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Advancing Science through Conversations: Bridging the Gap between Blogs and the Academy
A postdoc by day and a scientific activist by night, Nick Anthis isn't letting his research in protein structure and function get in the way of defending scientific and social progress.
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Category: blogosphere
Although I've only written a bit about the recent outbreak of influenza A H1N1 (swine flu), I'd encourage you to take a look at this post by Kent Newsome that discusses where to find reliable information on this topic. This...
Posted by Nick Anthis at 11:26 AM • 8 Comments •
Category: blogosphere
Although people who know me can attest that I made countless assurances that I would never do such a thing, I have once again succumbed to the relentless force of progress, and I'm now on Twitter. Check me out. I'm...
Posted by Nick Anthis at 7:15 AM • 0 Comments •
Category: blogosphere
An ironic juxtaposition
Posted by Nick Anthis at 7:31 AM • 2 Comments •
Category: DonorsChoose
Seed just announced that it will be matching up to $15,000 in donations to this year's ScienceBlogs/DonorsChoose Challenge. This is great news, and if you haven't donated already this is a great reason to do it now. There's only one...
Posted by Nick Anthis at 3:55 PM • 0 Comments •
Category: DonorsChoose
Seed announces prizes for donors, so now there are more reasons than ever to donate to my challenge.
Posted by Nick Anthis at 5:15 PM • 0 Comments •
Category: DonorsChoose
Give early and give often!
Posted by Nick Anthis at 5:00 PM • 0 Comments •
Category: blogosphere
On Saturday, 20 September, Mo Costandi (Neurophilosophy), Selvakumar Ganesan (The Scientific Indian), Kara Contreary (Pure Pedantry), and I hosted a gathering at the Calthorpe Arms in London to join others in celebrating ScienceBlogs' one millionth reader comment. In addition to...
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Category: blogosphere
Find out what others are saying... and what I have to say about what they're saying.
Posted by Nick Anthis at 7:36 PM • 3 Comments •
Category: blogosphere
Acknowledgments for "Advancing Science through Conversations: Bridging the Gap between Blogs and the Academy"
Posted by Nick Anthis at 5:50 PM • 0 Comments •
Category: blogosphere
A new paper on science blogging by Shelley Batts, Tara Smith, and myself.
Posted by Nick Anthis at 8:47 PM • 6 Comments •
Category: events
Saturday, 20 September, at the Calthorpe Arms
Posted by Nick Anthis at 11:35 PM • 14 Comments •
Category: blogosphere
ResearchBlogging.org has been given a face-lift. Check it out.
Posted by Nick Anthis at 7:39 AM • 0 Comments •
Category: blogosphere
You may have noticed a link on the right sidebar advertising the ScienceBlogs/Seed reader survey. Either way, I'd encourage you to spend a few minutes of your time to give some feedback. The powers that be certainly take your comments...
Posted by Nick Anthis at 2:52 PM • 0 Comments •
Category: blogosphere
Because they've let in another Aggie. Matt Springer, who writes ScienceBlogs' newest blog, Built on Facts, is a graduate student in physics at Texas A&M University, my alma mater. His blog is live now, so go check it out....
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Category: movies
I'm starting to feel a little less guilty about my negative review of Sizzle.
Posted by Nick Anthis at 4:55 PM • 14 Comments •
Category: movies
Randy Olson's new film Sizzle is difficult to pin down.
Posted by Nick Anthis at 5:10 AM • 2 Comments •
Category: blogosphere
My main overriding goal here at The Scientific Activist is to publicize and comment on issues that I feel are important--particularly issues that would otherwise be under- or misreported in the media. In doing so, I hope to spark productive...
Posted by Nick Anthis at 6:40 AM • 0 Comments •
Category: media
Just a bit of self-promotion here, but on Friday I got a nice mention by Curtis Brainard in the Columbia Journalism Review blog The Kicker: Yesterday, The Scientific Activist blog (part of the ScienceBlogs.com community) carried a keen-eyed piece of...
