Choosing Entertainment : More Than Mere Enjoyment

Choosing Entertainment : More Than Mere Enjoyment

Uncovering the reasons for why we as humans choose our entertainment media has plagued communication researchers for decades. In the wake of non-answered questions of how such media entertainment…
My Internship At Scientific Blogging, Part I

My Internship At Scientific Blogging, Part I

What it's like to live and breathe Scientificblogging.The Interview - Sometime in September Graduate students are always looking for part time jobs to subsidize their livelihood. So, when I scaled…
Sex Education and Science Teaching

Sex Education and Science Teaching

I have been reading a blog entitled (wouldya believe it?) Catholic bishops back sex education for primary school children. Now it's not the blog itself, but a couple of the comments have set me a-…
Sound advice on applying to grad school

Sound advice on applying to grad school

From Cosmic Variance: It’s usually not a good idea to have one of your parents call the department on your behalf. I'm surprised this even needs to be said.
Blogging as an Extreme Sport

Blogging as an Extreme Sport

Andrew Sullivan on the extreme sport of blogging: A columnist can ignore or duck a subject less noticeably than a blogger committing thoughts to pixels several times a day. A reporter can wait—must…