‘A little while back, I blogged about Science magazine writing up my blog in their NetWatch section. That was cool, but I wasn’t sure exactly what they said until I was able to read the article after my issue of Science finally arrived the other day. I decided to scan it in and post it.
Yes, this is totally for my ego. I could easily say that people who read this blog might be curious about what a professional journal might have to say about it. Or I could say that after mentioning it in the blog a couple of weeks ago, it makes sense for me to post it.
But I won’t. This is totally for my own ego.
Click it for a bigger version. Seriously, this was a really nice surprise. Science is one of the premier journals/magazines for professional scientists, and it’s very gratifying to get such a nice mention from them.’
April 17th, 2006 at 9:27 pm
Congrats, I’ve followed you for a few years now. Where in the world do you find the time?
April 17th, 2006 at 10:41 pm
Funny how they credit you with something (Space Station Golf Stunt) that
NASAWatch.com broke …
April 17th, 2006 at 10:46 pm
Wow. Very impressive, congrats.
April 17th, 2006 at 11:02 pm
Science magazine is finally catching up to what the rest of us already know: your site rocks!
Way to go Phil.
April 18th, 2006 at 2:34 am
I just looked, and what do you know, this has already appeared in The BA’s Wikipedia article.
April 18th, 2006 at 5:05 am
Congrats, Phil… you deserve the recognition! It’s always gratifying when one’s hard work is recognized, so revel in it!
April 18th, 2006 at 7:13 am
That’s an excellent little mention there, Doctor Plait! Things definitely seem to be looking up.
April 18th, 2006 at 9:42 am
Congrats Phil!
And to the Bad Astronaut, what exactly was the BA given credit for in that little blurb beyond speaking about the golf ball stunt?
April 18th, 2006 at 10:01 am
Actually, NASAWatch didn’t so much break this news as report on it, since the golf company had already put up a web page about it. I think I may have heard it first from NW, but now I’m not sure; it was floating around the web already by then. I think at least one bulletin board had already mentioned it. I usually say when I get a tip from someone, but I didn’t in that case. I’m not sure why! Anyway, if you have a complaint, Bad Astronaut, maybe it would be better to direct it to Science magazine.
April 18th, 2006 at 10:26 pm
So, does clicking on the bigger version help inflate your ego? Just kidding, you mentioned it
Seriously, that’s great to get the recognition…”actually highlights plenty of good science…[as well as] attack[ing] ignorance, antiscience and dubious schemes.” And there can’t be too much of that, right? Thanks for sharing.
April 19th, 2006 at 6:24 am
Way to go mate, recognition can be a fickle thing, but in this case, it’s well deserved and good. I certainly enjoy your posts. But you must regale us with your astronomy trip to Aust. to view the Magellanic Clouds after the Supernova of 1987.
Ivan.
April 19th, 2006 at 8:04 am
Yo, Dude! You Rock!
Gary 7
April 23rd, 2006 at 4:59 pm
Thanks for that link–I’ve never read that page on Phil. In fact, it’s interesting how prolific some Wiki-contributors are, and when done well, Wikipedia can be a great source. Phil should “hire” you as a link-fixer-upper: I was unsure of the caption under his picture in the aforementioned article, and looked at his page here and discovered lots of broken/bad links. What I was really looking for was undergrad information–to me that’s more important in many ways than post-grad info, though I’m sure most would disagree.
The bad links are as follows:
COBE, Peter Jokobsen, John Krist, Robert Cumming, Michael Richmond, Pedro Saizar (and the supernova link with him), Goddard, “brown bag lunch seminar”, Jonathon Keohane, LHEA X-Rayu Astrophysics, and John Blondin.
I’m sure Phil is busy, busy, but Friday at Border’s this nice, young employee there, who is majoring in mathematics/education, spent much time with me trying to help me decide which Feynman book (and some others) I should buy; I suggested that he check out BA.com and BAUT, because he has a huge appetite for astrophysics, and QM, et al, and well, broken links just look…you know.
BTW, Blake, your page here has a minor typo. I tried bringing this to your attention a few weeks ago, but you must have missed it. Otherwise, the reading is enjoyable, and written in such a way that we innumerate people can better understand. (-:
Thanks.
April 23rd, 2006 at 5:02 pm
Oops, something got nixed: I assume that (-: is either a left-handed smilie or a left-handed compliment.