I will be giving a public talk about the way the World Wide Web is changing the way science is communicated, taught and done on the campus of UNC Charlotte, tomorrow, Thursday February 23rd, at 6:30 p.m. in the Bioinformatics Lecture Room 105. If you can, come to the talk, don’t be shy to approach [...]

I originally published this on June 26th, 2006. The persistence of circadian rhythmicity during long bouts of hibernation in mammals has been a somewhat controversial topic in the literature. While some studies suggest that circadian clock is active during hibernation, other studies dispute this. Apparently, the truth is somewhere in-between – it differs between species: [...]

Berry Go Round is a blog carnival devoted to highlighting recent blog posts about any aspect of plant life. If you have published a blog post about plants since the last issue on January 30th, send me the link by using this submission form. Officially, the deadline for submissions is February 25th, but I am [...]

Still digging myself out of dozens of “starred” must-reply-in-detail emails after ScienceOnline2012, as well as editing some blog posts and articles, etc, before I get back into my regular blogging routine. I am on the train to NYC right now, to work in the office for a few days, attend meetings, meet with colleagues, etc., [...]

On your way to ScienceOnline2012, your plane finally lands at Raleigh-Durham International airport. While you slowly taxi to the gate, what do you do? Naturally, you turn on your smart-phone, open up your favorite Twitter app, and announce to the world: “#scio12 – I have landed at RDU. Anyone else here? Want to share a [...]

I posted only 6 times in January. That is, on A Blog Around The Clock only (not counting the posts on The Network Central, The SA Incubator, Video of the Week, Image of the Week, or editing Guest Blog and Expeditions). I guess I was just too busy with ScienceOnline2012 and managing the rest of [...]

Just watch this over and over again – I’ll be back in a few days: Featuring: Francie Diep, Emily Elert, Rose Eveleth, Mary Beth Griggs, Mara Grunbaum, Ferris Jabr and Douglas Main, all recent graduates of the Science Writing program (SHERP) at the NYU school of journalism.

ScienceOnline2012 is this week! Yikes! Lots of last-minute details still to put in place, but I think we’ll be fine. Of course, as one of the organizers, it’s hard for me to relax even during the event, always watching, making sure that everything is OK. But at the very end, when it is all over, [...]

For many years people who attend conferences – including scientific conferences – noticed something interesting: the best discussions were those that occurred outside of lecture halls. Conversations that happened in the hallways, at the hotel bar, on a bus going to see a local attraction, or, if you are lucky with the location, on the [...]

Continuing with the tradition from last three years, I will occasionally post interviews with some of the participants of the ScienceOnline2011 conference that was held in the Research Triangle Park, NC back in January 2011. See all the interviews in this series here. Today my guest is Kristi Holmes of VIVOweb.org (Twitter). Would you, please, [...]