Into TheBlu, virtually
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By , on November 10th, 2011 16 comments   Books/Media, Education   , ,  

Try to imagine a virtual ocean, an online watery world divided into discrete ecosystems, each populated with semi-autonomous avatars of every marine species that lives there.  Each mammal, fish, shark, sponge and coral, created by a digital artist, set loose with a set of naturalistic behaviours programmed in.  That is the audacious goal of a new . . . → Read More: Into TheBlu, virtually

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What is Twitter and Why Scientists Need To Use It.
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By , on August 30th, 2010 15 comments   Scientist!   , , ,  

Twitter is a microblogging site, restricting posts, i.e. Tweets, to 140 characters or fewer. This limit allows real-time posts to be made using SMS (short message service) technology, which is the basis for text messaging on cell phones and other mobile devices. Tweets can also be posted online at twitter.com. As of January 2010, over . . . → Read More: What is Twitter and Why Scientists Need To Use It.

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