In a back-channel discussion among ScienceBloggers, John Wilkins suggested that it might be interesting to do occasional posts on really basic concepts in our fields– the sort of jargon terms that become so ingrained that we toss them around without realizing it, and end up confusing people. A lot of these terms often have a… Continue reading Basic Concepts
Category: Blogs
Open Pimping Thread
I get a fair number of emails from people who have blogs or other web stuff that they would like to advertise. I do look at most of the links I get sent, but I end up posting very few of them. Not because I dislike what I see, but because I just don’t have… Continue reading Open Pimping Thread
ScienceBlogs: The First Year
One year ago today, Uncertain Principles went live on ScienceBlogs. In honor of the anniversary, here’s the first year at the new site, in one graph: Well, ok, that’s not that informative. In fact, for all you know, that could be an NMR trace from a chem experiment– the little bump to the right is… Continue reading ScienceBlogs: The First Year
Lurkers of the World Unite!
Janet reminds me that this has been declared National De-Lurking Week. If you’re in the habit of reading this blog, but don’t usually comment, here’s a made-up holiday you can celebrate by leaving a comment here. You’ll need to put in a name (it needn’t be yours) and an email address (I promise it won’t… Continue reading Lurkers of the World Unite!
Blogging is the Answer
PhysicsWeb provides me with yet another blog post topic today, posting a lament about the death of letter writing, which makes life more difficult for historians: Now that e-mail has replaced letter writing as the principal means of informal communication, one has to feel sorry for future science historians, who will be unable to use… Continue reading Blogging is the Answer
Philosophia Naturalis
I’ve got lab this morning, so I don’t have time for detailed physics blogging today. Happily, there’s a new edition of the physics-centered blog carnival Philosophia Naturalis posted today, which should provide plenty of physics content to get your day off to a good start.
Physics Blogging in the Media
The January issue of Physics World magazine has just hit the electronic newstands, and they’re doing a special issue on physics on the web. Among the free on-line offerings, they have a discussion of blogs and Wikipedia with various comments pro and con, and an essay about physics blogging by Sean Carroll. Oh, yeah, and… Continue reading Physics Blogging in the Media
Best of Science Blogging
While I was out of town for the holidays, Bora announced that he’s putting together an anthology of high-quality science blogging to go with the
Oooh! Shiny Thing!
I don’t usually read blog carnivals much, and it’s probably a good thing. Scott’s cryptic version of the History Carnival led me to spend a really ridiculous amount of time reading blog posts about cavalry tactics in the English Civil War (that’s the first of several). And, really, I have no need to know this…… Continue reading Oooh! Shiny Thing!
ScienceBlogs Showcase
The forthcoming issue of Seed will include a big spread on ScienceBlogs, and the online version is already up. They got pictures of all the bloggers (with stand-ins for the pseudonymous), and turned a caricature artist loose on us, leading to the motley mob scene at the top of that page. The cartoon will be… Continue reading ScienceBlogs Showcase