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most of the time, most people do not need quit hits. They need context, not sound bites. They need reasoned argument, not pithy polemics. They need authority and attribution, not celebrations of celebrity.
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Posted by James Hrynyshyn at 7:27 AM • 18 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Sci-culture
The more you Tweet, the less you think. The more Tweets you follow, the less you understand.
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Posted by James Hrynyshyn at 2:44 PM • 7 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
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If you have never posted a comment on ScienceBlogs before, now would be the time. Every commenter who supplies an email these days gets entered to win one of the those all-expenses-paid things to New York City. The trip includes...
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Posted by James Hrynyshyn at 2:10 PM • 5 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: misc
Is every 10 minutes too often?
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Posted by James Hrynyshyn at 3:15 PM • 12 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: misc
If you've ever wanted to know what ScienceBloggers are like in the real world, and you're going to be in the general vicinity of Asheboro, North Carolina (that's halfway between the mountains and the ocean), drop by the NC Zoo...
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Posted by James Hrynyshyn at 9:12 AM • 2 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
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If you'd like to join a sort of Scienceblogs elite reader club, you've got two days to send me an email. Each blog here can nominate two readers for access to one massive club account on del.icio.us. You'll be asked...
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Posted by James Hrynyshyn at 9:42 AM • 0 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
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How can we help change this absurd culture of celebrity worship, and replace it with one that values the contributions of science?
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Posted by James Hrynyshyn at 10:09 AM • 5 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
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Vote now, before the polls close today at 10 pm ET, in the Best Science Blog competition. It's neck and neck between Bad Astronomy, which is a pretty cool read, and Climate Audit, which is a place where people who...
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Posted by James Hrynyshyn at 2:54 PM • 37 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: misc
You wouldn't seriously consider using the phrase "man president," now, would you?
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Posted by James Hrynyshyn at 8:26 AM • 40 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
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Sooner or later even the best of us will come to speak approvingly on something that has no scientific merit.
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