Testing Thunderf00t’s Hypothesis
Over on Freethoughtblogs, Thunderf00t makes the following assertion about the subject matter addressed by that blog network: The disproportionate amount of attention [is given] to sexism compared to...
View ArticleWho reads this blog, anyway?
Who are you? When National Geographic branded Science Blogs, they also deleted our big giant collective Google Analytics Account and gave us each individual Google Analytics accounts. The bad news is...
View ArticleHow to blog: Text Workflow on an iMac
If you are thinking about starting a blog, you should first watch this episode of the PBS TV Kids Show, “Arthur” in which Muffy decides to start a blog, and all hell breaks loose. If you spend any time...
View ArticleBlogger: Be more twitter friendly
Dear Blogger, You should have a “tweet this” button on each blog post. It should open a window with the title of your post and a shortened URL to it. Extra stuff on there is OK but not necessary. Here...
View ArticleA Comment On Bora’s Comment On Commenting Threads
I was recently engaged in a blog battle with Anthony Watts over his insufficiently skeptical (in my opinion) treatment of a discredited report of a meteorite of Martian origin bearing the remains of...
View Article#StandWithDNLee … Internet Melt Down
DN Lee is a scientist and science blogger. She was asked to write for one of those annoying re-posting and aggregating sites that we bloggers are often approached by. I’m shocked to find out that this...
View ArticleDanger, Danger Will Robinson!!! Danger!!!
Tonight, November 19th, at the “end of the day” (not clear when that is, probably depends on time zones) Scienceblogs.com will be put in a coma while a server upgrade is implemented. The site will be...
View ArticleIt’s Alive!!!!!!!
You may resume your enjoyment of Scienceblogs.com. Our new servers are up and running.
View ArticleOuting A Pseudonymous Blogger
A few weeks ago, senior Nature Editor Henry Gee “outed” “Isis the Scientist,” an anonymous pseudonymous blogger. I say “anonymous pseudonymous” because “Isis” is a pseudonym but she was also anonymous...
View ArticleTrolls = Sadists?
I don’t have time to dissect or expand on this, and I don’t have the original paper, but I thought it worth noting: Trolls just want to have fun Erin E. Buckels, Paul D. Trapnell, Delroy L. Paulhus...
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