So this little gem came across my Google alerts today. The cognitive dissonance between what happens (biologically) in that video, what the two intrepid heroes…
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Direct from the bench and the trench: a DSN core value
A month ago, I spoke of DSN’s new pathway for dialogue about the oceans and ocean science. We have committed to demystifying and humanizing science…
View More Direct from the bench and the trench: a DSN core valueScientists vs. Journalists: A Field Guide
The journalist and the scientist are two species that inhabit the same ecosystem, but have very different behaviors. I have spent many years carefully observing…
View More Scientists vs. Journalists: A Field GuideAn Open Letter To Brian Switek
Dear Brian Switek, We’ve known each other for several years now and you know that I love and respect you and your terrific blog, Laelaps…
View More An Open Letter To Brian SwitekGetting on the same page with Science Journalists
Nature’s online editor Ananyo Bhattacharya wrote a piece for UK paper The Guardian’s science desk that has got me scratching my head today, and judging…
View More Getting on the same page with Science JournalistsFrom the Editor’s Desk: Benefits of Bottom Trawling and Other Assorted Fairy Tales
Apparently there is a study underway that is setting out to empirically determine the ole adage that trawling is bad for the environment, as reported…
View More From the Editor’s Desk: Benefits of Bottom Trawling and Other Assorted Fairy TalesScience Online ’09: From Blogging to Paying Bills
The last session of Saturday I spent in a room with ~30 other eager individuals wishing to be imparted magical advice on how to make…
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