Chris Mooney is a freelance writer and the author of two books, 
This is the true story...of eight strangers...picked to share a new science blog...work together, and have their research and interests exposed...to find out what happens when scientists and media experts stop being esoteric...and start getting real...CORRELATIONS.
* a collaboration between WIRED Science and PBS *
We've got a physicist, an antarctic meteorologist, an epidemiologist (and fellow SciBling), a producer, a climate scientist, a television host, a writer, and your resident blogger who finds herself somewhere in the space between science, policy, and media.
Nate dea, quo fata trahunt retrahuntque, sequamur'Let us follow wherever the fates take us, there and back again.'
Of course, wherever I wander, The Intersection remains home.
Correlations World Premiere October 3rd! Stay Tuned...
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Sounds like a very interesting assembly of some very smart and informed people. Looking forward to the new learning...
The best to all of you.
Posted by: Linda | September 28, 2007 12:20 PM
Sheril,
All I can say is, congrats on your second blog in under a year...and try to make sure you're home in time for supper ;>
Posted by: Chris C. Mooney | September 28, 2007 1:07 PM
Thanks Chris. You know I will ;)
Posted by: Sheril R. Kirshenbaum | September 28, 2007 3:52 PM
Can't wait.... I have a slight suspicion I'll have another website added to my favourites folder soon!!!
J
P.S. I detect some changes in 'The Intersection's' look....
Posted by: Johnny | September 28, 2007 8:11 PM
Wow! Congratulations. 1 year and 2 blogs? I just started a blog myself and I hope that more than 100 people read it in year :-)
Posted by: purple and yellow floral pattern pillow | September 28, 2007 10:59 PM
So... given the Real World pastiche you've got going on in the post there.... are we all going to be put into a house in some random city, and given various tasks to do? This is going to be even more fun that I'd anticipated!
-cvj
Posted by: cvj | September 29, 2007 2:13 PM
We can only hope Clifford! The folks at Wired Science and PBS could probably have a field day dreaming up some interesting group challenges for Team Correlations involving everyone's expertises... perhaps Survivor meets The Real World.
Posted by: Sheril R. Kirshenbaum | September 29, 2007 5:29 PM
I think that there's a tv show to be made here. Any producers want to give us a call and shape the idea? Get in touch! We can pitch it to PBS or some other channel!!
Cheers,
-cvj
Posted by: cvj | September 29, 2007 5:58 PM
Or better yet, you all could reverse the trend of the past... I don't know, 13 years or so, and create a Real World show that doesn't involve gimmicks, challenges, or overarching projects.
Who's really going to argue that the first four seasons of The Real World weren't the best? I haven't watched it in forever because of the forced teamwork.
Scientists are a pretty loony bunch, so a lot of the entertainment would write itself. It's only when the casting directors restricted the housemates to 18-24 year-olds who are Abercrombie models, that they needed to force a storyline with the projects and challenges.
Posted by: agnostic | September 29, 2007 10:35 PM
Probably doesn't really mean anything, but...
Lately there sure seems to be a a lot of photos of Sheril popping up on this blog. ;^}
Posted by: mk | October 1, 2007 1:14 PM
thank god ;->
Posted by: Jack W | October 1, 2007 2:13 PM
Why did you omit the "nate dea" part? ("son of a goddess", i.e. Aeneas).
Posted by: andreas | October 2, 2007 10:39 AM
An oversight on my part... Thanks andreas! ;)
Posted by: Sheril R. Kirshenbaum | October 2, 2007 10:46 AM