Fri 24 Oct 2008
I’ve been on a plane trip before. I’ve gone to weddings in Connecticut, a vacation in Florida, and… well, that’s it. I haven’t traveled much by air, and those times have only been during the day, so I am both wide-awake and fully lighted through the window next to me. (I love the window seat!) [...]Sat 25 Oct 2008
My first session, “Freaks, Geeks, and Deadlines,” was interesting because its three panelists and one moderator could hardly agree on anything. Indeed, they probably wouldn’t be able to decide as a group whether or not Taco Bell was authentic Mexican food! All their disagreements made for a very interesting talk that easily engaged my attention. [...]Mon 10 Nov 2008
As director of research communications at Ohio State University, Earle Holland is the public face of Ohio State’s research programs. Since he took the position in 1990, he has explained the scientific process and publicized the findings of Ohio State’s researchers. He has also done damage control, responding to ethical concerns and explaining why the [...]Thu 11 Dec 2008
“When I meet someone for lunch, we talk about our days, our families, the stresses of school, and how good and nutritious the food court’s pizza is(n’t). We don’t talk about multiple universes! These guys are definitely science people. They live, breathe, and even eat science.” 2008.11.17, 6:00 p.m.Fri 12 Dec 2008
When gamers become characters in online games like Second Life and There.com, they appear to be influenced by the same social cues found in their “first” life, researchers have found. In a recent study that used a massive multiplayer online game (MMOG), gamers’ avatars responded to requests similarly to how their owners would in real [...]Fri 12 Dec 2008
Alex Farris is a sophomore at the Indiana University School of Journalism, majoring in journalism and Spanish with a minor in biology. Alex works as a photographer with the Indiana Daily Student, and he also takes senior pictures and other photos just for fun. He is the editor of The Undergraduate Scholar, a magazine that [...]Thu 18 Dec 2008
New York Times science writer Natalie Angier’s The Canon offers, in the words of the subtitle, a “whirligig tour of the beautiful basics of science.” She covers all of the beautiful basics in this book, from the atomic reasons why solids have so little give to the unexpected dynamism of our planet to why creationism [...]