Why is science so darned difficult? It’s not simply that it takes a lot of hard work and concentrated brain power to really understand even basic scientific principles, but–for experimental scientists, at least–experiments have a tendency to fail in a way that doesn’t provide any useful information.
Far be it from us here at The Scientist to recommend that you sit in front of the idiot box when you undoubtedly have so much work to do, but…if you simply must boob out, at least make the experience educational. This coming Tuesday night on the Science Channel, check out the premier of “Monster…
Are you a geek? Are you chic? Can you rock with the best of them? Check it out now… in its fourth year, the Geek Pop festival is an annual virtual event showcasing artists inspired by science. A vigorous hybrid of geek-leaning musicians and bona fide scientists moonlighting as musicians play online–and you can listen…
It might seem strange to run a series called ‘The Art of Oncology‘, especially if you’re the Journal of Clinical Oncology. But this is what they have: fairly short articles, written by oncologists, talking about the experiences and the humanity of cancer specialists.
I’m going to do something a little more serious for this week’s Culture Friday. There’s been a bit of discussion recently about the stigma associated with mental illness. Which is crazy, when you think about it; being mentally sick shouldn’t be make any more difference to those around you than if you’d broken a leg,…
Here at F1000 Towers we’re big fans of Nikon’s Small World competition. We took a look at last year’s winners at Naturally Selected, and we’re more than happy to note the 2011 competition. But this year, Nikon are straying into another hobby of mine. For the first time there’ll be a video category, Small World…
Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair The International Science and Engineering Visualization Challenge was created by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and Science to celebrate the tradition of science illustration—from Leonardo da Vinci to the present day—and to encourage its continued growth and relevance. There are categories in Photography, Illustrations, Informational Posters and…
It’s Valentine’s Day on Monday, and Darwin’s Birthday on Saturday. What better way to celebrate these two events than a sandwich of art and music? Ray Troll is an artist and musician in Alaska. He’s kindly provided this artwork in celebration of the great man:
Via the University of Lincoln research office blog, I came across a report from a study tour of the Wellcome Trust. The Trust is well known for its prestigious (and generous) awards—programme grants, project grants, and various fellowships—in biomedical research, giving over £600 million annually, but it also has quite an extensive interest in the…
Last summer, as part of the Royal Society’s 350th Anniversary celebrations, I took part in a panel discussion on the history of science conversation. Afterwards, a chap by the name of Patrick Morris came up to me to talk about a play about Isaac Newton.
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