I'm at the Science Online conference this week in Raleigh, North Carolina. SciO brings together scientists, bloggers, and journalists to talk about communicating science to the public, how we screw it up, and how we can do it better. You can follow along at the #scio12 hashtag. I'll be live tweeting from the sessions I attend and there will be a lot of really cool discussions about science education and science communications that I know a lot of you will be interested in.
Tweeting and talking about science communication
Watch a mushroom turn from beige to blue as it gets sliced
Watch a mushroom known as a Caloboletus rubripes aka the red-stripe bolete get sliced and turn from beige to blue. This mushroom isn't psychoactive (and it's inedible), but it's still… READ THE REST
Evidence of hominins building wooden structures half a million years ago
Archaeologists say they have discovered the oldest wooden structure ever found. A team of scientists have found well-preserved wood in Zambia that dates back at least 476,000 years: older than… READ THE REST
Interactive site lets you explore the scale of the universe
This fun website allows users to explore the scale of this universe. I'm not sure if I feel really big or really tiny after looking at it. From the miniscule… READ THE REST
Save your travel dollars and 60% on this one-year membership to Travel Buyers Club
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Save $109 on this refurbished Apple iPad Pro, where power meets portability
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Save up to $500 on a Duracell Portable Power Station during "Preptember"
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