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AI And The Poetry Problem

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Hank Campbell

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The Scientific Blogging Wayback Machine - How We Looked Then

Sep 04 2009 | comment(s)

In February of 2010, Scientific Blogging, the flagship of Science 2.0, will turn 3 years old. Yep, you all are getting old. But by then it will have changed, even from what it looks like now (more on that in November).

Nothing on the internet ever goes away, they say, but if you use the legendary Wayback Machine at web.archive.org, you won't find much on us. Not on any of their dates. They think we looked like this:

Do You Want Kids To Get Better At Science? Then Write An Article For Them Starting ... Now

Sep 03 2009 | comment(s)

Everyone says they want to get kids to get a better science - now we can all actually do something about it.

We're doing a small beta test of our Science For Kids site.(1) It isn't perfect yet but that's why we need people to try it out. Once we find any glaring bugs we can sort those out and finish the cosmetic stuff.

For Scientific Blogging columnists, you can just log in and go to it. Everything is all set. For new people who sign up the articles will go into moderation, because, let's face it, we're writing for kids and our names are on the thing so we can't make it a free-for-all.

Tangential Science: 42,001 And The Science Of Karma

Sep 03 2009 | comment(s)

Tangential Science: it's not necessarily science, but it's still funny.

1. Science of Karma

Can there be science to 'Karma'? Likely not, since Karma is, by definition, an Eastern religious concept that has been colloquiallized into a philosophical one. In the East (considered globally since Hindus, Jains, Sikhs and Buddhists all lay claim to it), Karma is basically cause and effect, which is all very Newtonian, and it is echoed in Western religions with the 'as you sow, so also shall you reap' idea ... except at least in the West you are only screwed over once by what you do and actions have consequences over multiple lifetimes.

Bloggy Goes Cosmic? With Project Calliope, Science 2.0 Enters The Space Race

Aug 31 2009 | comment(s)

The secret is out; there's only one science blogging site out there with its name on a satellite and it is us.

Well, so far it is us. The commies in Star City were first into space but the good ol' US of A put a man on the moon and that's what gets remembered. So we can't rest on our laurels just because we're the first to develop it - and commit money - if we're going to put Bloggy into space we need to get it done.

What am I talking about? Bloggy in space?

Challenged: Does Open Access Mean Wider Dissemination For Science Publications?

Aug 29 2009 | comment(s)

If you've read this site for any length of time, you know we are fans of open access. The notion that research funded by taxpayers should be in the hands of billion-dollar media companies who charge scientists to publish and then hold the copyrights is ridiculous.

President Bush signed into law the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2007 (H.R. 2764) and it immediately came under attack by media lobbyists and the politicians they support.

Wow ... Evidence Of The Recession Really Is Everywhere

Aug 26 2009 | comment(s)

In 2007, advertisements talking about how much money you could make sitting on your butt if you would just BUY THEIR SECRET were at least interesting.

We got tales of people making obnoxious amounts of money selling stuff on the interwebs or flipping houses using a secret government auction list or whatever.

Now look what we've come to ... even the spam marketers (somehow appearing in a remnant ad on our site, I must note, so remind me to find out who they are and eliminate them) have dialed it down.