Charting New Waters
The excitement of discovery and invention is moving beyond the lab Cracks are appearing in the scientific culture of the 20th century. Old ways of doing research and disseminating knowledge are being...
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Crowdsourcing a recommendation letter
Bradley Voytek, like thousands of other postdoctoral researchers, wants a tenured professorship. Like many other aspirants, his résumé showcases: Plenty of papers, teaching experience, well-respected...
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The power of many
Credit: http://blogs.clicksoftware.com/clickipedia-blog/bid/84936/There-is-a-Crowd-in-Your-Future Crowdfunding is all the rage. Scientists aren't holding back Global recession has meant shrunken...
View ArticleCreating the true citizen scientist
Citizen science is a powerful concept. Surely there’s no better way to engage the public in science than to include them in actual research. And already there are hundreds of projects all over the...
View ArticleLife performs computation much more than you’ve ever thought
“The level of intelligence has been tremendously increased, because people are thinking and communicating in terms of screens, and not in lettered books. Much of the real action is taking place in what...
View ArticleHow do we make DIYBio sustainable?
At December 13th's SoNYC discussion, hosted by Nature Publishing Group (NPG), a panel will discuss the growth of DIY science, describing some of the opportunities it presents and looking towards the...
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School Students’ Work May Help Better Climate Models
A bunch of school students with help from researchers at the University of Arizona have published a paper in the American Journal of Botany that may help better climate models. Their work reveals that...
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