Monthly Archives: January 2011

Science Online: More on Science Blogging as ‘echo chamber’

Ed Yong at Not Exactly Rocket Science continues with the “Who are we really writing for” debate we linked to yesterday. He says: ” I’ve written before that if I really wanted to influence the minds of people with no … Continue reading

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Gyorgy Deak from Pro Sal on engaging the public with science

We spoke to Gyorgy Deak from ProSal about what he learned from the actions and study visits which were part of the CASC project and asked him about what policy recommendations he would like to make for the future. Are … Continue reading

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Science Online: As Science Bloggers, Who Are We Really Writing For?

Emily Anthes from the Public Library of Science blog network came back from the ScienceOnline 2011 conference thinking about the audience and purpose of blogging about science: “I couldn’t help but wondering whether we sometimes get trapped in an echo … Continue reading

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Science Online: Analysing Newspapers on Mental Health

In a project that has some parallels to some CASC (in the work package ‘Tools for building a scientific culture‘, some work is being done on development of a software to explore the presence of scientific concepts in the headlines … Continue reading

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Science Online: iPhone/iPad apps for science teachers

The Frog Blog has lots of useful reviews and links to recommended apps for teaching science. Including Touch Physics, of which it says: “is a game where you must use your knowledge of the laws of physics to move a small wheel … Continue reading

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Science Online: Thoughts and links from around the web

Some of the most interesting science thoughts and links from around the web: Public Attitudes to Science workshop — Scicommbobulate “The workshop was organised by the market research company Ipsos MORI, who on this occasion has been commissioned by the … Continue reading

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Science Online: I’m a Scientist Get Me Out Of Here