Synapse #5

By purepedantry on August 20, 2006.

Synapse #5 is up at Retrospectacle. The next Synapse is going to be hosted at The Mouse Trap on September 3rd. Submission info here.

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Reminder: Submit to the Synapse #6

The Synapse #6 is being hosted on The Mouse Trap on Sunday, September 3rd. Submission guidelines here.

Carnivals this week

George has posted a last call for submissions for the next edition of the Teaching Carnival - all about Higher Ed, life in academia, etc. He is hosting it on WorkBook this Friday, September 1st, so send your entries on time to: georgehwilliams at gmail dot com Next Tangled Bank (science, nature,…

The Synapse Issue #5

Welcome to the 5th edition of The Synapse, ScienceBlog's home-grown carnival on all things Neuro! Glad to see this carnival, much like a precocious child or bad hair day, is growing up and gaining a life of its own. Thanks to all that submitted, we've got a smorgasbord of neural delights for your…

Synapse #6

Hey everyone. Check out the Synapse #6 on The Mouse Trap (now organized by category). The next Synapse is on GNIF Brain Blogger on September 17th. Submission guidelines here.

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