Comments on: Two Decades of Science Communication http://www.sciencebase.com/science-blog/two-decades-of-science-communication.html Science Blog from Freelance Science Writer David Bradley Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:25:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: David Bradley http://www.sciencebase.com/science-blog/two-decades-of-science-communication.html/comment-page-4#comment-628264 David Bradley Tue, 03 Mar 2009 19:08:23 +0000 http://www.sciencebase.com/science-blog/?p=3197#comment-628264 Also celebrating this year is CERN, for it was at the Swiss research centre that the original idea for the World-Wide Web was mooted on 13th March 1989. Also celebrating this year is CERN, for it was at the Swiss research centre that the original idea for the World-Wide Web was mooted on 13th March 1989.

]]> By: Dr K A Narayana http://www.sciencebase.com/science-blog/two-decades-of-science-communication.html/comment-page-3#comment-627541 Dr K A Narayana Mon, 26 Jan 2009 15:44:53 +0000 http://www.sciencebase.com/science-blog/?p=3197#comment-627541 My hearty congratulations to David Bradley, the extraordinary science communicator on his 20th anniversary of his science blog. It is easy to get a religious promoter or cult promoter these days. Let his religion of science multiply in algebraic proportions. My hearty congratulations to David Bradley, the extraordinary science communicator on his 20th anniversary of his science blog. It is easy to get a religious promoter or cult promoter these days. Let his religion of science multiply in algebraic proportions.

]]> By: David Bradley http://www.sciencebase.com/science-blog/two-decades-of-science-communication.html/comment-page-3#comment-627537 David Bradley Mon, 26 Jan 2009 09:31:17 +0000 http://www.sciencebase.com/science-blog/?p=3197#comment-627537 Many, many thanks for the kind words and congratulations, here, on twitter, by email and elsewhere. I hope I can live up to the high standards you set me in the coming years, and yes it is probably time I wrote a whole book... Many, many thanks for the kind words and congratulations, here, on twitter, by email and elsewhere. I hope I can live up to the high standards you set me in the coming years, and yes it is probably time I wrote a whole book…

]]> By: David Henry http://www.sciencebase.com/science-blog/two-decades-of-science-communication.html/comment-page-3#comment-627515 David Henry Sat, 24 Jan 2009 18:07:57 +0000 http://www.sciencebase.com/science-blog/?p=3197#comment-627515 My congratulations on your 20th anniversary! The world needs more perceptive and interesting science writing like yours. I've been happily reading your work for many years, both before and after your web debut, and hope to continue doing so in the years ahead. Science and the public owe you a debt of gratitude for transforming obscure complexity into vibrant relevance. My congratulations on your 20th anniversary! The world needs more perceptive and interesting science writing like yours. I’ve been happily reading your work for many years, both before and after your web debut, and hope to continue doing so in the years ahead. Science and the public owe you a debt of gratitude for transforming obscure complexity into vibrant relevance.

]]> By: claude lambert http://www.sciencebase.com/science-blog/two-decades-of-science-communication.html/comment-page-3#comment-627509 claude lambert Sat, 24 Jan 2009 15:52:49 +0000 http://www.sciencebase.com/science-blog/?p=3197#comment-627509 You are still very young! We need more good commentators: it is more difficult to be a good communicator than it is to be a reasonably good scientist, which we all know because we got more names on our list of colleagues than our list of science writers like Martin Gardner, Bill Bryson, and the bloggers we love. There is such a mess between religion and science in the whole world. I tend to think that we are more medieval now than we were in the 70s. Look for instance at thoughts from Kansas and the fight for evolution (http://www.scientificblogging.com/adaptive_complexity/creationisms_legal_history_door_wide_open http://scienceblogs.com/tfk/2009/01/texas_passes_first_reading_of.php ). It is also a big fight to keep the public interested in what we do. Time for you to write a book. You are still very young! We need more good commentators: it is more difficult to be a good communicator than it is to be a reasonably good scientist, which we all know because we got more names on our list of colleagues than our list of science writers like Martin Gardner, Bill Bryson, and the bloggers we love. There is such a mess between religion and science in the whole world. I tend to think that we are more medieval now than we were in the 70s. Look for instance at thoughts from Kansas and the fight for evolution (http://www.scientificblogging.com/adaptive_complexity/creationisms_legal_history_door_wide_open http://scienceblogs.com/tfk/2009/01/texas_passes_first_reading_of.php ). It is also a big fight to keep the public interested in what we do.
Time for you to write a book.

