Mark L. Winston

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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[edit]

  • 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[edit]

  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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