Carnival barking
jstemwedel | March 25, 2009First about those carnivals:
*The deadline for submission to the second installment of the Diversity in Science carnival is midnight (EST) tonight. It's being hosted at Thus Spake Zuska and this month's topic is "Women Achievers in STEM - Past and Present."
I myself am trying to get a post up before the deadline. If you get in under the wire, or have already written a post that you think fits the theme, submit it here.
*The deadline for submission to the April installment of Scientiae, the women in science, engineering, technology, and math carnival, is March 29. The Candid Engineer is…
terrasig | January 3, 2009I absolutely love the Scientiae blog carnival, established originally by and for women in the STEM blogosphere (but has occasionally accepted the blatherings of us with Y chromosomes).
What I enjoy most about this carnival is that the host puts out a call for posts on a specific, usually introspective topic related to being a woman in science. Since the carnival is monthly, it gives the bloggers sufficient time to really reflect and develop a solid series of wonderfully-written posts.
This month's carnival is up at Thesis - With Children, the blog of acmegirl, a graduate student whom I…
terrasig | September 7, 2008I just received a lovely e-mail from Dr Chris Patil, blogger at Ouroboros and postdoc fellow in the lab of the well-known aging researcher, Dr Judith Campisi at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.
Chris dialed me up to submit one of my posts to Hourglass, a monthly blog carnival he launched in July that focuses on the field of biogerontology. Chris used the celebration of his second blogiversary to establish the carnival.
Hourglass goes up on the 2nd Tuesday of each month and the next installment will be hosted on 9 September by Alvaro Fernandez over at SharpBrains. I told Chris that I'd…
terrasig | September 5, 2008It wasn't triskaidekaphobia that kept me from submitting to the Cancer Research Blog Carnival - I just thought I hadn't written a useful cancer post in quite some time.
But thanks to Walter at Highlight Health, our discussion on the relevance of an article on in vitro antileukaemic activity of methadone was included in the proceedings.
Walter also has a very timely message to kick off the carnival:
Everyone knows that cancer is a devastating disease. What many people don't know is that cancer kills more than 1,500 people a day; that's one person every minute. Tonight, Stand Up To Cancer, a…
terrasig | December 7, 2007I've been terribly remiss as of late in both promoting and submitting to blog carnivals. However, I wanted to draw your attention to an interesting new carnival and the latest edition of an old stalwart.
The Cancer Research Blog Carnival is hosted this week at nosugrefneb.com/weblog written by Ben Ferguson, an MD/PhD student in cancer biology and a capella jazz singer at the University of Chicago. Ben also writes for Medscape's med student feature, The Differential, and produces the Pritzker Podcasts for prospective students interested in the University of Chicago. In his spare time, he is…
jstemwedel | May 31, 2007The Society of Women Engineers is hosting an event on June 3rd that may be of interest to girls (or their parents) in the Twin Cities area:
On June 3rd, hundreds of girls in St. Paul, Minnesota will attend an event hosted by SWE called, "Wow! That's Engineering!" Through hands-on activities, girls will learn how solar power works, the wonders of deep sea diving, and even develop their own lip-gloss. Most importantly, they'll realize that engineering is not just about working behind a computer; it's about making a difference in the world.
This looks to be aimed at middle school and high…
jstemwedel | March 1, 2007The inaugural edition of Scientiae, the new women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics blog carnival, has been posted at Rants of a Feminist Engineer. Skookumchick has assembled an impressive array of posts dealing with joys as well as frustrations -- go check it out!
Also, the 55th Skeptics' Circle is up at The Second Sight, and the skeptics think they have your number. (You don't believe me? Click on the link and find out for yourself!)
Bonus after the jump: See what kind of frog I am.
So ugly, it's cute! Budgett's Frogs, named after the explorer who discovered them,…
jstemwedel | February 26, 2007Skookumchick has declared a new blog carnival, Scientiae, organized around the broad topic of women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (or STEM, for those who like acronyms). She's soliciting posts that fall under one or more of the following:
stories about being a woman in STEM
exploring gender and STEM academia
living the scientific academic life as well as the rest of life
discussing how race, sexuality, age, nationality and other social categories intersect with the experience of being a woman in STEM
sharing feminist perspectives on science and technology
exploring…
jstemwedel | November 9, 2006I want to blog, but I'm trying to catch up with grading and grant-writing and such in the aftermath of the PSA. I won't offer a detailed list of excuses like some bloggers I could name. (However, I will say that I'm going to check WebMD to see if intracranial bleeding is a normal reaction to a seminar paper that discusses elan vital.)
