Over the past few years, a new development has arisen in the world of science amongst those who wish to purvey the wonders of reality to the general public.
I’m speaking of course about the ascension of the Science Blog.
Many articles have been written on the burgeoning importance of science blogs for the processing and dissemination [...]
17
2009
Science Blogging: The Future of Science Communication & Why You Should be a Part of it
04
2009
Carnival of the Blue 22 – Malaria, Bedbugs, Sea Lice & Sunsets
In an ambitious new day for Marine Science blogging and general marine information dissemination, Rick MacPherson (of Malaria, Bedbugs, Sea Lice & Sunsets) and Jason Robertshaw (of Cephalopodcast) have announced not only of the publication of Carnival of the Blue #22, but also the shiny new Podcast of the Blue, which will from hence forth [...]
27
2009
Tagged by Rick MacPherson’s Google Meme
Okay, my excuse is that I have yet to participate in a “meme” yet (despite being tagged by several).
The infamous Rick MacPherson of Malaria, Bedbugs, Sea Lice & Sunsets came up with his own little game wherein he determined a set of search terms that would result in his own blog ranking as the top [...]
20
2009
Pseudonymous No More – The Big “Reveal”
I’ve decided – it’s time for me to come out of my pseudonymous virtual closet.
Earlier this year I attended the ScienceOnline09 conference – a conference attended by over 200 science bloggers, educators, journalists, and researchers.
One of the sessions concerned online identity and posed the question “should individual bloggers keep their online identity anonymous or pseudonymous, [...]
12
2009
Darwin Day Linkfest – My Favorites
Though we are nearing the end of the “official” Darwin Day celebration, considering Charles Darwin’s 200th birthday and the 150th anniversary of the publication of The Origin of Species, 2009 is sure to be the Year of Darwin. In fact, a slew of events will be filling the entire month of February and there are [...]
04
2009
University Professors in the Blogosphere
Hat tip to Bora at A Blog Around the Clock for this one.
The Michigan Daily has an excellent article written by Caitlin Schneider on the movement of University Professors to the blogosphere. Many articles have been written on the burgeoning importance of blogs in teaching, writing, and information dissemination. This one serves as a great [...]
19
2009
ScienceOnline09 – Warm, Fuzzy Feelings
Well, it’s official: Science Online ’09 is sadly over.
I don’t even know where to begin in summarizing this truly wonderful, enlightening, and inspiring experience. For those of you who are unaware of Science Online ’09 (at Sigma Xi in Research Triangle Park, NC), it is an annual conference (an “unconference”) devoted to the world of [...]
18
2008
Science Blogging Conference in Research Triangle Park, NC!
I had no idea such a thing existed, but thanks to Bora at A Blog Around the Clock, I am now registered for what seems like a truly enlightening and fascinating conference on science blogging.
It’s called ScienceOnline09 and will be held Jan. 16-18, 2009 at the Sigma Xi Center in Research Triangle Park, NC.
To quote [...]
05
2008
This blog it is a changin’
I decided to self-host this blog instead of relying on being hosted through blogger.com.
As such, you may notice a few things out of whack, ugly placements of things (such as those horrible ads on the right), or strange errors.
I hope to have most of the kinks worked out over the next few days, so please [...]


