Stay curious, and I’ll see you in the Spring…
I’m signing off for one month while traveling in Europe as a 2012 Marshall Memorial Fellow. I’ll be visiting Brussels, Stockholm, Rome, Sarajevo, and Berlin to learn more about energy, science,...
View ArticleTaking a Bite Out Of Energy Consumption
While the United States is home to just five percent of the global population, we consume a whopping 20 percent of the world’s energy. With a seemingly endless appetite for fuel and concern over the...
View ArticleUniversity of Florida Drops Computer Science Department. Really.
According to UF’s Dean Abernathy, cutting computer science will save nearly $1.7 million. But at what cost? Technology is changing. Jobs are changing. And the students that emerge from the University...
View ArticleWeekend in DC: The USA Science and Engineering Festival
Join me at The USA Science and Engineering Festival April 28 and 29 in the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in DC. I’ll be on the High School Book Fair Stage: Discoveries in Science this Sunday...
View ArticleA New Funding Model For Science?
This is a guest post by Andy Gersick. One of the easy-to-spot problems in contemporary American science culture is the heavy hand that public pressure seems to wield in science policy. If you find...
View ArticleDoes America Really “NEED” More Scientists and Engineers? Responding to Slate
According to David Plotz at Slate, “America Needs More Scientists and Engineers.” America needs Thomas Edisons and Craig Venters, but it really needs a lot more good scientists, more competent...
View ArticleMust-See: Colbert Takes On North Carolina And Sea Level Rise
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View ArticleWould You Call Me A Scientist?
We all arrive into this world as budding scientists, naturally curious about everything we encounter. I’ve yet to meet a 6-year-old who isn’t captivated by whales, dinosaurs, or space exploration. They...
View ArticleWatch Epic Fishing In Alaska: Brown Bear and Salmon Cam
You are watching exclusive LIVE footage from Alaska’s Brooks River in Katmai National Park. Every year over a hundred Brown Bears descend on a mile long stretch of Brooks River to feast on the largest...
View ArticleAre Sharks Deadly?
For more detail, visit The Ocean Conservancy or International Shark Attack File…
View ArticleCommunicating Science to a Nation Watching Reality Television
Last week I had the pleasure of speaking at The Austin Forum on communicating science. The talk is now available online: You can watch part 2, part 3, and the Q&A by clicking on the links.
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