blogosphere:
ScienceBlogs is inviting each of its blogs to name two "Super Readers". These "Super Readers" will have access to a new del.icio.us account, where they'll be able to tag three ScienceBlogs posts of their choice per week. These will go...
Posted on March 7, 2008 8:08 PM • 3 Comments •
Ben Goldacre, Jennifer Rohn, and Ed Yong on what makes them tick... and what makes them blog.
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Posted on March 3, 2008 6:02 PM • 4 Comments •
The Royal Institution, in conjunction with Nature Network, is sponsoring a program on science blogging this Thursday (28 February): Blogging science Dr Ben Goldacre, Dr Jennifer Rohn, Ed Yong Thursday 28 February 2008 7.00pm-8.30pm What is it like to work...
Posted on February 25, 2008 4:57 AM • 0 Comments •
Send me your best science-themed valentines.
Posted on February 11, 2008 3:49 PM • 1 Comments •
Netroots, change, and fighting poverty: who will carry on Edwards' legacy?
Posted on January 30, 2008 6:15 PM • 4 Comments •
Research Blogging.org (formerly BPR3) now automatically aggregates blog posts about peer-reviewed literature on its home page.
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Posted on January 24, 2008 6:04 PM • 0 Comments •
Another indication of the staying power and impact of blogs.
Posted on November 19, 2007 7:14 PM • 0 Comments •
Thursday was the last day of the month-long DonorsChoose challenge, and ScienceBlogs did incredibly well. You can view the full leaderboard here, but Janet of Adventures in Ethics and Science offers these details: 20 Sb blogs mounted challenges; 12 of...
Posted on November 3, 2007 12:08 PM • 0 Comments •
If so, you'll be interested in today's announcement from BPR3 (Bloggers for Peer-Reviewed Research Reporting): We're pleased to announce that BPR3's Blogging on Peer Reviewed Research icons are now ready to go! Anyone can use these icons to show when...
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Posted on October 29, 2007 9:45 AM • 4 Comments •
Tomorrow, 15 October, is the inaugural Blog Action Day. This means that thousands of bloggers from across the internet will publish posts on a single topic: the environment. So far over 14,000 blogs have signed up, with an estimated audience...
Posted on October 14, 2007 1:50 PM • 0 Comments •
We've raised $295 at The Scientific Activist on just one week, but we still have $705 to go.
Posted on October 8, 2007 6:00 PM • 0 Comments •
Once again, fellow ScienceBlogger Shelley Batts of Retrospectacle is a finalist for the $10,000 Blogging Scholarship at CollegeScholarships.org. The winner is chosen by a popular vote, so if you think she's deserving, go vote for her here. I already did....
Posted on October 8, 2007 4:38 PM • 0 Comments •
It's that time of the year again, so give early and give often!
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Posted on October 1, 2007 9:39 AM • 0 Comments •
This announcement is related to another bigger one that's coming in just a few hours. Six Apart (who runs MovableType, the blogging platform we use at ScienceBlogs) is giving away $30 philanthropic gift certificates for use on DonorsChoose. The only...
Posted on October 1, 2007 7:01 AM • 0 Comments •
How liable are we for the things we
don't write on our blogs?
Posted on September 22, 2007 1:27 PM • 2 Comments •
Keep 'em comin'!
Posted on September 21, 2007 6:50 PM • 3 Comments •
My remarks to the Texas Aggie Democrats on September 5, 2007.
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Posted on September 7, 2007 12:22 PM • 1 Comments •
A detailed list of some of the high-impact reporting done by blogs
Posted on August 23, 2007 7:30 AM • 5 Comments •
Blogging against anti-blogging and HIV denialism
Posted on August 21, 2007 6:01 PM • 1 Comments •
...for now, at least.
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Posted on August 12, 2007 12:28 PM • 1 Comments •
August 9, 2007, will go down in history as a great day for global warming denialism. On Wednesday, the 8th, well-known global warming denialist Steve McIntyre published a post on his blog about NASA finding a flaw in some of...
Posted on August 11, 2007 1:54 PM • 13 Comments •
This Wednesday at noon.
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Posted on August 6, 2007 11:37 AM • 1 Comments •
New merchandise gives you the powers of refutation of the
Atlas of Creation's Harun Yahya.
