Science & Society

David Brin got his PhD and worked as a physicist before becoming a much-awarded sci-fi writer. He's got some great advice to would-be writers plus some interesting reflections on art vs science as a career: As a child, despite my talents and backgroun ...

Blog Post - Michael White - Mar 12 2010 - 3:28pm

The Oak of Science 2

The Oak of Science 2 The continuing analogy of Science as an Oak tree In case you missed it Part 1 here The Oak of Science Connections Some ways in which the different disciplines of science, just like the branches of the tree are intrinsically connected, ...

Blog Post - Henry Cox - Mar 13 2010 - 3:54am

Simon Singh Waves Farewell From Behind a Growing Firewall of Britain

We tend to think of firewalls as either trying to keep people outside from getting in, or to keep those inside from looking out. The Chinese have firewalls around government websites to protect them from prying eyes, as well as around the whole country to ...

Blog Post - Richard Mankiewicz - Mar 13 2010 - 9:44am

Deadline Tomorrow!

Just a reminder, the deadline to enter our spring University Science Writing Competition is tomorrow, March 15th at 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time. (and thanks to daylight savings time, you just lost an hour this morning!) The competition is open to all graduat ...

Article - Community Connect... - Mar 16 2010 - 8:08am

How do you feed your science addiction?

Carl Zimmer want to know where you get your science news. Go take his survey and let him know. Why a survey? The science writing business is changing rapidly, and aspiring writers need some guideposts: We writers, in case you didn’t know, are scratching ou ...

Blog Post - Michael White - Mar 16 2010 - 1:39pm

Media Exaggerates Progress In Cancer Research

Though people tend to give journalists a hard time for reporting overly negative news, the media is a little too optimistic when it comes to cancer research, experts say. A study in the Archives of Internal Medicine reports that newspaper and magazine cove ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 19 2010 - 1:11pm

Can The Internet Really Win The Nobel Peace Prize?

Nominations for this year's Nobel Peace Prize have closed and, amongst a record 237 nomination, it includes "The Internet". All of it, apparently! Every computer, every server, every router that is part of the global phenomenon that is the I ...

Blog Post - Richard Mankiewicz - Mar 17 2010 - 11:19am

John Baez on Math Blogging

Baez has been blogging about math and physics since the pre-blog era. He's got some thoughts on whether mathematicians should blog (PDF): Should you blog about mathematics? Judging from what I’ve seen, you should do it if you like explaining things, ...

Blog Post - Michael White - Mar 17 2010 - 12:27pm

Evolution + Creation = Both True?

I've read 3 Bibles cover to cover, and, I am a science addict. I hear often about Creation verses Evolution, Religions seeking to disprove Evolution, and Evolution seeming to represent disproving creation. I would like give some time (though not equa ...

Blog Post - Tree Thunderchild - Mar 17 2010 - 9:55pm

Dalai Lama to Visit University of Wisconsin-Madison Neurolab 15-16 May- Free Tickets Available

The Center for Investigating Healthy Minds at the University of Wisconsin-Madison's Waisman Center will welcome His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama to its public grand-opening celebration Saturday-Sunday, May 15-16. ...

Blog Post - Richard Mankiewicz - Mar 20 2010 - 1:21am