Luckily for you, there are a great many blog carnivals which have posted recent editions, including:
Teaching Carnival #15 at New Kid on the Hallway
Philosophers' Carnival #38 at The Splintered Mind
Skeptics' Circle #47 at Polite Company
Tangled Bank # at…
jstemwedel | August 17, 2006Interverbal has turned the 41st meeting of the Skeptics' Circle into Awards Night. (Is it too early in the day for black tie?)
jstemwedel | July 19, 2006Zoinks! There's a new Skeptics' Circle up at Mike's Weekly Skeptic Rant, and given the Scooby-Doo theme, there might just be a Scooby-snack in it for you as well as the excellent round-up of skeptical posts.
(Fred is still a tool, though.)
terrasig | June 22, 2006A brand-spanking-new blog carnival, Change of Shift, is up at Emergiblog. Focusing on nursing issues, as Kim does so beautifully, the carnival's aim is to provide broad insights on nursing as a profession, akin to Grand Rounds.
(Note to Mom: Kim and I have corresponded about your nursing career and she is very envious that you are enjoying the rewards of retirement - since you now know what a blog is, go and treat yourself to her carnival and enjoy what you've been missing!).
As Grand Rounds has grown exponentially, it seems wise that specialty carnivals should spin out. I was very…
terrasig | June 18, 2006On this Father's Day, it is only right to promote Pediatric Grand Rounds vol. 1, no. 5, from my pediatrics colleague, PGR founder, and fellow proud papa, Dr Clark Bartram at Unintelligent Design.
As ol' Doc Bartram sez:
I am very proud of this edition of the PGR. It is a perfect example of the beautiful and often frustrating complexity of children and highlights the many different ways that an ill child can effect the people who raise, care for or simply live next door to them. I would love for there to be a user manual, containing easy to understand instructions in the language of your…
jstemwedel | June 8, 2006The 36th Skeptics' Circle, now posted at The Examining Room of Dr. Charles, begins with these gripping questions:
To readers who distrust science, knowledge found through experimentation, and the secular truths of reason in favor of simply believing - I ask you - why should affirming belief in something be a virtuous concept if it misleads? Why should demanding proof be soulless and cold if it keeps you from ignorance and victimization? And why do they always want your money?
Dr. Charles doesn't want your money, but what he's offering is of great value. Go check it out!
jstemwedel | May 23, 2006The latest edition of Tangled Bank, the carnival of the blogosphere's best science writing, is now up at Science and Politics. And, Coturnix makes an announcement that readers of Science and Politics, Circadiana, and The Magic School Bus won't want to miss.
jstemwedel | May 2, 2006Next Friday (May 12), I will be hosting Teaching Carnival #9, right here. The Teaching Carnival encompasses the many aspects of teaching, learning, and figuring out why it all matters, in the realm of higher education.
I especially encourage submissions about teaching or learning science in higher education. Also, since for may the term will be over (or drawing to a close) by mid-May, I'd be interested to see posts about how well pedagogical innovations worked (or didn't), or what you would do differently if you could live the term over.
Undoubtedly, there will also be posts about the…
jstemwedel | April 26, 2006Would Coturnix really present the latest Skeptics' Circle as a research report -- with a title with a colon in it?
You'll have to pop over to Science and Politics to find out.
jstemwedel | April 12, 2006Carnival of Education #62 is now up at The Magic School Bus.
Go check it out. You might learn something.
jstemwedel | March 30, 2006Has it been two weeks already?
The 31st Skeptics' Circle is now available at Terra Sigillata. Not only has its host, Abel PharmBoy, put together a delightful selection of the blogosphere's best skeptical writing, but he's given it the feel of a meeting of a smallish scientific society.
So grab some coffee on your way into the auditorium!
jstemwedel | March 29, 2006
Tangled Bank #50 is now up at The Island of Doubt. James Hrynyshyn (the lighthouse keeper of the aforementioned Island) has put together a smorgasbord of tasty science essays from the blogosphere's many ports of call. Paddle over and enjoy!