March 31, 2008
Lights Out 2009
Category: Conservation
Google takes part in Earth Hour 2008 Hope illuminated the darkness... The next Earth Hour happens March 28th, 2009....
Posted by Sheril R. Kirshenbaum at 6:02 PM • 11 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
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Dark Planet
Category: Conservation
Earth Hour 2008 Montreal Chicago Sydney...
Posted by Sheril R. Kirshenbaum at 4:06 PM • 5 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
A Dialogue on Framing, the F-Word, and the Future of ScienceBlogs, Part I: Framer Culpa
Category: Framing Science
After taking some time to mull over the events of last week--when I saw a side of Scienceblogs.com I've not seen before, and that troubled me a great deal--I felt a strong need to clear the air. So let me...
Posted by Chris C. Mooney at 12:14 PM • 95 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Cities Go Dark
Category: Conservation
Earth Hour 2008 Bangkok Toronto Dubai...
Posted by Sheril R. Kirshenbaum at 10:58 AM • 5 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Photos From Around The World: Earth Hour 2008
Category: Conservation
Over the weekend, an hour of darkness brought reason for hope. Earth Hour 2008 serves as evidence that around the world, we're collectively recognizing climate change and ready to act to curb our planetary fever. Detroit London San Francisco Check...
Posted by Sheril R. Kirshenbaum at 9:34 AM • 1 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
March 30, 2008
Off to Princeton to "Frame" Science; On to Georgia Tech to Defend It; The Two Are Hardly Incompatible
Category: Updates
I'm hitting the road this morning for a week-long, three stop trip that takes me first to Princeton, New Jersey; second to Georgia Tech; and third to D.C. The first two stops are for talks, the last is for...
Posted by Chris C. Mooney at 10:45 AM • 23 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
March 29, 2008
Join Me In The Dark Tonight...
Category: Conservation
Don't forget....
Posted by Sheril R. Kirshenbaum at 1:16 PM • 17 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Scienceblogs Gets Parodied!
Category: Culture
After a week that left Scienceblogs reeling, a much needed reminder that we all ought to stop taking everything so seriously and laugh at ourselves too now and then.
Posted by Sheril R. Kirshenbaum at 10:34 AM • 13 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
March 28, 2008
The Hunt Begins...
Category: Culture
Today's the start of Canada's annual seal hunt and this year a new rule is in place to ensure seals are dead before they're skinned. Hunters must sever the arteries under a seal's flippers in an effort to make sure...
Posted by Sheril R. Kirshenbaum at 8:34 AM • 19 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
March 27, 2008
Of Frogs and Ice Shelves
Category: Global Warming
I haven't blogged in the last few days--what happened here over Expelled has been quite a shock to my system, and I'm still trying to process it. I will have something to say about all that as soon as...
Posted by Chris C. Mooney at 1:37 PM • 10 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
What's So Special About Oceans Anyway?
Category: Marine Science
It seems nearly universal that we are drawn to oceans. Children and adults alike marvel at whales, sea turtles, manatees, dolphins and on. Our imagination runs wild wondering about all the biodiversity and mystery lurking just below the surface of...
Posted by Sheril R. Kirshenbaum at 9:08 AM • 3 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
March 26, 2008
Nature On The Great Invertebrate Wars
Category: Marine Science
Well it seems Nature has taken sides in The Great Marine Invertebrate Wars, which began here at The Intersection last week:A bizarre geek-fight has erupted in the blogosphere over which types of invertebrates are coolest, Echinoderms or Molluscs. And I'm...
Posted by Sheril R. Kirshenbaum at 9:04 AM • 7 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
March 25, 2008
The Ebb And Flow Of Traffic Tides
Category: Media and Science
As I watch our traffic ebb and flow, I sometimes wonder whether these waves may reveal something deeper about human nature--acting as a microcosm of our broader society's attention span. Of course, we know those engaged in the blogosphere are...
Posted by Sheril R. Kirshenbaum at 12:45 PM • 94 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
March 24, 2008
PZ Myers, Mind Your Manners
Category: Personal
Dear PZ, [It's worth pointing out, my problem is not with profanity. Regular readers know that long before I entered the blogosphere, I've vocally celebrated the right to free speech and independent thinking. However, when influential and well respected professors...
Posted by Sheril R. Kirshenbaum at 12:32 PM • 288 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Expelled For Suppression?
Category: Framing Science
Chris and Matt have already explained at length the danger in PZ's unintentional promotion of Ben Stein's Expelled. What's also interesting to consider is the strategy employed in the 'super trailer', which utilizes many subtle techniques that have proven successful...
Posted by Sheril R. Kirshenbaum at 8:45 AM • 34 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
March 23, 2008
Expelled Screenwriter Wants to Give PZ and Atheist Followers a "Group Hug"
Category: Evolution
Read it for yourself. People actually involved in the promotion of films, like Randy Olson or this screenwriter, Kevin Miller, understand perfectly well how such a controversy helps Ben Stein. And Miller in particular ought to know: He'll surely get...
Posted by Chris C. Mooney at 3:56 PM • 62 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
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