Sci is at Scientific American Blogs today, talking about a great new project for getting informed citizen voices involved in science policy. ECAST is a fantastic new initiative that makes great efforts to get citizens directly involved with science policy, and an even better effort to make sure people from all walks of life are […]
Sci has scheduled a talk! A talk at a bar!! It should be fun, and I hear I at least get one beer free. If you’d like to make sure I get more than that, however, you should come hear Sci give a talk at National Mechanics in Philadelphia, as part of Science on Tap! […]
…and you won’t even have to pay for it! Donor’s Choose is doing a match for science bloggers!! If you donate today using the code SCIENCE, it’ll match your donation and you’ll double the impact, helping kids love science TWICE AS MUCH!!! Ok, maybe not with math quite like that, but you get the idea. […]
Do you remember something that made you like science? Something that made you think “OMG, THIS IS COOL!!!” I know for me, it was the Magic School Bus, nature walks, frog dissections…but mostly it was things that I could do. Hands on activities, where I got to SEE the science happen and know that I […]
Sci is a bit late to the party, but I’m delighted to announce that my Donor’s Choose Page is now live! I’ve got a link to it in the right sidebar down there… … … … …ok it’s down there keep scrolling. Or you can just head to the page via this link here! Please […]
Hello from the Society for Neuroscience meeting! Sci is headed home shortly. It’s been a fabulous time, meeting new people, seeing old friends, and seeing the hottest new science! It’s an overwhelming experience, but I always come away with a head full of new ideas, a liver crying for mercy, and renewed enthusiasm for the […]
Last week, when I wrote a post about science outreach and some of the issues facing the academic community, I wasn’t expecting quite so much of an explosion. I was hoping for some good discussion, and boy did I get it, in the form of comments and blog posts and tweets (heck, SONYC even did […]
I saw Kevin’s post about his son on SciAm Blogs the other day. It just about broke my heart seeing all the hard decisions, the fear, and the suffering that Kevin and his family have gone through. I think his story should be read by as many people as possible, especially those in charge of […]
Sci recorded an AWESOME PODCAST on Sunday night at Skeptically Speaking with Desiree Schell! I got to talk about DRUGS. It was super fun! I’m sorry I didn’t get to answer all the extra questions (I know there were a lot), so please feel free to leave more questions here, and I’ll be glad to […]
I will admit, Sci’s #sfn11 science hangover is massive. I spent the last five days surrounded by science, getting little sleep, crappy food, and working out my liver heavily (always difficult on me, Sci has the liver of a chihuahua). Today all I really wanted to do was finish up the Neuroblogging, lie around in […]