Communicating Science Broadly
Matt Nisbet has some heartening news: A science communication bill has been introduced in Congress, one that would fund the National Science Foundation to invest in training scientists to become better...
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Speaking Science 2.0, Complete (and Replete) With Slides
On June 4, more than 120 people turned out for the Mooney/Nisbet Speaking Science 2.0 talk at the New York Academy of Sciences. The talk is now part of their online content, including an E-briefing...
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CORRELATIONS Launch! Open Thread…
Today’s the day! Check out my new blog CORRELATIONS – a collaboration between WIRED Science and PBS. My first post is up introducing myself and foreshadowing some upcoming topics I’ll be taking on...
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What on Earth?
As Chris hinted, the two of us have been hard at work on something extraordinary to be announced next week! Get ready for BIG news that we’re real excited to share here… In the mean time, posts today...
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Science + 1
In my latest “Science Progress” online column, I’ve tried for something a little bit off my beaten path. The piece takes, as its starting point, a recent Urban Institute study suggesting (among other...
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Framing Science in NC: Changing Minds Through Science Communication
More evidence the Research Triangle in North Carolina is where the sciblings are… Right now, Chris is on his way across the country to meet me in the NC for this weekend’s Science Blogging Conference....
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Is Our Children Learning? (maybe not)
I spent much of Sunday examining the education system in this country and came across NSF’s Science and Engineering Indicators 2008 report. Most alarming is the scientific literacy section based on...
View ArticleRoston Talks Carbon On Colbert
Last week I praised Eric Roston’s excellent new book The Carbon Age. Here he is on Tuesday’s The Colbert Report:
View ArticleReading Between The Lines – Research You May Never Use?
by Philip H. DISCLAIMER – The opinions expressed in this blog post are those of the author alone. They do NOT represent the official opinion, policy, or action of any governmental agency the author may...
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Biofortified
Karl from Innoculated Mind is part of what looks to be an excellent new site called Biofortified. It’s a group blog on plant gentics–especially genetic engineering–written by grad students, professors,...
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