Comments on: Science And Technology in Society http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/intersection/2009/03/30/science-and-technology-in-society/ Tue, 27 Sep 2011 17:28:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Policy Fellowships For Scientists & Engineers | The Intersection | Discover Magazine http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/intersection/2009/03/30/science-and-technology-in-society/#comment-15625 Policy Fellowships For Scientists & Engineers | The Intersection | Discover Magazine Thu, 09 Apr 2009 14:40:46 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/intersection/2009/03/30/science-and-technology-in-society/#comment-15625 [...] I recently spoke at AAAS, several graduate students emailed asking about a clearinghouse for science policy [...] [...] I recently spoke at AAAS, several graduate students emailed asking about a clearinghouse for science policy [...]

]]> By: Highly Creative Individuals? | The Intersection | Discover Magazine http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/intersection/2009/03/30/science-and-technology-in-society/#comment-15624 Highly Creative Individuals? | The Intersection | Discover Magazine Mon, 06 Apr 2009 15:06:33 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/intersection/2009/03/30/science-and-technology-in-society/#comment-15624 [...] fourth panelist from Saturday’s STS conference was Reynold Galope from Georgia State and Georgia Tech.  His talk was entitled: Defining a [...] [...] fourth panelist from Saturday’s STS conference was Reynold Galope from Georgia State and Georgia Tech.  His talk was entitled: Defining a [...]

]]> By: No Engineering Ethics In China? | The Intersection | Discover Magazine http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/intersection/2009/03/30/science-and-technology-in-society/#comment-15623 No Engineering Ethics In China? | The Intersection | Discover Magazine Thu, 02 Apr 2009 15:13:32 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/intersection/2009/03/30/science-and-technology-in-society/#comment-15623 [...] third speaker in the panel I moderated at the STS conference was Fei Guo from Southeast University in Nanjing, China and the University of Madison-Wisconsin who [...] [...] third speaker in the panel I moderated at the STS conference was Fei Guo from Southeast University in Nanjing, China and the University of Madison-Wisconsin who [...]

]]> By: Queen Bees? | The Intersection | Discover Magazine http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/intersection/2009/03/30/science-and-technology-in-society/#comment-15622 Queen Bees? | The Intersection | Discover Magazine Wed, 01 Apr 2009 15:11:07 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/intersection/2009/03/30/science-and-technology-in-society/#comment-15622 [...] second panelist from Saturday’s STS conference was Christine Luk from Arizona State University who’s talk was entitled: Engaging Women in [...] [...] second panelist from Saturday’s STS conference was Christine Luk from Arizona State University who’s talk was entitled: Engaging Women in [...]

]]> By: TomJoe http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/intersection/2009/03/30/science-and-technology-in-society/#comment-15621 TomJoe Tue, 31 Mar 2009 19:32:29 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/intersection/2009/03/30/science-and-technology-in-society/#comment-15621 <i>Observe the miens of the three people in the photo. Mr. LePorte is self-assured and anticipatory; Ms. Mathews appears thoughtful and serious. You look like you’re trying too hard to look pleasant.</i> And here I was thinking, "Shit, how can she always look so damn interested in the subject when I'm sure I would have be caught on camera looking half asleep and/or bored if I had the travel schedule she does." <i>I emphasize that I’m making a lot of wild guesses about your personality ...</i> Jimminy Crunchy Fishsticks! Then. Don't. Do. It. Is it the fact that it's so friggin simple that makes it impossible for some people to avoid doing it? Observe the miens of the three people in the photo. Mr. LePorte is self-assured and anticipatory; Ms. Mathews appears thoughtful and serious. You look like you’re trying too hard to look pleasant.

And here I was thinking, “Shit, how can she always look so damn interested in the subject when I’m sure I would have be caught on camera looking half asleep and/or bored if I had the travel schedule she does.”

I emphasize that I’m making a lot of wild guesses about your personality …

Jimminy Crunchy Fishsticks! Then. Don’t. Do. It.

Is it the fact that it’s so friggin simple that makes it impossible for some people to avoid doing it?

