by Andrew Maynard | Apr 21, 2009 | Communication
Earlier today, David Bradley over at ScienceBase announced that his growing list of “Scientific Twitter Friends” has hit the 400 mark. Given the recent explosion in Twitter use, I was intrigued to see how these science-types are faring in the brave new...
by Andrew Maynard | Apr 15, 2009 | Communication
I was skeptical – really skeptical – that the folks doing the mashup could pull it off. But I was wrong. They managed to create something in virtual space that is quite possibly unique, and that is most definitely greater than the sum of the parts. I...
by Andrew Maynard | Apr 14, 2009 | Communication, Emerging Technology, Engagement
13 “Twits” Who Will Change Your Perspective on Reality Back in the days when Twitter was a mere slip of a social media service—around four months ago by my reckoning—it was a byword for meaningless web-chatter and banal exchanges. But the service is growing up...
by Andrew Maynard | Apr 7, 2009 | Communication, Emerging Technology, Rethinking Science & Technology
Part 3 of a series on rethinking science and technology for the 21st century I’m fascinated by the power of communication. The idea that someone’s perceptions and actions can be changed by information received through sight, sound or touch, is rather profound. Even...
by Andrew Maynard | Mar 26, 2009 | Communication, Nanotechnology, Oversight, Recommended
There are some things they don’t cover in media training, like giving interviews while suffering from stomach flu, talking to reporters thousands of miles away while on a dodgy cell phone connection, or speaking intelligently while your three-year-old niece runs rings...
by Andrew Maynard | Mar 25, 2009 | Communication, Oversight, Policy, Synthetic Biology
A five-minute primer on the promise and challenge of first-generation synthetic biology As an addendum to the previous post on synthetic biology, the following interview from the Wilson Center provides a great overview of what synthetic biology is all about, and the...