]]> By: Marie-Louise http://www.sciencebase.com/science-blog/two-decades-of-science-communication.html/comment-page-3#comment-627506 Marie-Louise Sat, 24 Jan 2009 12:48:13 +0000 http://www.sciencebase.com/science-blog/?p=3197#comment-627506 Hi David What a day it is for you (and your wife)! Happy anniversary to the both of you. I hope you are doing something appropriately celebratory. I too have only just discovered your site and find it a great source of interesting info relevant to my work - I am currently helping VSN International to publicise the recent free availability of their data analysis software, GenStat for Teaching, to all schools, colleges and universities worldwide – I hope that is of interest to you and your readers. Anyway as per your suggestion, I’ve just taken the opportunity to look through some of your portfolio and came across a few articles that I would most definitely like to pen a response to soon. But with my children clamouring for my attention today, this will have to wait till Monday. In the meantime, if you could recommend some science books for children, that would be appreciated. Best wishes ml Hi David
What a day it is for you (and your wife)! Happy anniversary to the both of you. I hope you are doing something appropriately celebratory. I too have only just discovered your site and find it a great source of interesting info relevant to my work – I am currently helping VSN International to publicise the recent free availability of their data analysis software, GenStat for Teaching, to all schools, colleges and universities worldwide – I hope that is of interest to you and your readers. Anyway as per your suggestion, I’ve just taken the opportunity to look through some of your portfolio and came across a few articles that I would most definitely like to pen a response to soon. But with my children clamouring for my attention today, this will have to wait till Monday. In the meantime, if you could recommend some science books for children, that would be appreciated. Best wishes ml

]]> By: agus http://www.sciencebase.com/science-blog/two-decades-of-science-communication.html/comment-page-2#comment-627502 agus Sat, 24 Jan 2009 05:07:15 +0000 http://www.sciencebase.com/science-blog/?p=3197#comment-627502 congrats !!! Brutha For being a succesful guy . if i were u i would be really happy. having a great mind .being able to solve a math lesson....unfortunately l weren't u.... you've got to be the best for human -kind with an insightful that you got<okay!!!!!! congrats !!! Brutha
For being a succesful guy . if i were u i would be really happy. having a great mind .being able to solve a math lesson….unfortunately l weren’t u….
you’ve got to be the best for human -kind with an insightful that you got<okay!!!!!!

]]> By: Thor http://www.sciencebase.com/science-blog/two-decades-of-science-communication.html/comment-page-2#comment-627501 Thor Sat, 24 Jan 2009 01:25:13 +0000 http://www.sciencebase.com/science-blog/?p=3197#comment-627501 David, I really enjoyed reading about the path that you have taken in your career. Also, I found your insights (re: rainbows and role of science in our society) very refreshing. Your story of success based in your curiosity and passion of science is a great model of all the newbies (such as myself) that are starting out. I'm sure your ability to effectively convey science to the general public has benefited thousands of people over the years, and I'm sure it will continue to through the coming decades. Keep up the good work! -Thor David,
I really enjoyed reading about the path that you have taken in your career. Also, I found your insights (re: rainbows and role of science in our society) very refreshing.

Your story of success based in your curiosity and passion of science is a great model of all the newbies (such as myself) that are starting out. I’m sure your ability to effectively convey science to the general public has benefited thousands of people over the years, and I’m sure it will continue to through the coming decades.

Keep up the good work!
-Thor

]]> By: Anita Snyder http://www.sciencebase.com/science-blog/two-decades-of-science-communication.html/comment-page-2#comment-627497 Anita Snyder Fri, 23 Jan 2009 21:05:24 +0000 http://www.sciencebase.com/science-blog/?p=3197#comment-627497 Congrats, both for originally going for it and sticking to it! This is inspiring for me to read, as I, too, became a scientist, (because I love understanding how nature works) only to find out that I don't really like doing science or really knowing how only ONE thing works. Now, I am getting back to my 'second' choice - writing. And I have to say, the 80s were scary. Scary hair. I don't think I would ever post a pic of my hair from that era where it could publicly be viewed! I like your current look (current follicular status notwithstanding) much more! Congrats, both for originally going for it and sticking to it! This is inspiring for me to read, as I, too, became a scientist, (because I love understanding how nature works) only to find out that I don’t really like doing science or really knowing how only ONE thing works. Now, I am getting back to my ‘second’ choice – writing.

And I have to say, the 80s were scary. Scary hair. I don’t think I would ever post a pic of my hair from that era where it could publicly be viewed! I like your current look (current follicular status notwithstanding) much more!

]]> By: Elizabeth Christophy http://www.sciencebase.com/science-blog/two-decades-of-science-communication.html/comment-page-2#comment-627489 Elizabeth Christophy Fri, 23 Jan 2009 16:10:02 +0000 http://www.sciencebase.com/science-blog/?p=3197#comment-627489 Hi David, I just discovered your blog, but I already love it. I've been looking for good science blogs. To me, what is needed is sharing that excitement of science and that curiosity about the world around us that you feel. I am dismayed that my students show very little of either of those things. It's been bred out of them by too many years of boring cookbook science, or simply by the idea that school = drudgery. Keep spreading enthusaism and passion! Hi David,

I just discovered your blog, but I already love it. I’ve been looking for good science blogs.

To me, what is needed is sharing that excitement of science and that curiosity about the world around us that you feel. I am dismayed that my students show very little of either of those things. It’s been bred out of them by too many years of boring cookbook science, or simply by the idea that school = drudgery.

Keep spreading enthusaism and passion!

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