Celebrating Six Months of Blogging Science
By The Editors
American Scientist released its blog series, AmSci Blogs six months ago with networks including From the Staff, Macroscope, Science Culture, and The Long View. Please enjoy the blogs we've published (as well as future posts) that encompass an array of science- and engineering-related topics.
August 7, 2015
From The Staff
Love #Blogs? Read ours for unique + fun perspectives on many #science + #engineering topics!: http://amsci.org/blog pic.twitter.com/zil4S3TSn0
Chemist @DrRubidium Blogs the Latest #ForensicScience Techniques Used to Find a Dead Body: http://bit.ly/1DxiXkq pic.twitter.com/UBFxXLbcXi
12 Tips for Scientists Writing for the General Public by @_klburke: http://bit.ly/1OTAiFt #scicomm #blog #science pic.twitter.com/ovQZ56ElUX
BLOG: #Apollo11's Moon Landing 46 Years Ago Altered Science. But it Also Altered the Arts: http://bit.ly/1DrdSVD pic.twitter.com/JHHWQK9EgM
1st nuclear weapon was successfully tested 70 yrs ago today. Read how we covered this topic: http://bit.ly/1O9ft80 pic.twitter.com/5h00AiZYoI
BLOG: 6 Misconceptions About Saving the Bees: http://bit.ly/1ffoDVl #HoneyBees #ecology pic.twitter.com/nqgdzVtFzK
EXCLUSIVE @slingshotdoc: Dean Kamen Engineers Clean Water for Anyone Who Needs: http://bit.ly/1K5SyK9 #slingshotdoc pic.twitter.com/SRZL7SzQFR
"Internships Connect #Math Students to New Career Paths," @harveymudd's Rachel Levy Blogs: http://bit.ly/1J2i5Rq pic.twitter.com/l4befcSRNK
"Celebrating 25 Years in #NorthCarolina" by @KvCorder: http://bit.ly/1GMJZ2q #Blog #Science #SciComm @SigmaXiSociety pic.twitter.com/Q41qQW5blm
Summer Brings Appreciation of #AirConditioning, but What's the History of This Cool Invention? http://bit.ly/1e97WKl pic.twitter.com/ym2P0iixJZ
2,877 Hours in a Personal Spacecraft One-Tenth of an Inch Thick: http://bit.ly/1MmurHA @hist_astro #Blog #SpaceSuits pic.twitter.com/Y2R7c2kFBu
"The Coriolis + the Commode": Tom Di Liberto's #Blog Examines Recent @veritasium Vid: http://bit.ly/1SiXtv7 #SciComm pic.twitter.com/FWdsNy8DuY
BLOG: May Berenbaum Discusses 1st Nat. Strategy Promoting Pollinator Health: http://bit.ly/1fmp4Nz #PollinatorWeek pic.twitter.com/2z1FvfL8Vo
Richard Feynman: The Legendary Physicist Who Helped to Found Quantum Electrodynamics: http://bit.ly/1Excwb2 #Science pic.twitter.com/eDE3eW7bK6
BLOG How Brain's Watchdog, Amygdala, is Overactive in Those w/ Depression + Anxiety http://bit.ly/1JMApSk #neurology pic.twitter.com/tifHt9JtT0
#BLOG: Bill Conner discusses how night-flying insects handle their fiercest predators—#bats: http://bit.ly/1GaRHWY pic.twitter.com/l6J7QQItOp
#BLOG: Conversations About Rachel Carson + DDT, 1944 to Today: http://bit.ly/1KJktyX #WorldEnvironmentDay #Science pic.twitter.com/6PB0J5muYI
.@sj_ackerman blogs abt navigating big data to discover best individual treatmt: http://bit.ly/1QhUHTV #healthcare pic.twitter.com/m0Vdw8qQJM
BLOG: Using leap seconds to maintain clock alignment w/ celestial motions http://bit.ly/1e3BB7Z #LeapSecond #Science pic.twitter.com/X4TbEKmg8P
"You've just crossed over into...the Twilight Zone." Happy #TwilightZoneDay! Read our blog: http://bit.ly/1Euu1d6 pic.twitter.com/d1gxcg3e0w
