Nature Network Science Blogs

My gratitude to you, my readers, is inexpressible for sending me to London for the Nature Network Science blog conference. This was an amazing gift and I was so thrilled to meet so many amazing scientists who write so eloquently about their craft, their careers, and their personal lives for the purpose of educating and enlightening the public. This experience was exciting and inspirational and it meant more than I can ever say to be able to talk openly about blog writing with scientists. Throughout the next week or so, I plan to transcribe my notes from the presentations for you to read, and…
Professor Steve Steve has a large appetite, especially for such a small bear! If he keeps eating like this, I am going to have to force him to give me a paying job! [larger view]. I have slept, finally and am ready to go to the Nature offices today for our scheduled day of frivolity (and photography). I have LOTS more images to come (as soon as I can find wifi with an outlet so I can charge up my laptop while writing my blog), including images of one of my readers, Bob O'Hara (I know you all are dying to see what he looks like) and my other science blog colleagues here in London. My…
William Smith's geological map of Britain published in 1815. Image: R Cashman (Copyright expired because copyright laws applies to the United States, Canada, the European Union and those countries with a copyright term of life of the author plus 70 years [larger view]. The day before the Science Blogging meeting, a bunch of us are getting together to see some things, courtesy of the NATURE peeps, who are guiding this little touring event. Here's Friday's itinerary (29 August) for you to peruse; 10.30 am Tour of Nature's offices. 11.30 am Wellcome Collection - awesome museum of medical…