This was one of many questions debated at the Second Annual Scientific Blogging Conference in North Carolina this weekend which I attended together with over 200 other folks who work in scientific communication.
When I told my friends I was going to North Carolina this weekend to attend a blogging conference they either said, "cool - why?" or "you're weird - why?".
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This is interesting:
Boom 'n' Doom: Volcanoes, North Carolina and North Carolina Volcanoes
November 18th; Acro Café on the fourth floor of the Museum of Natural Sciences
Hey Greg, thanks for the post, it's nice to share what went on. Of course, if they want more, they can view the conference flickr stream http://flickr.com/photos/tags/sciencebloggingcom/ or the full blog coverage http://scienceblogs.com/clock/2008/01/science_blogging_conference_vi.php