A Fake Smithsonian Exhibit

A Fake Smithsonian Exhibit

A Fake Smithsonian Exhibit The integrity of the Smithsonian Institution hinges on disseminating knowledge in an objective, thorough and fair manner. Like the freedoms that our forefathers included in…
Elsevier Introduces Article-Based Publishing

Elsevier Introduces Article-Based Publishing

Publishing is evolving and, of the big publishers (The Lancet, Cell, etc.), no one is more forward-thinking than Elsevier.    They recently announced Article-Based Publishing, their new way…
POP Science: Nefarious Numbers

POP Science: Nefarious Numbers

What is on the mind of all the physicists all over the world right now? Quantum Gravity? Global warming? No. It is the same that is on the mind of all the other scientists in academia, too. Impact…
Once Chinese Equals Three Times Spanish

Once Chinese Equals Three Times Spanish

Since China becomes ever more important also for academia and science, here insights into difficulties that are not widely mentioned. I started with the language barrier, and there were points that…
Survey Says: In Science We Trust

Survey Says: In Science We Trust

A new poll by Nature and Scientific American, out in SA's October 2010 issue, notes that scientists have had a tough year - the "leaked 'Climategate' e-mails painted researchers as censorious," the…
Dating advice or disaster in the making?

Dating advice or disaster in the making?

When you think 'geek', is your first thought 'marry one'?  If so, you may enjoy this 'how to' from blogger Leslie Sobol over at AMD (yeah, the processor manufacturers).  If, on the other…