In the wake of the
Pepsigate scandal at Scienceblogs.com and the departure of some two dozen bloggers, a variety of companies decided to capitalize on the disarray and start their own blogging networks - PLoS started a blog network for outside contributors, as did
Wired and soon Nature Publishing Group will tackle it one more time at
Scientific American.
Climate science is in a difficult position. On the one side, climate scientists like James Hansen say that the data behind IPCC media talking points is too easy to misinterpret so people shouldn't have it, but to hard science people, climate science accuracy, in the science data sense, is far too inaccurate for claims that its people make. No one in physics could get away with the accuracy levels climate scientists regard as settled.
I am something of a historical repository for my family. So I have some cool stuff from way back, like a photograph of my great-great-great grandfather, and then also more recent items, like one of my mother's 'ration' books (coupons still attached!) from World War 2 and a wax record my grandfather made for her at a USO(1) before he left to occupy Japan at the war's conclusion.
Think science is a close community? Indeed it is, but video game aficionados are not as shallow as they are portrayed either.
Relic Entertainment developer Brian Wood, aged 33, was driving his Subaru Outback with his pregnant wife in the passenger seat when a Chevy Blazer veered into their lane. At the last moment before impact, Wood hit the brakes and turned to place himself in the path of the SUV and shield his wife. The other driver is alleged to have been under the influence of drugs, two passengers in the back seat of her Blazer were killed ... and so was Wood.
Police told her if he had not turned the vehicle they would all be dead.
A number of important things have happened since 1963. In September, 1965, for example, Bob Dylan heralded in the modern rock album with "Highway 61 Revisited"(1) and my mother was so excited about a Sandy Koufax no-hitter for the Dodgers she went into labor(2) and gave birth to me.
I occasionally get questions about usage of Science 2.0 that go beyond the FAQ so I decided I would write up a short article on using the site for non-beginners. The FAQ covers the basics - what Science 2.0® is, the experimental nature of this open writing site for science, etc. along with the basic functionality, like the dashboard - but due to the way the site has grown some other features may not be evident for newer members.
How to find good stuff to write about?
Environmental Groups Back In Court To Help Fellow Rich White People
Batteries Are Stuck In The 1990s Because Solid-State Batteries Keep Short-Circuiting
Dogs Have Been 'Man's Best Friend' For 14,000 Years
Is This The D'Artagnan Made Famous In 'The Three Musketeers' By Dumas?
