David B. posted an article on Sciencetext Tech Talk - Nov 6, 2009, 6:00 am
When did you last check your blog’s subscriber numbers? It’s been quite a while for me. But, this week, I decided to take a quick look at my Feedburner stats. Seems that Sciencetext, SciSc...
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David B. posted an article on Sciencebase Science Blog - Nov 5, 2009, 7:00 am
In the current issue of The Alchemist we learn how to stick methane molecules to metals without breaking carbon-hydrogen bonds and how to make impossible carbene catalysts without the usual prerequisi...
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David B. posted an article on SciScoop Science News Blog - Nov 5, 2009, 7:00 am
In the current issue of The Alchemist we learn how to stick methane molecules to metals without breaking carbon-hydrogen bonds and how to make impossible carbene catalysts without the usual prerequisi...
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David B. posted an article on SciScoop Science News Blog - Nov 5, 2009, 2:45 am
The manually compiled Scientwists list of science people on Twitter grew from around 100 of my contacts in January 2009 to almost 700 members, who asked to join or who retweeted the link as of October...
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David B. posted an article on Sciencebase Science Blog - Nov 5, 2009, 2:45 am
The manually compiled Scientwists list of science people on Twitter grew from around 100 of my contacts in January 2009 to almost 700 members, who asked to join or who retweeted the link as of October...
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David B. posted an article on Sciencetext Tech Talk - Nov 4, 2009, 6:00 am
I’m a Facebook slut. I keep LinkedIn for parallel monogamous business connections but will friend almost anyone on Facebook. It’s all about reaching out, after all. I want as many friends ...
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David B. posted an article on SciScoop Science News Blog - Nov 3, 2009, 7:00 am
Laura Bonetta wrote an excellent article for the science journal Cell recently in which she quoted various science types who use Twitter on the subject of whether or not scientists should be tweeting....
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David B. posted an article on Sciencebase Science Blog - Nov 3, 2009, 7:00 am
Laura Bonetta wrote an excellent article for the science journal Cell recently in which she quoted various science types who use Twitter on the subject of whether or not scientists should be tweeting....
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David B. posted an article on SciScoop Science News Blog - Nov 3, 2009, 3:38 am
UPDATE – NOV 5: Still working through the almost 650 members of the list, but now up to the P’s. Pressure was on from lots of science tweeps for to categorise my scientwist list…so ...
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David B. posted an article on Sciencebase Science Blog - Nov 3, 2009, 3:38 am
UPDATE – NOV 5: Still working through the almost 650 members of the list, but now up to the P’s. Pressure was on from lots of science tweeps for to categorise my scientwist list…so ...
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David B. posted an article on Sciencetext Tech Talk - Nov 2, 2009, 12:05 pm
People rarely go shopping together online. Okay, occasionally I’ll show my wife that I can buy some item or other we need cheaper online than at the mall, but that’s usually just to save t...
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David B. posted an article on Sciencebase Science Blog - Nov 2, 2009, 8:03 am
... Tweepml.org to help automate bio and avatar updates, Twitter announced the release of its own lists system ... tweet about it). As such, I’ve been gradually adding the scientwists to my ow...
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David B. posted an article on SciScoop Science News Blog - Nov 2, 2009, 8:03 am
... Tweepml.org to help automate bio and avatar updates, Twitter announced the release of its own lists system ... tweet about it). As such, I’ve been gradually adding the scientwists to my ow...
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David B. posted an article on Sciencebase Science Blog - Oct 29, 2009, 7:00 am
On the menu today, why red wine is a no-no when it comes to fishy cuisine, how chemists can help you improve your gravy, and a whole platter of food chemistry to tempt your taste buds: “Red win...
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David B. posted an article on SciScoop Science News Blog - Oct 29, 2009, 7:00 am
On the menu today, why red wine is a no-no when it comes to fishy cuisine, how chemists can help you improve your gravy, and a whole platter of food chemistry to tempt your taste buds: “Red win...
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David B. posted an article on Sciencetext Tech Talk - Oct 28, 2009, 11:00 am
A few weeks ago, I heard about a new antispam plugin called Cookies for Comments. After a couple of months of testing, I confess that it’s the most impressive plugin for blocking spam on a Wordp...
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David B. posted an article on Sciencebase Science Blog - Oct 27, 2009, 7:00 am
Don’t be such a scientist! It’s the kind of thing I’d expect my sister to say to my face if I’ve gone off on one of my lecture mode conversations about some great discovery, or...
