Posts Tagged ‘media’

The Science News Cycle

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 In Unscientific America, we have a lot to say about the many problems with the handoff of information between scientists and journalists… but perhaps this cartoon is ultimately far more eloquent:

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May 22nd, 2009 Tags: , ,
by Sheril Kirshenbaum in Culture, Media and Science | 17 Comments » | RSS feed | Trackback >

Star Trek

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Who’s ready for the voyage on J.J. Abrams’ U.S.S. Enterprise?  Any idea of what’s in store for the original crew?  Share your predictions for the latest incarnation of Star Trek in comments…


Trekkies Bash New Star Trek Film As ‘Fun, Watchable’

[Hat tip to Phil]

May 5th, 2009 Tags: , , ,
by Sheril Kirshenbaum in Culture, Media and Science | 7 Comments » | RSS feed | Trackback >

Morning With ‘The Bloggerati’

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Today Bora, Abel, and I visited Duke’s Sanford Institute on Public Policy for the second year in a row to discuss the coverage of science, health, and policy. We chatted with a group of undergraduates about the evolution of science blogs, the emergence of blogging networks, the role of science blogs vs the MSM, and where open-access fits in. Our beloved scibling Isis even made a guest appearance via gchat!

We had a lot of fun and special thanks to GenomeBoy for inviting us to explore ideas with his terrific class! The other ‘Beacons of the Bloggerati‘ had cameras, so photo to come. 

After the morning in such wonderful company, I’m already looking forward to next year!

March 20th, 2009 Tags: , , , , ,
by Sheril Kirshenbaum in Culture, Education, Media and Science | 3 Comments » | RSS feed | Trackback >