Actually the idea of asking science bloggers about their style came to my mind reading one email remark of Deepak on the writing style. Deepak is the guy behind business/byte/genes/molecules and he was a Sci Foo camper this year. He is one amongst the few bloggers who are standing at the intersection of science and technology and being the founder of Bioscreencast he is actively experiencing the life of a bioweb entrepreneur.

My style is a heady mix of spontaneity, continuous partial attention, a total lack of time, the random connection of ideas formed at different times, semi-formal essay-style writing, attempts at humor, deep thought, tempered enthusiasm, and unbridled passion.

me: Hi Bora, can you send me the Nature piece on the Blogging Anthology?
I am not in the Institute and do not have subscription
http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v447/n7146/full/447779b.html
Sent at 8:58 PM on Wednesday
me: cheers
Bora: No problem. Thanks.
me: wait that is some old stuff.
Published online: 22 January 2007; | doi:10.1038/news070122-I’ve read that
I have in mind the current one: Bloggers unite p779
Paul Stevenson reviews The Open Laboratory: The Best Writing on Science Blogs 2006
doi:10.1038/447779b
Full Text | PDF (207K)
See also: Editor’s summary
Bora: Wow! That is news to me!
me: ok, who posts first?
do you have access to it right now?
Bora: No. I should have it in minutes/hour as soon as one of the sciblings check the forums and sees my query.
me: ok
I am curious how positive, or critical it is
Sent at 9:04 PM on Wednesday
Bora: http://neurophilosophy.wordpress.com/2007/06/13/open-laboratory-reviewed-in-nature/
me: good
Sent at 9:07 PM on Wednesday
me: I think, the science blogosphere now reached its adult stage

Bora: The difference between today and just a year ago is striking. It is much more mature.
me: 2010: science blogging goes mainstream
2007-08-09 alternative adulthood

Bora: 2020? Earlier than that, I bet.

meant 2010.
me: it depends on what do you mean by “mainstream”

a generation must grow up and on the web, one generation time is about 3-4 years

Bora: Yup. I mean regarded as legitimate news and opinion sources on par with MSM, and perhaps on par with popular science magazines, if not with peer-reviewed literature yet.
Sent at 9:14 PM on Wednesday
me: yes, that is a good measure (legitimate news and opinion sources and pop sci zines)
a measure I’ve thought about was: the ratio of grad/postdoc students who has and has not a blog
one thing is legitimation and the other is penetration
first we need penetration in order to get legitimation or something like that
I think I’ll blog this chat if you accept it
Bora: For that I agree it will take longer, and even longer until it becomes a legitimate plus on one’s CV for getting jobs, promotions, tenure…

Yes, please blog about it – I am busy and willing to link to what others are writing about more than write anything myself
me: that’s my situation too, but this is a full post we produced

Bora: Go for it!

me: ok that’s it for today, we have guests coming, see you later

Bora: Later

Sent at 9:18 PM on Wednesday

me: What if I publish it uneditedly right now with the title “Uncensored gmail chat between 2 science bloggers on adult issues” ?

Bora: OK, no problem.

Sent at 9:23 PM on Wednesday

and burn the feeds together. Founders behind: Ricardo Vidal of My Biotech Life and Hsien Hsien Lei from Eye on DNA. Link