I thought that people might want to watch the introductory video I presented on the first day of class, so I’ve posted it here on the course blog. Below you will find the links to the articles, websites, and projects that come up in the video. There is a lot of material within the movie that could form the basis of a new blog post (hint, hint). I would also love to hear your comments!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybJMRMsCIE4
The two science blogs in the movie were: Scientist at Work, which is a blog on the New York Times website, and the Wired Science blog.
When Pepsi bought space on the collection of blogs called ScienceBlogs, the blogosphere responded.
Much was written about government involvement when federal scientists are approached by the media, including this editorial in the Vancouver Sun.
Recent data show that Canadians spend a lot of time online.
They are many reviews of the events following the arsenic bacteria NASA scientists presented in late 2010, including one by Ed Yong on his blog Not Exactly Rocket Science.
The science news story parody mentioned in the movie is authored by Martin Robbins, whose blog The Lay Scientist is hosted by the Guardian.
The two examples of human brain-size coverage were from The Times of India and NPR.
Science writer Carl Zimmer’s list of banned words is frequently updated.
Here’s a link to the World Federation of Science Journalists’ Amundsen competition, where you can find links to articles written by the winning journalists.
The humpback whale siting on Flickr is quite an amazing story.
–Eric
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