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March 31, 2009
Category: Ephemera
Jacek Utko argues that there is no convincing reason why newspapers should survive - but that good design might be able to transform them into something more successful. In addition to numerous awards, Utko's fearless use of white space, bold...
Posted by Jessica Palmer at 10:27 PM • 5 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Film, Video & Music
My friend John Ohab is hosting a new DoD webcast called "Armed With Science." Sure, it has an over-the-top logo reminiscent of the Syfy Channel (I like to intone "ARMED WITH SCIENCE" with the same cadence as "PIGS IN...
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March 30, 2009
Category: Ephemera
SEEDmagazine.com interviews Carl Bergstrom, whose eigenfactor project uses citation databases to map networks of information sharing within science: We find papers to read by following citation trails. If you have an eigenfactor of 1.5, it means 1.5% of the...
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March 29, 2009
Category: Science in Culture & Policy
it's not enough to have scientists who can communicate effectively with journalists, and journalists who can understand and explain the science. You also need an editorial team who won't screw the whole thing up
Posted by Jessica Palmer at 3:26 PM • 12 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
March 26, 2009
Category: Biology
Some people are remarkably unaware of how the world works.
Posted by Jessica Palmer at 11:09 AM • 10 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Artists & Art
Three quietly stunning collections of photos by Rob Dobi, Martin d'Orgeval, and Miru Kim mix the ache of loss with the unintentional, but undeniable, beauty of decay.
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March 25, 2009
Category: Biology
Yesterday, zookeepers at the National Zoo's Conservation and Research Center discovered two newborn clouded leopard cubs in the enclosure of their mother, Jao Chu, whom they weren't even certain was pregnant.
Posted by Jessica Palmer at 5:00 PM • 5 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Artists & Art
Via Haute Macabre, an unbelievable 1995 fashion editorial created by Richard Avedon for the New Yorker. I have no words.
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March 24, 2009
Category: Artists & Art
It's Ada Lovelace Day! Ada Lovelace (1815 - 1852) is often referred to as the world's first computer programmer. The daughter of the famous poet Lord Byron, and the admired intellect, Annabella Milbanke, Ada Lovelace represented the meeting of...
Posted by Jessica Palmer at 7:52 AM • 1 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Artists & Art
Tonight, a lecture on anatomical museums, fairground shows, and art by Kathryn Hoffmann
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