Category: Miscellaneous

Science journo quits writing to fight chiropractic libel suit

Science journo quits writing to fight chiropractic libel suit. Ok, this story is just kind of unfortunate. According to this Ars Technica story, Simon Singh, whose Fermat’s Last Theorem I remember reading and enjoying back in high school, is apparently quitting his job at the Guardian in order to defend himself against a libel suit […]

Browse the Complete PopSci Archive – Check out the flying cars!

New! Browse the Complete PopSci Archive | Popular Science. Ok, this is pretty awesome…Popular Science has put their entire archives online, and it’s all searchable…all 137 years of PopSci in one place. They’re apparently working on a way to browse it, which would be sweet just to see all the covers, but I had a […]

The Onion’s take on Cable News (and what will loons do without newspapers?)

After Charlie Booker’s hilarious take on the “anatomy of a newscast” here comes The Onion‘s take on cable news: Breaking News: Some Bullshit Happening Somewhere It wouldn’t be as funny if it didn’t ring so true…that’s what most local “Breaking News” is like! And just to make more fun of old media, here’s another Onion […]

George Lois Tells the Stories Behind His Twelve Favorite Classic Esquire Covers — Vulture

George Lois Tells the Stories Behind His Twelve Favorite Classic Esquire Covers — Vulture. Ok, there’s nothing scientific about these Esquire covers, but they’re certainly great examples of of how powerful images. I just found it interesting how these covers capture so many iconic moments and eras – enough that even though I wasn’t around at […]

Back from AAAS! (where I heard Ron Howard and Kal Penn speak…)

Spent the weekend at the AAAS annual conference in San Diego, my first time there. It was an interesting experience, especially because I registered as a freelance reporter, and it was my first time with a Press badge! I got access to the newsroom (with free coffee – I guess journalists drink a lot of […]

From dolphins to lasers, major science meet to cover it all

From dolphins to lasers, major science meet to cover it all. Phyorg.com had the story above about the American Academy for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) annual conference in San Diego, for which I’m leaving today (2/18) evening. I’ll be there all weekend, attending lots of talks and trying not to overload on science đŸ™‚ […]

Pics of the Earth, Tweeted from Space!

Twitpic / Astro_Soichi. Japanese Astronaut Soichi Noguchi takes photos from aboard the International Space Station and tweets them directly to his Twitpic account along with a caption. He’s definitely managed to take several stunning photos, all over the world. Here’s one of Space Shuttle Endeavor, and strange-looking structures in Bahrain.

A few links about writing and fact-checking

Apart from reading a lot about science and technology, I’ve also been reading as much as I can about writing and journalism. I find it useful to try to incorporate things that I like about other people’s writing into my own. Here’s a few recent links that I came across: 1. A talk by William […]

Teens think blogging is about as cool as Rick Astley hits

Teens think blogging is about as cool as Rick Astley hits. Wouldn’t you know, shortly after I decide to start blogging, I find it out’s totally uncool these days (see above link to the story). Actually, I guess it’s not that surprising to find that it’s becoming less of a teenage thing and more for […]