I previously spotted a blogger in an early twentieth century neurophysiologist, based on his love of writing and his consistent weekly letters to his mother. In thinking it all through, …
Eva Amsen
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Science CommunicationWriting, images, and storytelling
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Science CommunicationScience life and careers
Should scientists be bloggers?
by Eva Amsenby Eva AmsenMany congratulations to Shirley Wu and Russ Altman, who won Nature Network’s Science Blogging Challenge and have secured a spot at SciFoo this summer! (They’re also getting all expenses paid …
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Musicians and Scientists
José González – musician who used to be a biochemist
by Eva Amsenby Eva AmsenThrough a post on The Gulf Stream I found out that singer José González started his PhD in Biochemistry before switching to a full-time music career. González does the music …
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BooksScience CommunicationScience in Art & Culture
Bloggers of yore – Wilder Penfield was a 20th century blogger
by Eva Amsenby Eva AmsenI’m reading Wilder Penfield’s autobiography, for work, and noticed that he was kind of a blogger. He was a very good writer, and there is lots of detail in the …
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Community & eventsScience Communication
Toronto Nature Network Pub Night – January 26th
by Eva Amsenby Eva AmsenWe had our third Toronto Nature Network pub night last night, with a good turn out. Twenty-five people showed up, but some of the regulars didn’t (and it was freezing …
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The Sunday program of ScienceOnline09 contained demos, which were shorter than the full-length sessions. I started out by going to the Nature Network demo. Not that I need help, but …
