Found while foraging (April 2, 2013)

02 Tuesday Apr 2013

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art, bees, electric field, Erin Brockovich, gender, intersex, israel, Palestine, photography, plasma, Popular science, rape, science, science and society, Science in Society, sexism

It’s certainly been too long since my last Found while foraging! Since I haven’t been posting as frequently as I’d like, I’ve preferred to post about scientific topics when I had a chance to post. In the meantime, I’ve let my collection of links grow…so I decided to start the week with a Found while foraging and hopefully end it with a “proper” post. Anyway, here’s what I’ve come across in the last couple of months — hopefully it’s not an overwhelming collection! As always, feel free to add more links in the comments.
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Found while foraging (January 28, 2013)

28 Monday Jan 2013

Posted by sedeer in Foraging

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Bacteria, brain, consciousness, evolution, gender, Genetics, Good Men Project, memory, mental illness, photography, pink, science, science and society, Science in Society, scultpture, sexism

January has been a busy month. In addition to writing here, I worked on some websites for my family and submitted entries to a couple of science writing competitions for the first time! I’ve also optimistically nominated Inspiring Science for the annual “Bloggies” awards; if you think it deserves a chance, why not head on over and add your voice? I’ve really enjoyed working on this blog for the past year and I’m looking forward to writing being an even bigger part of my life in 2013! Anyway, here’s another batch of tidbits I found during my wanderings. As always, feel free to add more links in the comments.
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Found while foraging (December 31, 2012)

31 Monday Dec 2012

Posted by sedeer in Foraging

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brain, gender, Genetics, glaciers, Good Men Project, gut bacteria, lego, memory, mental illness, parasite, photography, science, science and society, Science in Society, sexism, stars, stem cell, virus

I was hoping to spend lots of time writing during the winter holidays, but instead I’ve been enjoying the opportunity to spend time with my family. I’ve got a few promising posts in the works for early in the new year, but until then here’s another collection of odds and ends from around the web to keep you going. As always, feel free to add more links in the comments. I hope you’ve all enjoyed the winter/summer solstice and associated holidays.
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Found while foraging (December 11, 2012)

11 Tuesday Dec 2012

Posted by sedeer in Foraging

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famous psychology experiments, games, gender, Genetics, math, memory, mind, parasite, photography, rape, science, science and society, Science in Society, sexism, stanford prison experiment, video, videogames, virus, woman scientist

It’s been a while since I last shared a mish-mash of assorted links. Unfortunately I’ve been too busy recently to have the time to trawl aimlessly around the web, so there are fewer fruits from my foraging forays. Anyway, enough mixed metaphors and strained writing; here’s my latest collection of tidbits from the web for you to enjoy. Feel free to add more in the comments if you’d like.
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Before they were famous: scientist edition

16 Friday Nov 2012

Posted by sedeer in Science communication

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Curie, Darwin, Einstein, famous scientists, Freud, Galileo, men with beards, photography, Popular science, science, science and society, Science communication, Science in Society, scientists

There are a few scientists who are immediately recognizable even to people outside the field. (Unfortunately, they seem to be mostly men…) It struck me that these iconic images are from later in life, when their fame was already well-established. I decided to track down and share some pictures from when they actually did the work for which we remember them.

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Found while foraging (November 3, 2012)

03 Saturday Nov 2012

Posted by sedeer in Foraging

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gender, photography, poetry, science, science and society, Science in Society, sexism, video, woman scientist

I seem to be posting these link collections just about every two weeks. Maybe I should make that the official schedule? Anyway, here’s my latest collection of tidbits from the web for you to enjoy. Feel free to add more in the comments if you’d like.
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