Thx for the mitochondria, Mom! Read abt this maternal inheritance: http://bit.ly/1J0RojC #MothersDay #biology pic.twitter.com/9JBiraKOuP
Describing Applicants in Gendered Language May Impact Academic Science Hiring: http://bit.ly/1KmCVgi #womeninscience pic.twitter.com/IuvORkkHWo
5 Reasons to Teach Mathematical Modeling by @mathcirque: http://bit.ly/1EO6Yw9 #TeachersAppreciationWeek #STEM #Blog pic.twitter.com/lT2s1cWhji
Illustration of #DarwinDay on Social Media by Art Director, Barbara Aulicino: http://bit.ly/1OWYLxF #cartoonistsday pic.twitter.com/oBLKp38cV2
It's #IndependentBookstoreDay! There's still time to browse: 6 fab #books from indie presses http://bit.ly/1JI0Ppq pic.twitter.com/HRj2c6z5vb
Tuck In Your Kids w/ #BedtimeScience! Read @fenellasaunders's Blog + Share Your Stories w/ Us! http://bit.ly/1EADhOU pic.twitter.com/AC91Z2eSxU
How Does Art Director, Barbara Aulicino, Choose an Awesome Cover Image? Read Her Blog: http://bit.ly/1DCXRf2 #SciArt pic.twitter.com/ldre75Uhbs
BLOG: Beating Cancers’ Unexpected Vice: Transcription, by @SnarkyScientist: http://bit.ly/1HbgETs #Cancer #Science pic.twitter.com/86s6YXxanw
Reflecting on STEM spoofs: What makes great #scicomm humor tick? http://www.americanscientist.org/blog/pub/a-fools-errand … #AprilFools pic.twitter.com/KMd3CDbQfC
Have a sci-tastic movie marathon this weekend! Here are 7 movies we think you'll love: http://bit.ly/19Z6atO #scifi pic.twitter.com/9aa5EUW16k
Why More Biologists Need to Teach in Africa #Blog by @davidcblackburn: http://www.amsci.org/blog/pub/why-more-biologists-need-to-teach-in-africa … #STEM @JRSBiodiversity pic.twitter.com/ljal3bDAy7
Scientists’ Need to Better Understand the Public. Read This #Blog by @_klburke: http://www.amsci.org/blog/pub/8-myths-about-public-understanding-of-science … #SciComm pic.twitter.com/f4Iqsy0zpS
"Regulatory #DNA Variants in Disease: Too Much (or Too Little) of a Good Thing," by @SnarkyScientist: http://www.amsci.org/blog/pub/regulatory-dna-variants-in-disease … #Blog #Health
Too little #sleep can impact #health, but what about too much? Read Sandra J. Ackerman's #blog http://www.amsci.org/blog/pub/how-much-sleep-is-just-right … pic.twitter.com/5NcDl4sTFT
Funny Doodles By Contributing Art Director, Tom Dunne, From #Science News Headlines: http://www.amsci.org/blog/pub/doodling-the-science-news-headlines … #SciArt pic.twitter.com/HyOBC0JR8S
"Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Robotic Arm", by @diannetimblin in New #Science Culture #Blog! http://www.amsci.org/blog/pub/thirteen-ways-of-looking-at-a-robotic-arm … pic.twitter.com/J4QY60kbKu
#Blog: #Robot Explorers Lose One of Their Own in #Ocean: http://www.amsci.org/blog/pub/robot-explorers-lose-one-of-their-own … @WHOImedia #UAV #Science #History pic.twitter.com/VPg84IFXCu
Who Won "Most Popular" in Our 2014 Online Content? @KvCorder Announces http://www.amsci.org/blog/pub/most-popular-online-content-of-2014 … #Blog #SciComm #Science pic.twitter.com/cSphTfOwEP- Subscribe to American Scientist magazine and have full access to all of our award-winning content: amsci.org/subscribe. American Scientist is published by Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society.
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