: People vs. Pests (Harvard University Press, 1997)
  • Travels in the Genetically Modified Zone (Harvard University Press, 2002)
  • Bee Time: Lessons from the Hive (Harvard University Press, 2014)

References

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  1. ^ a b "B.C.’s unassuming scientists have changed the world". The Province, June 28, 2015.
  2. ^ "Mark L Winston". Centre for Dialog, March 19, 2017.
  3. ^ "Robyn Sarah, Guy Vanderhaeghe among recipients of 2015 Governor General's Literary Awards". Montreal Gazette, October 28, 2015.
  4. ^ "Bob McDonald finalist for Science in Society General Book Award". CBC Books, April 14, 2015.
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