By Carol Feltes We have already learned how to reach out on the worldwide web to engage the online community in joint projects and problem solving, but less so when it comes to non-virtual communities. Citizen Science is a delightful recipe to lure unsuspecting non-scientists […]
By Michelle Lowes, MD PhD EmpowerMyHealth helping people make informed decisions in health and illness In my last post I laid out a problem: medical and health information is complicated and scattered, making it difficult to navigate the medical world. Yet, we’ve been hearing more […]
By Carol Feltes Yes! Somebody “gets” it…The library of the future. The changing technological landscape is changing the way we share, process, and store information, and libraries are evolving to match this change. Tim O’Reilly’s blog Tools for Change in Publishing (TOC) is exactly what […]
By Carol Feltes For the birders among us….. Here is a good read suitable for the layman. Moonbird by Phillip Hoose is the story of the rufa red knot. Regional birders know that, for many migratory birds traveling the eastern flyway, areas of the New […]
By Christina Pyrgaki, @CPyrgaki In Fiscal Cliff Part I, I talked about how the fiscal cliff will affect science and what citizens should do about it. Part II is for scientists: how can we protect the future of scientific research? Researchers are trained to write […]
By Carol Feltes In recent years, it has been so gratifying and interesting to see female scientists finally revealed, their contributions to knowledge noted, and the tribulations of their careers in a gender-biased bureaucracy made known. Princeton Press’s new book, Heart of Darkness: Unravelling the […]
