These little lizards in NY and CT sure are capturing a lot of peoples’ imaginations! The story has been picked up now in quite a few places! Here are a few that you might like to check out: First and foremost, Peregrine Frissell, the author of the first Greenwich Time piece that started the momentum … More More stories around the web!
Hi Everyone! Exciting News! Jim Dwyer at the NYTimes just published a terrific article about the Italian Wall Lizards working their way north from NYC. You can read the article here.
The momentum behind opening access to scientific publications got a big boost this week with a directive from the White House for large, federally-funded agencies to make publications and data publicly available. The announcement was made in part in response to a “We the people” petition created last May that has since generated more than … More Open Access to Federally Funded Science
My more candid readers have pointed out that I promised to convince you that scientists should be on social networks and my first post in this series managed only to demonstrate that social networks are big. I didn’t want to belabor the point but hopefully I also partially convinced you that people are making big … More Harnessing Social Media For Science: Part 2: Collaboration and Education
I want to elaborate on my ideas for social media and science over the next several days in four parts. My goal is to both clarify the arguments in my mind and to present a more in-depth resource for those interested in learning more than my poorly-captioned slideshows can tell. I hope these musings will … More Harnessing Social Media For Science: Part 1: The Setup
On Friday, I led a workshop at the Student Conference on Conservation Science at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City outlining some of the ways Scientists can tap into social networks. I’ll elaborate on these ideas in the coming days but I wanted to post my slides for reference. I had … More Slides: Harnessing Social Media for Science
Billions of tweets are sent each month and we’re fast approaching 1 in 5 people globally signed up for a Facebook account. Yes, globally. Social media venues are here to stay and their users are ready and willing to spend a great deal of time and (increasingly) treasure in these internet realms. For all this … More Environmental Education and Social Media
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