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Chris Mooney is a visiting associate in the Center for Collaborative History at Princeton University and the author of three books, The Republican War on Science, Storm World, and Unscientific America.
Sheril Kirshenbaum is a marine biologist and author at Duke University. Sometimes she's a classicist, radio jock, or congressional staffer. Never sure what's next, she continues to enjoy the journey. For more information, visit her website.
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November 26, 2008
Category: Culture
My latest Science Progress column, about a recent, cutting edge attempt to bring science and Hollywood together, is now up. It's entitled, "Attack of the Nerds from Outer Space," which should be more than enough of a teaser. You...
Posted by Chris C. Mooney at 12:00 PM • • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Politics and Science
Read my full article at DeSmogBlog......
Posted by Sheril R. Kirshenbaum at 10:50 AM • 2 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
November 25, 2008
Category: Conservation
Wasteful spending or beneficial advertising? What's the weirdest thing you've ever received at a meeting?
Posted by Sheril R. Kirshenbaum at 10:14 AM • 16 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
November 24, 2008
Category: Conservation
Hawaii has seen another invasion of the dangerous box jellyfish and we've got the details at Talking Science. Most importantly, remember everything's connected: oceans, land, and atmosphere. We're a single component of the vast array of biodiversity on the planet...
Posted by Sheril R. Kirshenbaum at 11:00 AM • • 0 TrackBacks
November 23, 2008
Category: Education
John Lynch over at Stranger Fruit recommended this quiz by the Intercollegiate Studies Institute featuring 33 questions designed to measure knowledge of America's founding principles, political history, international relations, and market economy. According to ISI, 71% of Americans fail and...
Posted by Sheril R. Kirshenbaum at 5:40 PM • 46 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
November 21, 2008
Category: Energy
Over at DeSmogBlog, I take a look at the events of this week and how they point to strong and dramatic action on global warming and energy early next year. In particular, it now appears that Barack Obama, Barbara Boxer,...
Posted by Chris C. Mooney at 8:59 AM • 2 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
November 19, 2008
Category: Culture
My latest Science Progress column attempts to imagine what Barack Obama would do if he had been elected "president of science." My answer: He would try to close the gaps between scientists and the public, and try to defuse the...
Posted by Chris C. Mooney at 12:59 PM • 2 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
November 18, 2008
Category: Women in Science
The past week has seen a mild ripple across the science blogosphere over women in science. I've refrained from participating this round while Chris and I are hard at work completing our manuscript. But today while I'm presently somewhere miles...
Posted by Sheril R. Kirshenbaum at 12:16 PM • 2 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Culture
This morning I'm off to meet Chris in LA for the launch of the National Academy of Sciences Science and Entertainment Exchange. The Exchange will connect producers, directors, writers and others in need of scientific information for their productions with...
Posted by Sheril R. Kirshenbaum at 8:17 AM • 2 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
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