March 6, 2009
As you may have noticed, I'll be in Boston next week.
On March 8th, I'll go to the Science Cafe:
THE TOPIC:
It may seem Hollywood, but there are many accomplished scientists currently scanning the skies for signs of alien intelligence. What are they looking for? Flying saucers and little green men…
March 6, 2009
Post with the Most on Tom Paine's Ghost:
A $100 cash prize will be awarded for the most aesthetically powerful multi-media blog post.
Post content is limited only by the bounds of imagination.
Submissions will be selected and judged on the basis of four criteria:
1. Clarity
2. Originality
3.…
March 6, 2009
From SCONC:
Tuesday, March 10
7 p.m.
Science Cafe, Durham: Re-Kindling Wood Energy
Duke professor Dan Richter does his bit at "Periodic Tables," talking about Europe's new alternative fuel -- firewood. He says Advanced Wood Combustion, AWC, might provide North America with a clean, affordable,…
March 6, 2009
Climate Change Affecting Europe's Birds Now, Say Researchers:
Climate change is already having a detectable impact on birds across Europe, says a Durham University and RSPB-led scientific team publishing their findings to create the world's first indicator of the climate change impacts on wildlife…
March 6, 2009
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CALL FOR PAPERS
International Conference for Digital Libraries and the Semantic Web (ICSD2009)
September 8-11, 2009 - University of Trento, Trento (ITALY…
March 5, 2009
I have a very modulated way of dealing with my anger. I have always tried to understand the other person and invariably I've discovered that somebody who rubs you the wrong way has been rubbed the wrong way many times.
- Fred McFeely Rogers
March 5, 2009
I And The Bird #95 is up on Birds O' The Morning
Carnival of the Blue #22 is up on Malaria, Bedbugs, Sea Lice, and Sunsets
Carnival of the Green #169 is up on Turning Transparent in a Green World
Grand Rounds 5:24 are up on Health Business Blog
Friday Ark #233 is up on Modulator
March 5, 2009
I know you have all been trembling in anticipation! But the day has finally arrived - the third science blogging anthology, The Open Lab 2008, is now up for sale!
This year's guest editor, Jennifer Rohn, did a fantastic job of putting together the best anthology ever! Thank you, thank you, thank…
March 5, 2009
Lemurs: Secret Social Drama Among Humanity's Distant Cousins:
The guys were all stressed out. There were new infants in the community, and the guys knew from experience that that's when invaders were likely to come and kill the babies, particularly the male infants.
Birds Move North With Climate…
March 4, 2009
There never did, there never will, and there never can exist a parliament, or any description of men, or any generation of men, in any country, possessed of the right or the power of binding and controlling posterity to the 'end of time,' or of commanding for ever how the world shall be governed,…
March 4, 2009
There are 26 new articles in PLoS ONE today. As always, you should rate the articles, post notes and comments and send trackbacks when you blog about the papers. You can now also easily place articles on various social services (CiteULike, Connotea, Stumbleupon, Facebook and Digg) with just one…
March 4, 2009
....to PZ Myers for getting a monthly writing gig in The Guardian. This is going to be fun to watch! The other three science writers they hired also sound interesting.
March 4, 2009
A must-watch video clip:
March 4, 2009
I've been having fun lately watching this guy struggle with the 21st century realities of scientific publishing which has a lot of parallels with the struggle that journalistic curmudgeons have - too steeped in the 20th century model to have the courage to think in a new way:
Socialism in science,…
March 4, 2009
'Holds' on NOAA Administrator & Science Advisor Confirmations. Call Senators Now.:
The Washington Post is reporting that Senate votes to confirm Jane Lubchenco as NOAA Administrator and John Holdren as Science Advisor are currently being obstructed by a Democratic Senator. Quoting multiple…
March 4, 2009
From here:
Tim O'Reilly makes the argument for Open Publishing @ TOC 2009 from Open Publishing Lab @ RIT on Vimeo.
Drawing upon his real world experiences, Tim O'Reilly shares his thoughts on Open Publishing, why its a good idea, and how to make it work. This video was taken on the floor of the…
March 4, 2009
First Fossil Brain: Shark Relative That Lived 300 Million Years Ago Yields Very Rare Specimen:
A 300-million-year-old brain of a relative of sharks and ratfish has been revealed by French and American scientists using synchrotron holotomography at the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF…
March 3, 2009
There are two times in a man's life when he should not speculate: when he can't afford it, and when he can.
- Mark Twain
March 3, 2009
...from Blog on the Side:
March 3, 2009
There are 16 new articles in PLoS ONE today. As always, you should rate the articles, post notes and comments and send trackbacks when you blog about the papers. You can now also easily place articles on various social services (CiteULike, Connotea, Stumbleupon, Facebook and Digg) with just one…
March 3, 2009
Kim Hannula of 'All of My Faults Are Stress-Related ' has just moved today from her old blog to her new blog here on Scienceblogs.com. Is this the fourth geoblogger here? I think so.
Anyway, go and say Hello!
March 3, 2009
John Conyers and Open Access:
Pushed by scientists everywhere, the NIH and other government agencies were increasingly exploring this obviously better model for spreading knowledge. Proprietary publishers, however, didn't like it. And so rather than competing in the traditional way, they've adopted…
March 3, 2009
Chris Patil and Vivian Siegel wrote the first part of their thoughts on this problem, in Drinking from the firehose of scientific publishing:
The fundamental question is this: can the wisdom of crowds be exploited to post-filter the literature?
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A lioness doesn't…
March 3, 2009
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March 3, 2009
One-third Of Americans Lose Sleep Over Economy:
One-third of Americans are losing sleep over the state of the U.S. economy and other personal financial concerns, according to a new poll released today by the National Sleep Foundation (NSF). The poll suggests that inadequate sleep is associated with…
March 2, 2009
One of the sad signs of our times is that we have demonized those who produce, subsidized those who refuse to produce, and canonized those who complain.
- Thomas Sowell
March 2, 2009
Rural communities have big troubles persuading broadband (and wireless) providers to bring their services to them. Read this excellent article both for the compelling story and for the details of technical, economic and political angles on this problem.
March 2, 2009
I am sorry - I failed to link to the Coast to Coast Bio, podcast #10, where Deepak and Hari discuss ScienceOnline09
Also, there is now an article in French about Miss Baker and her students.
