Khalil’s Picks (6 September 2013)
This week on Picks: why do we sleep (an eternal question, isn’t it?), chaos theory got personal, you are what you eat, dinosaurs (of course!) and more.
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Bora’s Picks – Science Notes edition (August 30th, 2013)
It is that time of year when I’d be remiss not to highlight all the amazing Science Notes articles written as final projects by students of the Science Communication Program at UC Santa Cruz...
Khalil’s Picks (23 August 2013)
This week on Picks: Bacteria that cause pain, slimy salamanders, balance of the sexes, and more! – Bacteria can cause pain on their own by Cristy Gelling Bacteria can directly trigger the nerves that sense pain, suggesting that the body’s own immune reaction is not always to blame for the extra tenderness of an infected [...]..
Should the Humanities Embrace Scientism? My Postmodern Response to Pinker’s Patronizing “Plea”
This week on Picks: mother’s experiences before birth affect offspring, psychology IS a science, near-death cognitive experiences, the weird case of antidepressants, inside the mind of a killer whale...
Khalil’s Picks (2 August 2013)
This week in awesome: – Viewpoint: Plug ‘leaky pipeline’ for women in science by Suzi Gage On Tuesday 16 July, about 100 people with an interest in science, technology, engineering and maths (also known as Stem) gathered in a boardroom in central London, armed with coffee and pastries...
Khalil s Picks (2 August 2013)
This week in awesome: -- Viewpoint: Plug 'leaky pipeline' for women in science by Suzi Gage On Tuesday 16 July, about 100 people with an interest in science, technology, engineering and maths (also known as Stem) gathered in a boardroom in central London, armed with coffee and pastries...
Bora’s Picks (July 26th, 2013)
The Iberian Lynx Faces Extinction, Raises Conservation Questions by Anne-Marie Hodge: The Iberian lynx (Lynx pardinus) bears the dubious distinction of being the most endangered cat on the planet...
Bora s Picks (July 26th, 2013)
The Iberian Lynx Faces Extinction, Raises Conservation Questions by Anne-Marie Hodge: The Iberian lynx (Lynx pardinus) bears the dubious distinction of being the most endangered cat on the planet...
New Horizons in Environmental Communication: L.S.U. Project Seeks Feedback
This is a guest post by Zeynep Altinay, PhD research and teaching assistant at LSU Manhsip School of Mass Communication (Contact Zeynep on Twitter @zemaltinay) and Paige Brown, Ph.D...
A Conversation With Adam Smith, Penny Sarchet and Douglas Heaven
Adam Smith, Penny Sarchet and Douglas Heaven are the three early-career science writers to be nominated for this year's Best Newcomer award by the Association of British Science Writers...
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