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NASA has confirmed that Dec 21, late afternoon, the sky will be very dark. It...
Funny line from @itsrealTED (via IFLS – I kind of wish that Fb page would sometimes try a little harder attributing folks who come up with this great stuff. I mean if I can find it in 2 seconds with a...
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On the evening of December 21st, 2012: Which do you prefer?
Just a note for the general global sciencegeek community at large. I invite you all to have an upstanding drink and toast on the night of December 21st, because (you know) it’s not an Apocalypse, it’s...
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They say Christmas is a time for giving, but how much? How about 0.7% or...
(Reprinted and re-edited with more recent statistics from an earlier blog post) Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about good old 0.7%. This is the hallmark figure suggested by Pearson as a target for...
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If Science could make New Year’s Resolutions.
Recently, I was asked to imagine a set of New Year’s Resolutions that “Science” would aspire towards. This was pretty general and in good fun, as well as potential fodder for a piece at Slate. In...
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Lovely infographic on the role of evidence and hypothesis formation. (via...
Really impressed by this graphic. It’s just about perfect for this sort of thing… (although technically the word “hypothesis” would be better than “theory”) By Kyle Hill.
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Graphic for our upcoming #scio13 session: “Opening doors: Science...
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audience + content + engagement = slice of science culture #scio13 #horse2H2O
Or something like that… For more info, see choirmechanics.wordpress.com
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On Inflatable Pools, #scio13, and the Messy Business of Preaching Science...
Note that this essay is in regards to this. The session began with a bit about inflatable pools: although here, a little context might help. In the summer of 2009, my hometown of Vancouver experienced...
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The Scientific Literacy of Unicorns: A #PechaKucha Fable
So I gave a Pecha Kucha a few weeks back. Scariest presentation ever! Really fun but really challenging format. Essentially, you need to prep a talk that involves 20 slides that auto forwarded every...
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Sound advice from Yoda (I mean @BoraZ) on breaking into science writing.
I can get from BORA to YODA in only 4 lines… BORA KORA (a African harp-like instrument) KODA (common name for the tree species, Ehretia acuminata) YODA A coincident?!? (I think not) If providing sound...
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I do love this quote by Walter Cannon – on the subject of discovery, chance...
“Many a man floated in water before Archimedes; apples fell from trees as long ago as the Garden of Eden, and the onrush of steam against resistance could have been noted at any time since the...
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Dear Oprah: Some thoughts on your credibility. #openletter
Just recently had the opportunity to read the excellent New Yorker piece on Dr. Oz (written by Michael Specter and definitely worth checking out). Dr. Oz’s behaviour and obvious media clout reminded...
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The gist of some new research directions. On impressions around science and...
This is just a heads up that my lab will be “having a go” at some new research queries. Specifically, one that examines the interspace between impressions of “science” and impressions of “creativity.”...
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The Earth as if you were watching on the ISS. Timelapsed, gorgeous,...
So, this past weekend, I watched this video. A few seconds in, I stopped it, turned off the lights, plunked on a pair of headphones, and then expanded the view to full HD mode. Then, under these...
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Love this little anecdote about astronaut John Glenn and the International...
Found at Futility Closet and noted here for tagged archive. In February 1962 John Glenn circled Earth three times on Friendship 7. When he landed, he received a card from the International Flat Earth...
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With new evidence showing how gluten sensitivity in non-celiacs is more or...
Specifically, this paper. By Jimmy Kimmel, via Business Insider.
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Hypothesis concerning nuts, sanity, and eating the buried heads and brains of...
On point and so very funny. By Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal.
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