Posted by attilachordash on January 1, 2008
I haven’t done any strict fact checking but as far as I know science.tv’s new blog, called simply Science.tv Blog is the first web log launched by a science video sharing site in order to communicate and explore. (Usually I am accustomed to the other way in the world of online video: blog first, vlog or tv second, think about BoingBoing or Make.)
Matt Thurling, science.tv founder has some valuable considerations on how to catch (video) school kids conducting genuine experiments attempting to answer their very own hypotheses be it on Nintendo or ants.
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Posted by attilachordash on January 1, 2008
The science part is emphasized in the title of this post on the 2008
Edge Annual Question, which is again well formulated and thought provoking. The whole question embraces science, philosophy and religion (left).
Last year I had my own answer to the question: 2007 Edge Optimistic Question: systemic regenerative medicine, this year I am still thinking but my answer will probably be something technical and non globally relevant about PCR artefacts.
Based on the quality and quantity of the recent contributors the 2008 answers offer an exciting intellectual journey to the readers, let me highlight the following, not specially science restricted ones, many of them recurring references on Pimm: Beatrice Golomb, Chris DiBona, PZ Myers, Tim O’Reilly, Philip Campbell, Aubrey de Grey, Kevin Kelly.
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