From Prof. Ksiazek‘s visit on W 09/21/11 (and the annotated pdf of his example from yahoo news.):
Audience analysis
Who is your audience?
What sources of information can I use to better understand my audience?
What is their prior …
anything related to science from the lab to the everyday
everything and anything to do with research
Molecule of the Week – recent from the chemical literature
like something else, everybody has them, we’re no different
science reports from ‘big’ media… tv, newspapers, etc…
Popularity: 3% [?]
UC Santa Cruz Science Notes 2011 via ksjtracker
Gamers solve retrovirus structure via slashdot
Hydrogen production using microbial reverse-electrodialysis electrolysis cells via are technica
Bioinspired self-repairing slippery surfaces via Not Exactly Rocket Science
History of the Tevatron, which is …
Climate Quitters: Sorry You Lose
Efficient Excited Energy Transfer Reaction in Clay/Porphyrin Complex toward an Artificial Light-Harvesting System via Next Big Future
Trusting Experts and Why rejecting expertise has become a campaign strategy
Why natural gas may hardly …
Directly comparing Fukushima to Chernobyl via slashdot
Views Differ on Shape of Earth, Climate Edition & Reckonings; Bait and Switch via Daring Fireball
New Superconductor Wires Could Give Renewable Energy More Charge via slashdot
Simplified model in recent …
Obviously, these examples are off-limits…
Example of a MotW paper/topic
Manganese(II)-Containing MRI Contrast Agent Employing a Neutral and Non-Macrocyclic Ligand
Examples of “Science in the News”
Superconductors: how do they work? Better with magnets, apparently
Electrified Bacterial Filaments Remove Uranium …
Lots of blather: Was Irene a global warming storm? (wrong question. Answer is yes but it’s still meaningless)
A Mix of spider silk, Goats milk and human skin can stop a reduced speed 22 caliber bullet …
As I mentioned in class, I use Google Reader to keep up with chemistry journals and many science (and non-science) websites. This is infinitely easier than visiting each individual website as the majority of the …
Here is a collection of posts that may be useful as you work on your first writing assignment:
Writing
So you’re writing your first post…
Chemical Information?
A few of my favorite books on writing
Quick tips to improve your …
“A month in the laboratory can often save an hour in the library.”
— Frank H. Westheimer
A wealth of information exists outside of Google, although both Google and Google Scholar are powerful tools. How …
Updated F 09.03.10 – As a reminder, you need to find three examples from the chemical literature (full papers, 2009 to present) that minimally include a molecular metal-ligand complex and a crystal structure. Send me …
Discussion of the BP oil plume in context with a New York Times article and a Science Magazine research paper concerning Plume Transport and Biodegradation at Deepwater Horizon – See also Ars, the Knight Science …
I don’t know about you, but I generally have a difficult time refocusing after an extended time away from the classroom. And while there are differences in expectations from the perspective of both the student …
Complex biological networks in leaves via wired
Energy-harvesting rubber sheets could power pacemakers, mobile phones via next big future
Fuel from plant biomass via C&EN
Hubble detects mysterious X-shaped debris pattern via gizmodo
Study linking autism to vaccine retracted …
In 1997 the move Gattaca the question was explored of what would happen when we could genetically engineer people to create “discrimination of the scientific sort.” As scary as this is, the movie never went …
Generation of functional blood vessels from stem cells via Next Big Future and Nature
Altered microbe makes biofuel – naturenews
Rules for Biologically Inspired Adaptive Network Design – Science
FDA Raises Flag On Bisphenol A – C&EN
The Neural …
Cell published their first ‘Article of the Future‘ a couple of weeks ago; arstechnica has a good summary. The format, while new to scientific publishing, utilizes some of the better technologies that have been available …
UVa engineers find significant environmental impacts with algae-based biofuel via Slashdot
Using acid/base chemistry to solve a maze via Nature
Lab accident under investigation
11-year-old’s science project leads to school evacuation via Techdirt via Slashdot
Fixing carbon dioxide as …
A recent study by the Scripps Research Institute Committee on the Neurobiology of Addictive Disorders reveals an interesting fact about food addiction. While it has been known that sugary or fatty foods can cause an …
A recently published article in the journal Analytical Chemistry discusses the distinct “aroma” produced by old books and aims to better describe – at the molecular level – that musty smell you encounter in the …
Check out this video from ABC news concerning the present state of affairs of cereal boxes.
Cereal companies are claiming that their products are healthy options, despite the fact that they contain tons of sugar and …
Check out this video from ABC news concerning the present state of affairs of cereal boxes.
Cereal companies are claiming that their products are healthy options, despite the fact that they contain tons of sugar and …
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce wants to put well established scientific evidence on trial:
Environmentalists say the chamber’s strategy is an attempt to sow political discord by challenging settled science — and note that in the …
A new refinery outside Pittsburgh uses a different approach to convert biomass to ethanol. Instead of using bacteria to break down biomass/cellulosic material that is then fermented and distilled to give ethanol, the biomass is …