Posted by Nick Anthis at 6:22 AM • 0 Comments •
Category: 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 by Nick Anthis at 8:08 PM • 3 Comments •
Category: blogosphere
Ben Goldacre, Jennifer Rohn, and Ed Yong on what makes them tick... and what makes them blog.
Posted by Nick Anthis at 6:02 PM • 4 Comments •
Category: blogosphere
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 by Nick Anthis at 4:57 AM • 0 Comments •
Category: blogosphere
Send me your best science-themed valentines.
Posted by Nick Anthis at 3:49 PM • 1 Comments •
Category: Election 2008
Netroots, change, and fighting poverty: who will carry on Edwards' legacy?
Posted by Nick Anthis at 6:15 PM • 4 Comments •
Category: blogosphere
Research Blogging.org (formerly BPR3) now automatically aggregates blog posts about peer-reviewed literature on its home page.
Posted by Nick Anthis at 6:04 PM • 0 Comments •
Category: blogosphere
Another indication of the staying power and impact of blogs.
Posted by Nick Anthis at 7:14 PM • 0 Comments •
Category: causes
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 by Nick Anthis at 12:08 PM • 0 Comments •
Category: peer review
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...
Posted by Nick Anthis at 9:45 AM • 4 Comments •
Category: blogosphere
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...
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Category: causes
We've raised $295 at The Scientific Activist on just one week, but we still have $705 to go.
Posted by Nick Anthis at 6:00 PM • 0 Comments •
Category: blogosphere
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 by Nick Anthis at 4:38 PM • 0 Comments •
Category: events
It's that time of the year again, so give early and give often!
Posted by Nick Anthis at 9:39 AM • 0 Comments •
Category: events
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 by Nick Anthis at 7:01 AM • 0 Comments •
Category: elections
How liable are we for the things we don't write on our blogs?
Posted by Nick Anthis at 1:27 PM • 2 Comments •
Category: blogosphere
Keep 'em comin'!
Posted by Nick Anthis at 6:50 PM • 3 Comments •
Category: Democratic Party
My remarks to the Texas Aggie Democrats on September 5, 2007.
Posted by Nick Anthis at 12:22 PM • 1 Comments •
Category: blogosphere
A detailed list of some of the high-impact reporting done by blogs
Posted by Nick Anthis at 7:30 AM • 5 Comments •
Category: blogosphere
Blogging against anti-blogging and HIV denialism
Posted by Nick Anthis at 6:01 PM • 1 Comments •
Category: blogosphere
...for now, at least.
Posted by Nick Anthis at 12:28 PM • 1 Comments •
Category: global warming
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 by Nick Anthis at 1:54 PM • 13 Comments •
Category: events
This Wednesday at noon.
Posted by Nick Anthis at 11:37 AM • 1 Comments •
Category: creationism
New merchandise gives you the powers of refutation of the Atlas of Creation's Harun Yahya.
Posted by Nick Anthis at 1:57 PM • 5 Comments •
Category: blogosphere
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 by Nick Anthis at 11:24 AM • 0 Comments •
Category: blogosphere
A new plug-in for finding related content.
Posted by Nick Anthis at 2:36 PM • 1 Comments •
Category: blogosphere
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 by Nick Anthis at 11:08 AM • 0 Comments •
Category: elections
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...
Posted by Nick Anthis at 6:48 PM • 0 Comments •
Category: books
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 by Nick Anthis at 2:15 PM • 0 Comments •
Category: blogosphere
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 by Nick Anthis at 3:34 PM • 3 Comments •
Category: Life of Nick
One year ago today, I published my first post on The Scientific Activist
Posted by Nick Anthis at 12:43 PM • 1 Comments •
Category: media
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 by Nick Anthis at 9:18 PM • 1 Comments •
Category: blogosphere
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 by Nick Anthis at 2:57 PM • 2 Comments •
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