Who Knew? Dept: The Astrophysicist from Queen
You can't make this stuff up. From Very Short List: Science Brian May, the bushy-haired guitarist for Queen, recently completed...
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I write articles on science, medicine, nature, culture and other matters for the New York Times Magazine, The Atlantic, Slate, National Geographic, Scientific American Mind, and other publications, and am working on my fourth book, The Orchid and the Dandelion, which expands on my recent December 2009 Atlantic article. In August 2010, I'll be moving to London for a year to work on the book. I'll also serve as a senior fellow at City University London's MA science journalism program.
You're encouraged to check out my third book Reef Madness: Charles Darwin, Alexander Agassiz, and the Meaning of Coral, which traces the strangest but most forgotten controversy in Darwin's career; subscribe to Neuron Culture by email; see more of my work at my main website; or track Twitter feed, my Google Reader shared items, or my Tumblr log, which gets it all.
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August 28, 2008
Pebble collection: Med anthropology and other wonders
A couple of the shinier stones I've come across on the web lately: Somatosphere is a new blog about medical...
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August 27, 2008
Walter Benjamin's Writing Tips
Category: Books
A fascinating man, a wonderful writer -- and to judge from his tips for writing, a person of stupendously rigorous habit. I stumbled across these at Marginal Revolution. I put my favorites in bold and a few comments in brackets. Use with caution.
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Measles Cases Grow in Number, and Officials Blame Parents’ Fear of Autism - NYTimes.com
Category: Science policy
When I called out a Scientific American post yesterday about a rise in measles cases because of unvaccinated children, I...
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Removing the Stone of Madness: Biophemera considers a Renaissance psychosurgical mystery
Category: Culture of science
Over at Biophemera, a ScienceBlog I've somehow overlooked to date, biologist and artist Jessica Palmer ponders a question raised by a number of Renaissance paintings depicting surgeons removing "stones of madness" from patients's skulls: Did surgeons (or quacks) sham these operations?
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August 26, 2008
Measles is back, and it's because your kids aren't vaccinated: Scientific American Blog
Category: History/philosophy of science
Measles—a highly contagious disease-causing virus—is making a comeback in the U.S., thanks to parents fears over vaccines. Fifteen children under 20, including four babies, have been hospitalized and 131 sickened by the red splotches since the beginning of this year in 15 states and the District of Columbia, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control.
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Beer Keg Theft Rising -- But they want the metal, not the beer
What's the world coming to? This irresistible news nugget comes from Al Tompkins at Poynter Online: Beer Kegs Attract...
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August 22, 2008
Math Prof Jobs Go Unfilled (sort of)
Category: Nota Bene
And not-so-good news. As much of the math instruction in my own hometown school district (which was recently ranked as...
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'U.S. News' College Rankings Sees Drop in Participation
And some good news, from Inside Higher Ed: 'U.S. News' Sees Drop in Participation Even though many colleges will boast...
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Wine Spectator gives award to non-existent restaurant
from the NY Times: Sour GrapesThe news that Wine Spectator magazine was scammed into giving an Award of Excellence to...
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