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I’m on Science!

July 11, 2009

And no, I don’t mean some new drug called science (though we all know that geeking out can get you a little dizzy), but I did a guest spot on the Science Magazine podcast this week since their regular podcaster is out of town.  It’s a short interview on nuclear waste management after Yucca Mountain.  [...]

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Liveblogging from AAPT

February 12, 2009

Yup, it’s happening again, I’m blogging from the American Association of Physics Teachers conference.  I don’t have internet access from the sessions, so you’ll get my posts as a series of rapid-fire posts all at once. So stay tuned for a series of posts!  The American Association for the Advancement of Science conference is right [...]

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Sciencegeekgirl has MOVED!

February 1, 2009

Hello all, I’ve moved this blog! Please update your links. I am now at http://blog.sciencegeekgirl.com If you are subscribed to the blog and are getting this posting, then you are already subscribed through my feedburner RSS feed, you don’t need to do anything! My correct feed is at http://feeds.feedburner.com/Sciencegeekgirl My new home page is http://www.sciencegeekgirl.com. [...]

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Things to do in a microwave #5: Microwave a lightbulb

February 1, 2009

Everybody’s favorite — microwaving a lightbulb.  Pretty! At least two posts suggest that if you put the bulb in a mug of water (with the bulb part sticking up) then it won’t explode.  I believe that’s because the water acts as a dump for the microwave energy, keeping the bulb from heating up out of [...]

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What’s in a name?

January 13, 2009

Hey all you bio-babes (and bio-boys) out there, wanna give us some feedback?  A good friend of mine is a biologist and science writer, and is starting a new blog.  No, you can’t read it yet, it hasn’t begun, but she’s searching for the “killer app” of a name.  She’s got some ideas, below, and [...]

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Things to do in a microwave #2: Create a plasma

January 6, 2009

Here’s what you do — slice a grape in half, but keep the halves connected by a little “hinge” of grape skin.  Some suggest drying off the grape halves a little.  Some suggest using a green grape in particular, and some say to cut it in quarters. Put the two halves next to each other, [...]

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sciencegeekgirl incorporated?

December 30, 2008

I’m starting my own business, doing freelance science education, writing, blogging, podcasting, and anything else that comes my way.  (Got a contact or job for me?  Send it my way at riggmailgeek at yahoo dot com — resume here.  My experience is broad, but in a nutshell I’m well-suited to create innovative education and communication [...]

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Thanksgiving resources for teaching…

November 26, 2008

Me, I’m madly packing to go canyoneering in Utah for Thanksgiving.  But I wanted to leave any erstwhile educators still trying to keep their kids’ attention over the holidays with this link to Thanksgiving science resources from the NSDL. Happy turkey day!

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Please please please please please click here!

November 10, 2008

If you’re reading this post, please click here. I’m trying to get a sense of my readership on this site. Please help me out with a quick click! Since I am deeply opposed to limiting my RSS feed to the first few lines of each post (which is what people do to force click-throughs to [...]

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Young women in science – Social networking site

November 4, 2008

I’ve been making up for my prolific posting during the National Association of Science Writers conference by not posting for days on end. Life is busy for geekgirls nowadays, what can I say? But this tidbit just came across my desk — a new website for young women interested in science that sounds really neat. [...]

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[NASW] Obama and corn ethanol

October 26, 2008

[CASW New Horizons Briefing:  Sharon Long, PhD] We were treated to a surprise visit from one of Senator Obama’s science advisors, Sharon Long of Stanford University.  She spoke for a while about bama’s science policies — nothing that hasn’t been written about ad-nauseum on the blogosphere already.  But there was one question, asked by David [...]

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[NASW] Social media and science writing

October 26, 2008

[Science & Social Media:  New Ways to Talk; Craig Stoltz, Susanne Rockwell, Andy Fell] In this session, we heard about how social media (like Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, blogs, delicious, LinkedIn, etc) are changing the face of journalism.  It was interesting to note the amount of grey hair in the audience.  Many people seemed to be [...]

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Why read physics blogs?

October 13, 2008

Gentle reader, I could use your input!  I’ve volunteered to write a short piece for The Physics Teacher (a trade magazine for physics teachers), highlighting some good physics-related blogs.  I’ve got my list of favorites, but I’d appreciate any suggestions from others (especially if you’re a teacher) so that I know that I’m not missing [...]

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Donate to classrooms through ScienceBlogs

October 5, 2008

ScienceBlogs is helping raise funds for classroom projects in math and science.  Check out the website for the different projects sponsored by the different blogs.  Many of the schools asking for donations are in high poverty regions.  You can help sponsor a project on solar energy, get DNA model kits for a classroom, or buy [...]

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Obama = science

September 29, 2008

In case any of you have missed it… Obama is increasingly the candidate who is the most science friendly. You can see a redux of his detailed plan for science and technology and the letter from 61 Nobel Laureates endorsing Obama . You can see more on the candidates’ positions on science & technology on [...]

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Blogroll – September 9th

September 9, 2008

PERticles posts about useful articles in physics education research Cocktail Party Physics on the science of wine, our perception of its quality, and just how much we can say about wine based on real evidence. Bad Astronomy on ten things you didn’t know about the earth. Nice read. Lots of stuff I didn’t know! Cognitive [...]

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Yup, changed my tagline

August 19, 2008

Trying to zero in on what it is that I’m actually writing about (instead of what I thought I was going to write about last year), so I changed my tagline from “science & how to talk about it” to “the intersection between science, education, communication, and me”. I’d be curious if any of my [...]

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10 things you can stop worrying about

August 12, 2008

In an attempt to combat the media’s relentless pursuit of anxiety-producing headlines, the NY Times Science Page (July 29) just published a list of ten things you don’t have to worry about while you’re on vacation. While most of these are not guaranteed to be completely safe and worry-free, the latest results are promising. In [...]

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Do you love pipetting?

August 10, 2008

Oh my goodness, check out this hilarious video from Eppendorf pipettes. Do you love pipetting? You’ll love their new EpMotion. Here’s a snatch of the lyrics: And it’s called epMotion (whisper: ‘cause you deserve something really great) Girl you need epMotion (whisper: yeah girl it’s time to automate) It’s got to be epMotion (whisper: no [...]

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Fourteen passive-aggressive appetizers

August 2, 2008

This is totally not science, but I couldn’t resist. This one’s hilarious. Check out this New Yorker article for Fourteen Passive Aggressive Appetizers, including For a taste of the U.K., fry up mini-servings of fish-and-chips. Take it to the next level by wrapping them in small pieces of newspaper, which, oddly enough, all seem to [...]

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