Posted on July 24, 2007 1:57 PM • 5 Comments •
To keep my readers better informed, I've added a Google News RSS feed to the sidebar of the blog. It's currently located just under the search form, although I may move it later. It should deliver the latest headlines from...
Posted on July 24, 2007 11:24 AM • 0 Comments •
A new plug-in for finding related content.
Posted on July 21, 2007 2:36 PM • 1 Comments •
You may have noticed a little green box (replicated here) on the right sidebar advertising the ScienceBlogs reader survey. I hear that it's not going to be up too terribly much longer, so if you haven't taken the survey yet,...
Posted on July 16, 2007 11:08 AM • 0 Comments •
Over at A Blog Around the Clock, Bora has posted an interview he conducted by email with Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards on science and science-related issues. The fact that John Edwards participated is a good indication that the 2008...
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Posted on July 9, 2007 6:48 PM • 0 Comments •
Bora Zivkovic of A Blog Around the Clock announced this morning that the first ever anthology of science blogging, The Open Laboratory: The Best Writing on Science Blogs 2006 is now available for purchase. At the website of the publisher,...
Posted on January 16, 2007 2:15 PM • 0 Comments •
It was just brought to my attention today that the comments on my blog weren't working. I had thought it was kind of strange that I hadn't had a comment in almost two weeks, but, well, whatever. It had something...
Posted on January 11, 2007 3:34 PM • 3 Comments •
One year ago today, I published my first post on
The Scientific Activist
Posted on January 11, 2007 12:43 PM • 1 Comments •
The Scientific Activist received a shout out yesterday in the latest issue of the Ventura County Reporter in Sandra Sorenson's article stressing the continued importance of blogs and how they likely contributed to Time Magazine's recent Person of the Year...
Posted on December 29, 2006 9:18 PM • 1 Comments •
Via A Blog Around the Clock comes news that Daniel Rhoads, who writes the informative blog Migrations (and formerly A Concerned Scientist), has successfully defended his dissertation. So, after a few minor revisions, it looks like it won't be too...
Posted on December 3, 2006 2:57 PM • 2 Comments •
A list of blogs covering NMR (nuclear magnetic resonance)
Posted on November 17, 2006 5:27 PM • 3 Comments •
Fellow ScienceBlogger Shelly Batts of Retrospectacle was chosen this last week as a finalist for a blogging scholarship being offered by Scholarships Around the US. She's a hell of a blogger, and I think she deserves our support. If you...
Posted on November 5, 2006 4:57 PM • 0 Comments •
I've added a list of recommended books and worthy science-related causes.
Posted on September 15, 2006 8:41 AM • 2 Comments •
Student Pugwash USA (SPUSA), an organization that encourages the inclusion of social responsibility considerations in our scientific dialogue, has started a new blog called MindFull. The blog has already tackled a variety of issues from "ethical stem cells" to defense...
Posted on September 7, 2006 6:36 PM • 0 Comments •
It's on now. Janet of Adventures in Ethics and Science has challenged us all to a nerd-off. It doesn't look like David Bowie is going to be there, but, hell, we can do better. Maybe James Watson? Anyways, here's the...
Posted on September 6, 2006 11:40 AM • 4 Comments •
Click on the link to see the man himself....
Posted on September 5, 2006 4:47 PM • 21 Comments •
...but you'll probably read it anyway.
Posted on August 28, 2006 4:14 PM • 5 Comments •
...since Bush announced his restrictions on embryonic stem cell research.
Posted on August 26, 2006 8:45 PM • 2 Comments •
They're all sort of related, so here goes....
Posted on August 15, 2006 5:10 PM • 7 Comments •
As part of the constant and inevitable march of progress here at The Scientific Activist, I've fixed my blog template so that now when you click on the "Read on" link at the bottom of an entry on the main...
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Posted on August 1, 2006 6:55 PM • 0 Comments •
It looks like everyone has a new angle on the recent Nature science blog rankings. Now, my blogging platform, Movable Type, is claiming its own bragging rights, noting that 30 of the 50 top science blogs are "powered" by Movable...
Posted on July 10, 2006 10:22 PM • 3 Comments •
It looks like the good folks at Seed (thanks, Tim!) have fixed some of the posting problems that were plaguing ScienceBlogs over the weekend. This means that the system is no longer keeping me from, among other things, using the...
Posted on July 10, 2006 12:32 PM • 0 Comments •
Word on the street is that people have had trouble commenting on some of the ScienceBlogs. I don't think there has been any trouble here, but if you have had any issues, give me an email at scientific.activist@gmail.com so I...
