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Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting - Thursday's Storify #lnlm11

Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting – Thursday’s Storify #lnlm11

The penultimate day of this year’s Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting began with a morning of plenary sessions by four of the Laureates followed by a panel discussion on, “Being a (Responsible) Scientist.”  … Read more

Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting – Wednesday’s Storify #lnlm11

We are currently over halfway through the Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting and Wednesday commenced with a morning of plenary sessions by seven of the Laureates and an afternoon full of discussions including one where laureates had the opportunity to, Turn the Tables and quiz some of the students attending this year’s meeting (separate blog post to follow on this session).  Read more

Lindau Nobel Laureate 2011 - Coverage Roundup Midweek

Lindau Nobel Laureate 2011 – Coverage Roundup Midweek

The eagerly awaited 61st meeting of Nobel laureates and junior scientists, on the beautiful island of Lindau, began on Sunday. Set on the picturesque Lake Constance, the conference provides the unique chance for selected young scientists to meet with Nobel Laureates for a week of plenary talks.  Read more

Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting – Tuesday’s Storify #lnlm11

The second day of this year’s Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting began with a morning of plenary sessions by six of the Laureates and an afternoon of panel discussions. To capture the live tweeting around these talks, as well as video and blog content, we have created a Storify storyboard. Do check back as we’ll be updating it as more coverage is published, as well as creating additional Storifys for each day of the rest of the conference. You can find Monday’s Storify here.  Read more

Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting - Monday's Storify #lnlm11

Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting – Monday’s Storify #lnlm11

The first full day of this year’s Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting began today with a morning of plenary sessions by six of the Laureates. To capture the live tweeting around these talks, as well as video and blog content, we have created a Storify storyboard. Do check back as we’ll be updating it as more coverage is published, as well as creating additional Storifys for each day of the rest of the conference.  Read more

Lindau Nobel Laureate 2011 - Coverage Roundup

Lindau Nobel Laureate 2011 – Coverage Roundup

Yesterday 500 young scientists and 23 Nobel Laureates gathered at the foot of the Alps on Lake Constance, prepared for a week of top scientific dialogue and debate. It can only mean one thing, the Lindau Nobel Laurette conference has begun!  Read more

Best of Nature Network, NPG staff blogs and Scitable: 18 - 24 June

Best of Nature Network, NPG staff blogs and Scitable: 18 – 24 June

This week, reports from both our London blogger, Joanna Scott, and The News blog have revealed that proceeds from the multi-million pound sale of a Picasso will be given to obesity research.  Read more

Everything you need to know about the Lindau Nobel Laureate meeting #lnlm11

Next week, Nature is going to be covering the Lindau Nobel Laureates meeting which has been taking place every year for the past 61 years. Set on the idyllic island of Lindau on Lake Constance in Germany, it’s a chance for selected young scientists to meet with Nobel Laureates for a gathering of plenary discussions and informal conversations.  Read more

Science Festivals finale: Mapping the World’s Science Festivals

In the final post in our mini-series on science festivals, we have complied a map that marks some of the World’s Science Festivals.  Read more

Science Festivals – A Dipity summary

Sadly the World Science Festival is over, but for those who were unable to attend this spectacular five day scientific extravaganza, you now can relive your experience with the following Dipity timeline that showcases all of the blogging coverage from the World Science Festival and more:  … Read more