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Death threat denial [Deltoid]

May 21, 2012 by ScienceBlogs

Even when we have video of a death threat there are those who try to deny that scientists have been threatened. Like, oh, The Australian. Media Watch reports on media coverage of death threats on climate scientists:

One news outlet comes out of it, in our opinion, almost unscathed: Fairfax Media's The Canberra Times. The ABC doesn't look so great, and The Australian looks worst of all.    Read more

Exploring Space: Don't Sell Robots Short [Uncertain Principles]

May 9, 2012 by ScienceBlogs

One final thought on the Big Science/ Space Chronicles stuff from last week. One of the things I found really frustrating about the book, and the whole argument that we ought to be sinking lots of money into manned space missions is that the terms of the argument are so nebulous. This is most obvious when Tyson or other space advocates talk about the need for "inspiring" people, but it shows up even in what ought to be relatively concrete discussions of actual science.    Read more

Who should moderate a Science Debate? [Greg Laden's Blog]

April 6, 2012 by ScienceBlogs

Science Debate Dot Org asks the question: In a nationally televised presidential science debate, who would be the best moderator?

I find the suggestions that have been made so far to be interesting. A lot of people seem to be suggesting people who are obviously good scientists, or good communicators, but who are not especially known for being moderators. They are not the same thing.

Go have a look, make a suggestion, or vote for the existing suggestions.     Read more

Can you help us out?

April 3, 2012 by Donny Shaw

As we’ve mentioned before, we’re working with a volunteer researcher, Brady Ambler, on a survey of OpenCongress users with the goal of improving the OC user experience and to generally help us make Congress more accessible. We’re just about ready to start analyzing the data, but we need to talk to a few more site users to increase our sample size.

Do you have a few minutes to chat with Brady over the phone about how you use OpenCongress? We would really appreciate it. Just email bradyambler at gmail d0t com, and he’ll get back to you to set up a convenient time to talk. Of course, we’ll be sharing our findings publicly on this blog once we’ve wrapped this thing up. Thanks, all!    Read more

Why Israelis Love Iranians [Dean's Corner]

March 28, 2012 by ScienceBlogs

How could Israelis love Iranians? This compelling video points a simple truth: how can you hate someone you don't know? Could this be a game changer?

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THE POLITICUS RADIO SHOW {DEMO}

September 21, 2011 by Andrew17

Let me know what you think!    Read more