Learning that we're not alone in the universe could spark street riots, global economic shutdown, or grave announcements of apocalypse from religious leaders. But it's much more likely that none of those things will happen, according to one astronomer.
Feb. 22, 2011NASW news
“Flavor is a concept created in the brain,” said White House pastry chef Bill Yosses. His audience was not at the executive mansion, but about one mile away in a flavorful session on 19 February at the 2011 AAAS meeting in Washington, D.C.
Feb. 22, 2011NASW awarded travel grants to 10 undergraduates interested in science writing to attend the AAAS meeting in Washington, D.C., Feb. 17-21. The fellows reported on some of the scientific sessions that they found most interesting and newsworthy.
Feb. 22, 2011NASW already uses its funds to cover travel fellowships and career grants, and to underwrite a portion of the annual workshops to keep registration fees low. Now, we also are soliciting big ideas for the organization to develop new ways to serve science writers. Proposals due June 1.
Feb. 16, 2011NASW is in discussion with the Arab Science Journalists Association, our partners in sponsoring the World Conference of Science Journalists, and with the World Federation of Science Journalists. We are evaluating conference logistics, given the historic events in Egypt. We should have new information available on the conference by March 2 and will announce an updated call for Laura Van Dam travel fellowships at that time.
Feb. 16, 2011Congratulations to Mariette DiChristina, Cristine Russell, and Morris A. (Bud) Ward, three longtime members of NASW who have been elected as fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and will be honored next month during the AAAS Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C. Read the AAAS press release here.
Jan. 29, 2011President Nancy Shute called the meeting to order at 8:15 AM.
Nov. 21, 2010Saturday I attended a couple of workshops about "New Media" ("Experiments in new media: Beautiful failures and startling successes" before lunch and "Rebooting science journalism: Adapting to the new media landscape" afterwards.) Together they convinced me that neither revolution nor evolution are the right metaphors for the impact of digital media.
Nov. 8, 2010Here are a few links to resources that were mentioned during "Get the Numbers Right."
Nov. 7, 2010