Posted on July 8, 2006 12:59 PM • 0 Comments •
Yes, it's true. I've been called a "budding Matt Drudge." In a post on the recent Nature science blog rankings, The Tech Chronicles wrote: And Nick Anthis is a budding Matt Drudge. His revelations about a NASA official who was...
Posted on July 6, 2006 5:40 PM • 0 Comments •
This Thursday's issue of Nature ranks the top 50 science blogs on the internet and, somewhat surprisingly, The Scientific Activist lands in the #5 spot. The top 5, with their Technorati ranks in parentheses, are as follows: Pharyngula (179) The...
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Posted on July 5, 2006 6:17 PM • 1 Comments •
The newest edition of The Tangled Bank is up at e3 Information Overload. As usual, it's a great place to go and check out what people have been writing about in the science blogosphere....
Posted on July 5, 2006 7:59 AM • 0 Comments •
We all know that the blogosphere is the most incestuous place outside of Arkansas, so why fight it? In that spirit, here's a post that contributes no new information to the web. Luckily, though, some people are actually expanding our...
Posted on June 22, 2006 7:58 PM • 0 Comments •
The latest word on the ScienceBlogs/DonorsChoose fundraising challenge is that as of Tuesday the total amount of donations had reached $12,325.59, plus $10,000 in matching funds from Seed. Here at The Scientific Activist we've raised $345.00 in generous donations, bringing...
Posted on June 22, 2006 7:08 PM • 0 Comments •
The latest edition of the science blog carnival Tangled Bank is up at Centrerion Canadian Politics. Go check it out for a good sampling of what people have been writing about around the science blogosphere, which does, you may be...
Posted on June 21, 2006 5:59 PM • 1 Comments •
It was a huge pain in the ass, and it probably wasn't worth the effort, but I'm happy to announce that I have organized all of my posts from the old site by category and by date. You can now...
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Posted on June 20, 2006 9:49 PM • 0 Comments •
When I first started blogging in January, I had only recently started by Ph.D. in biochemistry, and it seemed like I was going to have quite a bit of free time on my hands. Now, fast-forward ahead five months, and things have changed quite a bit. I'm constantly in the lab on nights and weekends, generally working ten to twelve hours a day. So, where does the blogging fit into everything? Most of the time, it's a nightly routine.
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Posted on June 19, 2006 7:27 PM • 0 Comments •
It looks like I have quite a few new people coming to the site today to read about some pretty bizarre chemistry, so if you happen to be one of them, I'd encourage you to have a look around the...
Posted on June 19, 2006 9:30 AM • 0 Comments •
As I've spent my entire weekend alternatively sitting in front of a ginormous magnet running NMR experiments and in front of a computer screen analyzing the data from those experiments, the blogging has unfortunately been light. However, I just wanted...
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Posted on June 18, 2006 8:40 PM • 2 Comments •
Through its recently announced interdisciplinary journal
PLoS ONE, the
Public Library of Science appears poised to compete directly with the two leading scientific journals,
Science and
Nature. Now comes news that
PLoS has started a
series of blogs to promote this endeavor.
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Posted on June 14, 2006 7:20 PM • 2 Comments •
Here at
The Scientific Activist, we welcome criticism--
intelligent criticism, that is (as opposed to unintelligible dribble like this***). Besides, when it comes to boosting traffic stats, any link is a good link, so I thought I should give a shout out to some of the nice folks who linked to me over the last couple of days, even though they basically disagreed with everything I wrote.
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Posted on June 12, 2006 7:28 PM • 3 Comments •
Over at his new blog, A Blog Around the Clock, Bora gives us a comprehensive introduction to all of the new Seed bloggers, including where they're coming from, and where they've moved to. Make sure you update your bookmarks and...
Posted on June 10, 2006 10:35 AM • 0 Comments •
Welcome to the new home of The Scientific Activist, a growing source of news and commentary on science, politics, science policy, and everything in between. The Scientific Activist was first launched on January 11th, 2006, at scientificactivist.blogspot.com/, and the goals...
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Posted on June 9, 2006 12:05 PM • 2 Comments • 1 TrackBacks
An Oxford graduate student by day and a scientific activist by night, Nick Anthis isn't letting his Ph.D. research in protein structure get in the way of defending scientific and social progress.
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