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Out of Reach Real Estate
Posted by Wesley Dodson on July 11, 2012 Steinn Sigurðsson recently spent a weekend considering exoplanets and extraterrestrials at the Second SETI Conference in California. He writes, “It is important to remember that while science and discovery is important, it is not the ontological basis for space exploration. Space is, ultimately, about existential motivations.” In other words, we wouldn’t mind finding a friend, or a new Earth to…
Barrel Bottoms Up
Posted by Wesley Dodson on June 6, 2012 On Earth Day, Greg Laden took the opportunity to thank BP for the “modifications made to the ecosystem of the Gulf of Mexico” by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Surviving specimens of coral “have been provided with hip new color schemes (mainly black and blackish),” while creatures such as shrimp and crabs exhibit physical deformities “which will…
Volcano of Superlatives: Etna Week on Eruptions
Posted by Evan Lerner on August 24, 2010 Do you like volcanoes? Italian volcanoes? If so, it’s not hard to guess the one you’re thinking of: the largest volcano in Europe and one of the most active in the world, Mount Etna. And if you have any questions about this famous fulminator, head over to Eruptions, where guest blogger Dr. Boris Behncke of…
A Note from ScienceBlogs
Posted by Adam Bly on July 8, 2010 We have removed Food Frontiers from SB. We apologize for what some of you viewed as a violation of your immense trust in ScienceBlogs. Although we (and many of you) believe strongly in the need to engage industry in pursuit of science-driven social change, this was clearly not the right way. How do we empower…
Transparency regarding Food Frontiers
Posted by Evan Lerner on July 7, 2010 Yesterday, ScienceBlogs launched Food Frontiers, a blog sponsored by PepsiCo. This isn’t the first time we’ve hosted sponsored blogs–recent ones included GE, Shell, and Invitrogen–but it is the first time we’ve received this level of criticism about it. Frankly, we at ScienceBlogs did not do a good job of communicating what these sponsored blogs are…
ScienceBlogs Welcomes the World’s Top Scientific Institutions to Our Network
Posted by Erin Johnson on June 22, 2010 We here at ScienceBlogs are pleased to announce that beginning today, we will be helping to spark the next generation of research communications by introducing new blogs to our network from the world’s top scientific institutions. The initial list includes: CERN, Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI), SETI Institute, Weizmann Institute of Science, and Brookhaven National…
2010 Kavli Prize Announcement Liveblog…
Posted by Evan Lerner on June 3, 2010 …is over here, where you can also see a live stream and comment thread. I’m in there via the Kimmel Center’s liveblogging booth, but you can also follow me (or the #WSF10 tag) on Twitter. We’re going live to Norway as we speak, so tune in!
The 2010 World Science Festival
Posted by Evan Lerner on May 20, 2010 We are just two short weeks away from this year’s World Science Festival, and things are heating up. For those not in the know, the World Science Festival is a one-of-a-kind series of talks, tours, performances, and panels all designed to convey the wonder and awesomeness of science to the rest of the world. And…
Ask a ScienceBlogger (anything!)
Posted by Erin Johnson on May 11, 2010 Do you have a burning question to put to the ScienceBlogs bloggers? Perhaps it’s ethical – should companies be able to patent specific genes? Should primates have the same rights in laboratory settings as humans? Maybe it’s silly – would you rather pet a dinosaur, or shake hands with a Neanderthal? Or maybe you’re just…
Unruly Democracy: Science Blogs and the Public Sphere
Posted by Evan Lerner on May 3, 2010 On Friday, Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government and Chris Mooney presented “Unruly Democracy: Science Blogs and the Public Sphere,” a conference that brought together Seed, Discover, The Boston Globe, ClimateProgress, and more. The ScienceBlogs contingent included Joy Moore, Seed Media Group’s VP of Global Partnerships, and bloggers Jessica Palmer of Bioephemera and Dr. Isis…