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David B. posted an article on SciScoop Science News Blog - Oct 27, 2009, 7:00 am
Don’t be such a scientist! It’s the kind of thing I’d expect my sister to say to my face if I’ve gone off on one of my lecture mode conversations about some great discovery, or...
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David B. posted an article on Sciencetext Tech Talk - Oct 26, 2009, 11:00 am
Without copyright protection creative types would not create. That, apparently, is one of the defenses put forward by the likes of the RIAA and the MPAA. These organizations chase after file sharers a...
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David B. posted an article on Sciencetext Tech Talk - Oct 23, 2009, 11:00 am
Some time ago, the NYT’s David Pogue ran a feature with a bunch of tech tips that seemed obvious to him but that he was shocked to discover a lot of people didn’t actually know. Like Contr...
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David B. posted an article on SciScoop Science News Blog - Oct 22, 2009, 8:00 am
Right, the kettle is on for a morning brew and apparently our household is using 3.07 kilowatts. That will include the chest freezer in the garage, the refrigerator in the kitchen, the electric kettle...
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David B. posted an article on Sciencebase Science Blog - Oct 22, 2009, 8:00 am
Right, the kettle is on for a morning brew and apparently our household is using 3.07 kilowatts. That will include the chest freezer in the garage, the refrigerator in the kitchen, the electric kettle...
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David B. posted an article on Sciencetext Tech Talk - Oct 21, 2009, 11:00 am
If the wife of FBI boss Robert Mueller has allegedly warned him not to use online banking because his incompetence on the computer could leave them open to online fraud, then is there any hope for pro...
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David B. posted an article on Sciencebase Science Blog - Oct 20, 2009, 3:00 pm
My latest contributions to SpectroscopyNOW.com and my current Alchemist column on ChemWeb.com are now live: Sweetening breast cancer risk – Experimental and epidemiological evidence previously ...
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David B. posted an article on SciScoop Science News Blog - Oct 20, 2009, 3:00 pm
My latest contributions to SpectroscopyNOW.com and my current Alchemist column on ChemWeb.com are now live: Sweetening breast cancer risk – Experimental and epidemiological evidence previously ...
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David B. posted an article on Sciencetext Tech Talk - Oct 19, 2009, 11:00 am
Sometimes trying to improve something is doomed to fail. I wanted to give Sciencetext readers a better experience when reading posts and leaving comments, so I installed various plugins one after the ...
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David B. posted an article on Sciencetext Tech Talk - Oct 16, 2009, 11:00 am
Did you get an email with the following text recently, or something similar, claiming to be from DHL: Unfortunately we failed to deliver the postal package you have sent on the 11th of July in time b...
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David B. posted an article on Sciencebase Science Blog - Oct 15, 2009, 3:00 pm
It’s Blog Action Day 2009 and the subject this year is Climate Change. So, here are a few resources for readers seeking out climate information: IPCC – Intergovernmental Panel on Climate ...
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David B. posted an article on SciScoop Science News Blog - Oct 15, 2009, 3:00 pm
It’s Blog Action Day 2009 and the subject this year is Climate Change. So, here are a few resources for readers seeking out climate information: IPCC – Intergovernmental Panel on Climate ...
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David B. posted an article on Sciencetext Tech Talk - Oct 13, 2009, 3:00 pm
Hands up: who clicks through on banner ads and popups? That many of you, really? Interesting… You may be surprised to learn that banner ad click through rates are very low. That could be a bad ...
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David B. posted an article on SciScoop Science News Blog - Oct 13, 2009, 7:00 am
Reduce, re-use, and recycle. Just one of the countless mantras of the twenty-first century that we are told will save the planet. Of course, my grandmother used to put it far more succinctly and in a ...
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David B. posted an article on Sciencebase Science Blog - Oct 13, 2009, 7:00 am
Reduce, re-use, and recycle. Just one of the countless mantras of the twenty-first century that we are told will save the planet. Of course, my grandmother used to put it far more succinctly and in a ...
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David B. posted an article on Sciencebase Science Blog - Oct 9, 2009, 3:00 pm
The media was today almost drenched with the idea that water and other wonders would be been found on the Moon, but unfortunately LXPRESS was the least moist of damp squibs ever and no 50 km plume was...