]]> By: Ashutosh http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/intersection/2009/03/30/science-and-technology-in-society/#comment-15620 Ashutosh Tue, 31 Mar 2009 04:09:54 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/intersection/2009/03/30/science-and-technology-in-society/#comment-15620 I would think that if you are writing about science, first and foremost you need to get the science right. Then you try to write it so that it has maximum impact. Include lots of history and anecdotes about inspiring scientists. Appeal to the basic childlike curiosity in each one of us. Drive home how science can be a "candle in the dark". My own favourite science-related writers are Richard Rhodes, Freeman Dyson, James Gleick, George Johnson and Carl Zimmer. I would think that if you are writing about science, first and foremost you need to get the science right. Then you try to write it so that it has maximum impact. Include lots of history and anecdotes about inspiring scientists. Appeal to the basic childlike curiosity in each one of us. Drive home how science can be a “candle in the dark”. My own favourite science-related writers are Richard Rhodes, Freeman Dyson, James Gleick, George Johnson and Carl Zimmer.

]]> By: Mollie http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/intersection/2009/03/30/science-and-technology-in-society/#comment-15619 Mollie Tue, 31 Mar 2009 00:09:14 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/intersection/2009/03/30/science-and-technology-in-society/#comment-15619 These are exactly the sorts of topics I'm interested in researching. Science is my passion, but I somehow ended up (long story) with a couple of degrees in social science. In fact, I had been thinking of asking on this blog or elsewhere how my social science knowledge can best benefit the science community. I'm glad to hear that scientists appreciate the research these students are doing. These are exactly the sorts of topics I’m interested in researching. Science is my passion, but I somehow ended up (long story) with a couple of degrees in social science. In fact, I had been thinking of asking on this blog or elsewhere how my social science knowledge can best benefit the science community. I’m glad to hear that scientists appreciate the research these students are doing.

]]> By: mk http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/intersection/2009/03/30/science-and-technology-in-society/#comment-15618 mk Mon, 30 Mar 2009 18:56:01 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/intersection/2009/03/30/science-and-technology-in-society/#comment-15618 Erasmussimo, I'd like to offer a thought for your consideration... A photograph reveals a split second in time. That is all. Erasmussimo, I’d like to offer a thought for your consideration…

A photograph reveals a split second in time. That is all.

]]> By: Comrade PhysioProf http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/intersection/2009/03/30/science-and-technology-in-society/#comment-15617 Comrade PhysioProf Mon, 30 Mar 2009 17:52:43 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/intersection/2009/03/30/science-and-technology-in-society/#comment-15617 <i>I emphasize that I’m making a lot of wild guesses about your personality, so I offer this as only a set of thoughts for your consideration. I am probably way off on some points. But I hope that there are a few useful ideas in this comment, and that you will extract the useful material and reject the mistakes. I offer these comments solely for your private consideration; please do not respond.</i> LOON ALERT! I emphasize that I’m making a lot of wild guesses about your personality, so I offer this as only a set of thoughts for your consideration. I am probably way off on some points. But I hope that there are a few useful ideas in this comment, and that you will extract the useful material and reject the mistakes. I offer these comments solely for your private consideration; please do not respond.

LOON ALERT!

]]> By: Carlie http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/intersection/2009/03/30/science-and-technology-in-society/#comment-15616 Carlie Mon, 30 Mar 2009 17:45:13 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/intersection/2009/03/30/science-and-technology-in-society/#comment-15616 <blockquote>The short, easy answer, unfortunately, is to “act more like a man”</blockquote> Are you kidding me? You're making snap judgments based on some candid photo as she's watching another speaker? As someone who was there, I can tell you there were plenty of funny remarks during the conference, and smiling is allowed. Jeez. Get off your masochistic bandwagon.

The short, easy answer, unfortunately, is to “act more like a man”

Are you kidding me? You’re making snap judgments based on some candid photo as she’s watching another speaker? As someone who was there, I can tell you there were plenty of funny remarks during the conference, and smiling is allowed.

Jeez. Get off your masochistic bandwagon.

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