Oct 7, 2009
Posted in Science at 9:00 pm by David Bradley -- 25 Comments; add yours
A quick analysis of online social networks, such as LinkedIn and Xing would suggest that a mere 1 in 7 research scientists use such tools as part of their work. This contrasts starkly with the business world where uptake is up to 88%. In other words almost 9 out of every ten employees in the commercial world are using online networking.
This is an odd finding, according to Richard Lackes of the Department …
Sep 11, 2009
Posted in Science at 1:00 pm by David Bradley -- 18 Comments; add yours
It’s Friday, our kids have been back at school a week now, so with the ever-present prospect of a wet weekend ahead of us, how to distract them from Youtube and Facebook with some educational that might help them next week in school…
…so, how about a quick trawl for fun science games. It seems there are millions of sites on the web offering games and virtual toys with a scientific underpinning. …
Aug 24, 2009
Posted in Science at 1:00 pm by David Bradley -- 16 Comments; add yours
David Bradley reporting from Science Online London 2009 (#solo09)
The “modern” form of scientific publishing began in the 17th century when gentlemen (rarely has it been a lady until very recently) with an inquisitive bent decided it would be a good idea to share the results of their endeavours among their peers, for assessment, confirmation and debate. August bodies that published these seeds of enlightenment as well as the occasional monstrous …
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