Today’s post coming at you from the National Science Teacher’s Association conference! Science teachers, man. They blow me away. It’s so wonderful to see how passionate they are about teaching, to overhear them trading awesome teaching ideas and getting more data and research into the classroom. It is just GREAT. I wish I could go back to high school again and take their classes!
The conference also requires coffee. A lot of coffee.
(What doesn’t really?)
Links! In which I post them all and realize how many HIDEOUS typos I’ve made…
Monday:
Why won’t you pay to read? Me on the devaluation of communication and the Internet. ow.ly/ZZAaR
Miss my links last week? They come with a bonus rant on the state of science journalism. ow.ly/ZWYeF
A man’s quest for a brutal surgery to treat a cancer few have heard of: cancer of the appendix. ow.ly/ZTvAF
The forgotten history of female mapmakers. Really cool. Via @JenLucPiquant ow.ly/ZTyC4
ICYMI, Tweets from a hurricane tracked its path, AND predicted how much damage it did. ow.ly/ZUl3p
The next step in animal welfare? Breeding a better chicken. ow.ly/ZUtC6by @marynmck
How Publish or Perish Promotes Inaccuracy in Science—and Journalism by @ivanoransky ow.ly/ZTyUY
Museums are treasure chests for science. Now funding for those collections has been paused. Not good. ow.ly/ZVzUH by @edyong209
Tuesday:
Glad this is available, @danfagin ‘s keynote at WCSJ. I found it very thought-provoking. ow.ly/ZVAZc
“NFL and NYT collide: Did studies on concussion rates leave out necessary data?” ow.ly/ZVPIy From @ivanoransky
Young scis, like young docs, have few rights. ow.ly/ZVQ35 Best point is the end, we’ve been conditioned to believe we’re lucky.
The only girl at her science camp.ow.ly/ZVRey
“Our problems are systemic and they are at the core of how we conduct our science.” ow.ly/ZVSRR on psychology.
Today’s PSA from @NerdyChristie: Bats can see just fine. Also CUTE!!! SO CUTE! ow.ly/ZWYbx
Want to fatten your water droplet? Just add organic molecules. ow.ly/ZUhUXby @SumnerScience
Wednesday:
Google’s got a big important biotech startup…and people are jumping ship.ow.ly/ZZAHC Gossipy, but interesting.
Why you can’t smell your own perfume, even though you DO STILL SMELL. ow.ly/ZZFTf Please don’t add more!
Late sleepers are made to feel like losers. ow.ly/102BV2I YES! I feel like a loser b/c I can’t work out at crack of dawn.
From @beatricebiology Autoimmune disorders. “don’t believe her LIES!!”ow.ly/102SG0
Category 5 hurricane? How about category 6 million? ow.ly/105wpmFrom @CosmicThespian
The press release said this hurricane was “category 77”, but @CosmicThespian and I dispute the math. ow.ly/105UMM
According to our math, the hurricane outside a black hole is actually more a category 6,201,546. @CosmicThespianow.ly/i/i1I29
(This made me realize that I basically contribute to Instagram by drawing science on post-its. It’s pretty fun.)
“it’s not just about what science can do for women, but about what women can do for science.” with @DNLee5ow.ly/105vOQ
Important for journalists AND readers. What to look for when evaluating biohype. ow.ly/105wbo
Microbe mind games. @lssciencenewson psychobiotics. ow.ly/105vAT
Thursday:
Tackling bad gaming behavior. With science. ow.ly/107QPK
an app for beer freshness. I think we can all get behind this. ow.ly/106aMN
It’s not just the water in Michigan. Chilling. ow.ly/106b87 Via @danfagin
You reference Freud all the time, and not just when you Freudian slip.ow.ly/106boQ
Science is creative. Science classes are not. Important by @rjallainow.ly/106bTm
“Foot odor comes in four main varieties: sweaty, cheesy, vinegary, and cabbage-y.” It’s bacteria of course!ow.ly/106ceX
Why does everyone want to know EXACTLY how many times humans and Neanderthals had sex?ow.ly/106cTx
<3 this response. For every harassing email, this woman is putting a female scientist on Wikipedia. ow.ly/106dm8
Friday:
There’s a face for the universal “nope”ow.ly/106dxi love the guy on the left, he’s not just noping, he doubts your intelligence.
Stop making fun of poor T. Rex’s tiny arms, says @Laelaps, even though T. rex push-ups are hilarious.ow.ly/108rEa
A fridge-sized lab that pumps out drugs on demand. ow.ly/109Rkd Very interested in the combo of drugs they picked…
Psychology of typo…haeters.ow.ly/106dKI by @Neuro_Skeptic I assume if you hate typos, you prob don’t follow me. :/
THANK YOU @roseveleth for scienceing the s**t out of the tampon.ow.ly/109RAG
Beautiful and sad: the diagnosis of a woman in a famous painting.ow.ly/109S6x
Mapping every GoT relationship to find the main character. ow.ly/109S8LBut I bet Martin cares nothing for the math. 🙂
People like to think technology makes things more equal. But it doesn’t.ow.ly/109SpO
