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ScienceBlogs Traffic Is Off the Hook!

Category: blogosphere

Web traffic to ScienceBlogs.com is up about 50% over last year (and has been growing at that rate since the site's inception in 2006). That's pretty impressive! Check out the stats here: SBRelease20040610.pdf (Hat tip to DrugMonkey.)...

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The Open Laboratory 2009 Is Out

Category: books

This year's version of the science blogging anthology, The Open Laboratory 2009, is out and available from Lulu publishing. You can order it in paperback format or as an electronic download. Three cheers to editor Scicurious and series editor Bora...

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The Open Laboratory 2009 Winners Announced

Category: blogosphere

The top 50 science blog posts of the year, as judged by a large panel of bloggers, have been announced and will be included in The Open Laboratory 2009. The fourth annual volume of this blog anthology will be published...

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Chad Orzel on Science Blogging

Category: academia

Check out "Physics, Blogs and Dogs" in Inside Higher Ed.

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Where to Find Reliable Information on Swine Flu

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...

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The Scientific Activist Is on Twitter

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...

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Strange Bedfellows

Category: blogosphere

An ironic juxtaposition

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Seed Announces Matching Funds for 2008 ScienceBlogs/DonorsChoose Challenge

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...

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DonorsChoose Update: Let's Step it Up!

Category: DonorsChoose

Seed announces prizes for donors, so now there are more reasons than ever to donate to my challenge.

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We Need You to Help Fund Science Classrooms! ScienceBlogs/DonorsChoose Challenge 2008

Category: DonorsChoose

Give early and give often!

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Video from the ScienceBlogs One Millionth Comment Party in London

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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Feedback on "Advancing Science Through Conversations"

Category: blogosphere

Find out what others are saying... and what I have to say about what they're saying.

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A Big Thanks to Everyone Who Contributed to Our Blog Paper

Category: blogosphere

Acknowledgments for "Advancing Science through Conversations: Bridging the Gap between Blogs and the Academy"

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Advancing Science through Conversations: Bridging the Gap between Blogs and the Academy

Category: blogosphere

A new paper on science blogging by Shelley Batts, Tara Smith, and myself.

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ScienceBlogs One Millionth Comment Party in London

Category: events

Saturday, 20 September, at the Calthorpe Arms

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ResearchBlogging.Org 2.0

Category: blogosphere

ResearchBlogging.org has been given a face-lift. Check it out.

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ScienceBlogs Reader Survey

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...

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ScienceBlogs Is Really Going Down the Tubes

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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It's Getting a Little Hotter in Here

Category: movies

I'm starting to feel a little less guilty about my negative review of Sizzle.

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Sizzle? More of a Simmer

Category: movies

Randy Olson's new film Sizzle is difficult to pin down.

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My Policy on Comments and Emails

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...

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A Shout-Out From CJR

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...

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Who Are My Super Readers?

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...

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The Lives of Other London Science Bloggers

Category: blogosphere

Ben Goldacre, Jennifer Rohn, and Ed Yong on what makes them tick... and what makes them blog.

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Science Blogging Event in London this Thursday

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...

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Call for Valinetines!

Category: blogosphere

Send me your best science-themed valentines.

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R.I.P. the John Edwards Campaign

Category: Election 2008

Netroots, change, and fighting poverty: who will carry on Edwards' legacy?

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The New Research Blogging.org: BPR3 2.0

Category: blogosphere

Research Blogging.org (formerly BPR3) now automatically aggregates blog posts about peer-reviewed literature on its home page.

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Shelley in Newsweek

Category: blogosphere

Another indication of the staying power and impact of blogs.

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ScienceBlogs/DonorsChoose Challenge Raises over $69,000 for Science Classrooms

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...

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Do You Blog About Peer-Reviewed Research?

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...

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Blog Action Day on the Environment: October 15th

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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DonorsChoose Bloggers Challenge Update

Category: causes

We've raised $295 at The Scientific Activist on just one week, but we still have $705 to go.

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Vote for Shelley 2007!

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....

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ScienceBlogs/DonorsChoose Challenge 2007: Let's Raise Some Money for Science Classrooms!

Category: events

It's that time of the year again, so give early and give often!

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Free DonorsChoose Gift Certificates Available from Six Apart Until Noon Today

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...

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New Attack Ad Sets Dangerous Precedent

Category: elections

How liable are we for the things we don't write on our blogs?

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One Thousand Comments and Going Strong

Category: blogosphere

Keep 'em comin'!

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The Emerging Role of Blogs in Democratic Politics

Category: Democratic Party

My remarks to the Texas Aggie Democrats on September 5, 2007.

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Jay Rosen: Blogs Do Quality Reporting Too

Category: blogosphere

A detailed list of some of the high-impact reporting done by blogs

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Two Quick Notes

Category: blogosphere

Blogging against anti-blogging and HIV denialism

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Campaign Blogging: Fundamentally Different From Everyday Political Blogging

Category: blogosphere

...for now, at least.

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Global Warming Denialism at Its Best

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...

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Political Blogging Seminar in Oxford

Category: events

This Wednesday at noon.

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Now You Too Can Be a "Skeptic"... of Anything!

Category: creationism

New merchandise gives you the powers of refutation of the Atlas of Creation's Harun Yahya.

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News for a Scientific Activist

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...

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Sphere Related Content

Category: blogosphere

A new plug-in for finding related content.

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Take the ScienceBlogs Reader Survey

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,...

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Interview With John Edwards at A Blog Around the Clock

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...

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New Science Blogging Anthology Now Available

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,...

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