The Urban Scientist

Wordless Wednesday: What are you looking at?

The Tweet Recap of NABJ Science Journalism 101

The National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) Science Journalism Panel was great. I owe unending thanks to Jamila Bey, David Kroll, Robin Lloyd and Ivan Oransky for their generous support of this endeavor...

#SXSW 2014 PanelPicker is open and I’m voting for Broader STEM Engagement

Source We Are Bit Yes, it’s that time of year again: PanelPicker for South By South West.  As always, the lineup for the Interactive events are crowdsourced.

Epic Science Rap Battle Sets the DNA Discovery Record Straight: Rosalind Franklin vs. Watson & Crick

Let’s remember that science is a human endeavor and it’s steeped in the context and sometimes messiness of the geo-socio-politico-economic backgrounds of the time and place of the work and discovery...

#FieldworkFriday: Field Research Preparations – Bricks and traps

Bricks and traps.  For those more verse with Urban Dictionary, you’d think I was dealing in contraband, but nope. I was doing the necessary work to expand my field sites this year...

Wordless Wednesday: Science debuts at NABJ

Yes, I owe you a proper recap, but in the meantime, please enjoy these snapshots of my greatest highlights at my very first National Association of Black Journalists meeting in Orlando, Florida July 31-August 4, 2013...

#FieldworkFriday: Putting my foot down

Inspired by all of the Throwback Thursday posts on Facebook and Twitter, FaN Club Dad, @Nkrumah_Frazier, has started a new social media meme: Fieldwork Friday!

Science, Social Media & Diversity at the Animal Behavior Society Meeting #2013ABS

I was very excited to organize a workshop on Science, Social Media and Diversity at the 50th Annual Meeting of the Animal Behavior Society at the University of Colorado-Boulder.

Announcing the National Science & Technology News Service – a STEM Media Contact List for Diverse audience News Organizations

I’m taking a big leap next week. I’ll be participating in Science 101 Journalism Workshop at the National Association of Black Journalists Meeting next week in Orlando, Florida...

Announcing the National Science & Technology News Service - a STEM Media Contact List for Diverse audience News Organizations

I'm taking a big leap next week. I'll be participating in Science 101 Journalism Workshop at the National Association of Black Journalists Meeting next week in Orlando, Florida.