Grant Jacobs • Jan 25, 2012 •
The rush of material being posted in the wake of the ScienceOnline2012 meeting continues unabated. Tweets from attendees faded as they travelled back to their homes, then surged as conversations picked up again and announcements of follow-up material started coming out. The full list of blog posts about the meeting can be … Read More
Aimee Whitcroft • Jan 24, 2012 •
Hello and welcome, once again, to another episode of TOSP. This week was anniversary weekend in Wellington, so Elf and aimee recorded the ‘cast on Monday instead of Sunday. Because it was, well, a long weekend 🙂 And what an interesting ‘cast we think it is! This week, we feature viewing the Milky Way’s central supermassive black hole, … Read More
Grant Jacobs • Jan 12, 2012 •
One of the things I rarely see mentioned in the many discussions of science and science communication on-line are science and science communication in developing nations. My reading, like most of my readers, is no doubt biased to what’s happening in the ‘Western’ world. Nevertheless it strikes me as a notable omission. Let’s introduce ourselves to … Read More
Grant Jacobs • Dec 18, 2011 •
I’ve compiled a twitter (sub-)list of those with an interest in computational biology who are attending the ScienceOnline2012 event. The definition of ‘computational biology’ for the purposes of this list is pretty liberal - I’d rather be inclusive and not have anyone feel left out. If you’re attending and would like to be on … Read More
Aimee Whitcroft • Nov 02, 2011 •
Science writers are everywhere, or at least so it seems sometimes. And there are numerous wonderful events and conferences, worldwide, every year, aimed at getting them (us?*) together to talk about the challenges and issues around trying to communicate science to people, well, outside of science itself. Admittedly, within science, … Read More