To those who don’t talk about it, it’s time that someone DID.
To those who don’t talk about it, it’s time that someone DID.
This year’s evolution essay contest winners at the AllianceforScience.org
You may have heard by now that there was a rally yesterday at UCLA for Pro-Test, where scientists and the public in support of responsible animal research gathered to protest the violence and threats that have plagued the UCLA scientific community. The rally featured Dr. David Jentsch, a scientist who’s car recently was firebombed by […]
So ANYWAY, little Sci bops over the internets to read the Open Lab review…and walks right into the massive ongoing argument that is Science Journalism vs. Science Blogging: Internet Death Match. I’m sorry, but where do I line up to read the book review?
As you may have seen in a recent post, Scienceblogs bid a fond farewell to the Intersection. When the Intersection made its big debut on Discover, they were welcomed by their bloggers. And the commenters were also welcoming. Sort of. I’ll be the first to say that Sheril is quite fetching. And Having not read […]
First off, the survey on condom breakage is officially CLOSED. Results will be posted tomorrow. You KNOW you’re curious about this one! Secondly, A Blog Around the Clock has the latest buttons for OpenLab submissions! Please head over and vote for your favorites! Not only that, a whole boatload of submissions have ALREADY come in […]
In case you hadn’t heard, a UCLA researcher had his car firebombed recently. You can get the story here. The firebombing is one in a series of aggressive acts aimed at university researchers who use animals in medical studies, UCLA spokesman Phil Hampton said. In other cases, firebombs have been left on doorsteps and in […]
You know that huge “25 things” meme going around Facebook? I hate those things. I’ve got something like 20 notes now that have me “tagged”. I kind of want to fill it out, and it would look something like this: 1) I hate memes 2) I really hate memes where people try too hard to […]
In my department this year, someone has decided to hold a “deck the doors” contest. Basically, you sign up for a door, deck it out, and whoever has the best door gets pizza. I’m actually not a HUGE fan of this. This is partially because my lab is not very Christmas oriented, and thus it’s […]