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David B. posted an article on SciScoop Science News Blog - Oct 9, 2009, 3:00 pm
The media was today almost drenched with the idea that water and other wonders would be been found on the Moon, but unfortunately LXPRESS was the least moist of damp squibs ever and no 50 km plume was...
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David B. posted an article on Sciencetext Tech Talk - Oct 9, 2009, 2:35 am
Your comments are very welcome on Sciencetext. Indeed, they are positively encouraged as your feedback helps to encourage me to keep providing the tech talk content. So, please do participate in the d...
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David B. posted an article on Sciencetext Tech Talk - Oct 8, 2009, 3:00 pm
... whether the quantum-controlled cyanide capsule burst and killed the cat or not. Think about it, when you first saw Michael Jackson trending on Twitter, you may not have heard he’d died. Af...
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David B. posted an article on SciScoop Science News Blog - Oct 7, 2009, 3:00 pm
A quick analysis of online social networks, such as LinkedIn and Xing would suggest that a mere 1 in 7 research scientists use such tools as part of their work. This contrasts starkly with the busines...
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David B. posted an article on Sciencebase Science Blog - Oct 7, 2009, 3:00 pm
A quick analysis of online social networks, such as LinkedIn and Xing would suggest that a mere 1 in 7 research scientists use such tools as part of their work. This contrasts starkly with the busines...
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David B. posted an article on Sciencetext Tech Talk - Oct 6, 2009, 3:00 pm
Do you recognize any of these twitter users as being among your followers? If you do, you might want to block them as TwitBlock has flagged these images as the most commonly used by twitter spammers f...
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David B. posted an article on Sciencetext Tech Talk - Oct 6, 2009, 11:53 am
The web and even mainstream media is abuzz with news that thousands, yes, thousands of email credentials for Hotmail, Google, and Yahoo users have been leaked to the web. Media pundits are screaming t...
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David B. posted an article on Sciencetext Tech Talk - Oct 6, 2009, 1:48 am
I couldn’t not mention PhotoSketch, could I? The demo video says it all, but a quick explanation might be useful. Basically, you sketch and label some simple shapes: man throwing, jumping dog, f...
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David B. posted an article on SciScoop Science News Blog - Oct 5, 2009, 3:00 pm
The second batch of physical science and biomedical research news in the SpectroscopyNOW ezines are live: Optical sniffer detects poison gas – US researchers have developed an optoelectronic no...
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David B. posted an article on Sciencebase Science Blog - Oct 5, 2009, 3:00 pm
The second batch of physical science and biomedical research news in the SpectroscopyNOW ezines are live: Optical sniffer detects poison gas – US researchers have developed an optoelectronic no...
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David B. posted an article on Sciencebase Science Blog - Oct 2, 2009, 3:00 pm
My latest physical sciences and biomedical news stories for SpectroscopyNOW.com are now live. The eyes have it – US researchers have demonstrated proof of principle that a short and simple asse...
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David B. posted an article on SciScoop Science News Blog - Oct 2, 2009, 3:00 pm
My latest physical sciences and biomedical news stories for SpectroscopyNOW.com are now live. The eyes have it – US researchers have demonstrated proof of principle that a short and simple asse...
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David B. posted an article on Sciencetext Tech Talk - Oct 1, 2009, 3:00 pm
Denial of Service (DoS) and distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks involve an attempt to make a computer resource unavailable to its intended users. This may simply be for malicious purposes as ...
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David B. posted an article on SciScoop Science News Blog - Sep 30, 2009, 3:00 pm
Superfast fluorescent sensor molecules that detect and destroy nerve agent, chemical weapons, caught The Alchemist’s eye this week, as did new insights into the ancient oxygen levels of the earl...
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David B. posted an article on Sciencebase Science Blog - Sep 30, 2009, 3:00 pm
Superfast fluorescent sensor molecules that detect and destroy nerve agent, chemical weapons, caught The Alchemist’s eye this week, as did new insights into the ancient oxygen levels of the earl...
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David B. posted an article on Sciencetext Tech Talk - Sep 29, 2009, 3:00 pm
Back in January 2009, I started to gather together science types among my twitter friends and followers; I called them Scientwists. By the summer there were well over 500 on the list and a similar num...
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David B. posted an article on SciScoop Science News Blog - Sep 28, 2009, 3:00 pm
Until 2001, few people had heard the term micro ribonucleic acids, but these little chunks of nucleic acid, just 21 to 23 bases long, have been conserved throughout evolution. They don’t code fo...
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