This week was the week! The official week in which we launched Science Blogging: The Essential Guide. You totally need a copy.
Please do check out our website and resources. And thank you so much to the National Association of Science Writers and the Sloan Foundation for funding us! We paid our writers because of them, and we couldn’t have done it otherwise.
Anyway. LINKS!
Monday:
People boycotting Santa Cruz Biotech over animal welfare violations and…really bad tweet timing…ow.ly/YKBaS
Why was Henry VIII so erratic in his old age? Maybe we can blame TBI.ow.ly/YN1J4
I’m podcasting! Thrilled to be host on @sci4thepeople! This week, #zika with @MeghanDRosen @aetiology & Brian Foy. ow.ly/YSBtP
What do you call a system where everyone in it resents it? Science.ow.ly/YNPqf @RetractionWatch guys on publish or perish
Writers are exploited. That won’t change until we acknowledge that writing isn’t a hobby or a passion — it’s a job. ow.ly/YNT9e
Editors of Psychopharmacology issue more stringent guidelines for research reporting. ow.ly/YSyij (COI, one’s my postdoc boss)
Sci’s prioritize debunking and fact-sharing over building trust when doing #scicomm. ow.ly/YSyJT via @LizNeeley
Tomorrow! Tomorrow! Our book’s out, tomorrow! ow.ly/YSzXH …hey free same day shipping. Today. Skip the cupcake then I guess.
Tuesday:
Important points from @DNLee5ow.ly/YSLFH Engaging minorities in STEM needs to address isolation and mental wellness.
Science Blogging: The Essential Guide (edited by @scicurious@NerdyChristie @jgold85) is officially OFFICIALLY out! amzn.to/1QGGlih
Cool! A newly discovered corpse flower relative. Thankfully, smells like coconut. ow.ly/YSQab
Thanks so much to @ScienceWriters@SloanFoundation for allowing us to PAY our stellar contributors!#SciBlogGuide
What makes us vulnerable to mosquitoes? The way we try to control them. By @marynmck ow.ly/YTqYm
If scientific truth you want to state, you must go forth and replicate! This week’s word: REPLICATION.ow.ly/YVTbR
New from me. Teachers do often present both sides on climate change…but that’s not always cause for alarm. ow.ly/YVTXy
Today’s the Day! The Sci Blogging book is OFFICIALLY out. ow.ly/YW09wTx to @ScienceWriters@SloanFoundation @Open_Notebook
IMPORTANT. Why stepping on a LEGO hurts so so frakking bad. ow.ly/YWaI1by @ACSReactions
Wednesday:
Is it now really a-ok for scientists to engage with the public? Even rosy views still offer pros and cons.ow.ly/YYKTn
.@undarkmag is live, and offering a new Tracker. This week? When press officers go rogue. ow.ly/YYL73
Scientists probe the genes behind the unibrow. ow.ly/YYLIT
AHEM, no typo: Half the world has herpes. That means 50{9f43b4361d9a125bc126dd2a2d1949be02545ec69880430bc4fed2272fd72da3} of all of you. Yes. YOU.blogs.discovermagazine.com/bodyhorrors/20…
From me: Why teachers are mixing messages about climate change.ow.ly/YYM31 The media’s helped muddle the knowledge.
Going after #zika. Here’s the chemical arsenal we have. ow.ly/YYMfE
Why you, yes YOU need a copy of Science Blogging: The Essential Guide. By awesome chapter author @ShipLives ow.ly/YZ0gx
To reduce harassment in the sciences, don’t leave trainees so powerless. By @docfreeride ow.ly/YZb53
Thursday:
Scott Kelly is back on Earth, will speak to the public at 2pm ET on Friday.ow.ly/YZbkz Boy, poor guy can’t catch a break. 🙂
EPA may be cancelling approval of a newer pesticide. http://ow.ly/YZbUK
What health care can learn from Starbucks http://ow.ly/YZeAw
Why stress can make your hair fall out…three months late.http://ow.ly/YZeOm
That’s um…deeply personal. Penetrating. If you will. A colonoscopy live on Periscope. http://ow.ly/YZfoz
These sperm can’t swim, but they can fertilize. Could be important for infertility. http://ow.ly/YZfyY
Women pay a “pink tax” – more for similar products. How to fight back.http://ow.ly/YZg7y
Friday:
Internet outrage: Why we get all het up about things that have nothing, directly, to do with us.http://ow.ly/YZgKR
It might be a bit early for everyone to start swabbing newborns with vaginal fluids. http://ow.ly/YZgUI
Cancer is now more than just recovery or death. Good perspective from @juliaoftoronto http://ow.ly/YZhRG
Grad admissions still rely on the GRE, and that might be outdated.http://ow.ly/YZiL0
