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14 Mar 2012 | 09:55 GMT

The Promise & Pitfalls of Public Outreach Part 3: Social Media: Taking Science To The People

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The Promise & Pitfalls of Public Outreach Part 3: Social Media: Taking Science To The People

Matt Shipman is a public information officer at North Carolina State University, where he writes about everything from forensic entomology to computer malware. He previously worked as a reporter and editor in the Washington, D.C. area for Inside EPA, Water Policy Report and Risk Policy Report, where he covered the nexus of science, politics and policy. He blogs about NC State research at The Abstract, and you can follow him on Twitter where he is @ShipLives.   … Read more

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03 Feb 2012 | 10:00 GMT

SciWriteLabs 7.3: Long-form narratives, crappy first drafts, and the importance of wasting time

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SciWriteLabs 7.3: Long-form narratives, crappy first drafts, and the importance of wasting time

Seth Mnookin is a Lecturer in MIT’s Graduate Program in Science Writing. His most recent book, The Panic Virus: The True Story Behind the Vaccine-Autism Controversy, was called a “tour de force” by The New York Times and “a book that should be required reading at every medical school in the world…a brilliant piece of reportage and science writing” by The Wall Street Journal.  Read more

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07 Dec 2011 | 10:00 GMT

The periodic table: matter matters

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The periodic table: matter matters

Cross-posted with permission of OUPblog.  Read more

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03 Aug 2011 | 10:00 GMT

Geography Is Social

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Geography Is Social

This week’s guest blogger is Nicola Osborne, a Social Media Officer for EDINA, a JISC National Data Centre based at the University of Edinburgh. Nicola began her career investigating “Y2K” for BP but, whilst studying engineering, she became more interested in writing and running review websites. After graduating Nicola joined the Edinburgh University Library then moved on to SUNCAT where she worked with library catalogue data and trialled various social media tools to promote the service. She was appointed to her current innovative role in 2009. Nicola Osborne is a regular speaker on social media, an organiser for the annual  … Read more

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