Comments on: Help crowdfund scientific research! http://boingboing.net/2011/11/01/help-crowdfund-scientific-research.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Mon, 20 May 2013 06:47:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Diane A Kelly http://boingboing.net/2011/11/01/help-crowdfund-scientific-research.html#comment-1260719 Diane A Kelly Wed, 02 Nov 2011 13:53:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=127312#comment-1260719 And while a $75 donation would be great for our project, you can earn the passcode to follow along as we build and test our duck oviduct models for the price of a coffee and muffin ($5).  And while a $75 donation would be great for our project, you can earn the passcode to follow along as we build and test our duck oviduct models for the price of a coffee and muffin ($5). 

]]> By: Kevin Fomalont http://boingboing.net/2011/11/01/help-crowdfund-scientific-research.html#comment-1259856 Kevin Fomalont Tue, 01 Nov 2011 18:46:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=127312#comment-1259856 Hello all. Please check out my project, "Depression - An Illness of the Whole Body." I am preparing to collaborate with a researcher in Russia and need funds for equipment. There are also cool photos on my website. Thanks! http://rockethub.com/projects/3799-depression-an-illness-of-the-whole-body - Kevin Fomalont Hello all. Please check out my project, “Depression – An Illness of the Whole Body.” I am preparing to collaborate with a researcher in Russia and need funds for equipment. There are also cool photos on my website. Thanks! http://rockethub.com/projects/3799-depression-an-illness-of-the-whole-body

- Kevin Fomalont

]]> By: Ted Stevko http://boingboing.net/2011/11/01/help-crowdfund-scientific-research.html#comment-1259724 Ted Stevko Tue, 01 Nov 2011 17:53:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=127312#comment-1259724 Does this remind anyone else of <a href="http://boingboing.net/2008/05/17/bruce-sterlings-visi.html" rel="nofollow">Bruce Sterling's <i>Distraction</i></a>: specifically the concept of science as a popular and/or group supported endeavor? Does this remind anyone else of Bruce Sterling’s Distraction: specifically the concept of science as a popular and/or group supported endeavor?

]]> By: show me http://boingboing.net/2011/11/01/help-crowdfund-scientific-research.html#comment-1259720 show me Tue, 01 Nov 2011 17:52:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=127312#comment-1259720 Actually, Maggie, if it runs from Nov 1 to Dec 15 it is a month and a half, not two months, so YOU ARE WRONG. ;) Actually, Maggie, if it runs from Nov 1 to Dec 15 it is a month and a half, not two months, so YOU ARE WRONG. ;)

]]> By: Jamie Sue http://boingboing.net/2011/11/01/help-crowdfund-scientific-research.html#comment-1259646 Jamie Sue Tue, 01 Nov 2011 17:17:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=127312#comment-1259646 I just took a tour through some of the projects.  The Smart Delivery project for Tanzania is interesting. I just took a tour through some of the projects.  The Smart Delivery project for Tanzania is interesting.

]]> By: jebyrnes http://boingboing.net/2011/11/01/help-crowdfund-scientific-research.html#comment-1259647 jebyrnes Tue, 01 Nov 2011 17:17:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=127312#comment-1259647 (Hi!  #SciFund cofounder here!  Excited to see this posted!) I'll let you in on the secret #SciFund Agenda - better links between scientists and society - particularly for academic scientists!  We've got a project blog at http://scifund.wordpress.com where participants are posting about what it means to participate in this project for them and for the future of science.    Hope you guys enjoy - the videos in particular are just a wonderful collection of passionate scientists communicating about their work! (Hi!  #SciFund cofounder here!  Excited to see this posted!) I’ll let you in on the secret #SciFund Agenda – better links between scientists and society – particularly for academic scientists!  We’ve got a project blog at http://scifund.wordpress.com where participants are posting about what it means to participate in this project for them and for the future of science.    Hope you guys enjoy – the videos in particular are just a wonderful collection of passionate scientists communicating about their work!

]]> By: Aditya Rao http://boingboing.net/2011/11/01/help-crowdfund-scientific-research.html#comment-1259639 Aditya Rao Tue, 01 Nov 2011 17:15:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=127312#comment-1259639 "Not interested in duck sex? You're a rarity on the Internet" FTW! :D   “Not interested in duck sex? You’re a rarity on the Internet” FTW! :D
 

]]> By: Mona Morgan http://boingboing.net/2011/11/01/help-crowdfund-scientific-research.html#comment-1259622 Mona Morgan Tue, 01 Nov 2011 17:10:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=127312#comment-1259622 I went to Mt Holyoke! Just came in to say how much I miss the Pioneer Valley. I went to Mt Holyoke! Just came in to say how much I miss the Pioneer Valley.

]]> By: Guest http://boingboing.net/2011/11/01/help-crowdfund-scientific-research.html#comment-1259613 Guest Tue, 01 Nov 2011 17:07:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=127312#comment-1259613 Being a UMass alumni, I have to say the campus ducks must have a LOT of sex. There are an abundance.  Being a UMass alumni, I have to say the campus ducks must have a LOT of sex. There are an abundance. 

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