Comments on: WIRED Science http://asymptotia.com/2007/09/27/wired-science/ Sun, 20 Jul 2008 02:58:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Tales From The Industry XVI - Correlations Meetup and More - Asymptotia http://asymptotia.com/2007/09/27/wired-science/#comment-103191 Tales From The Industry XVI - Correlations Meetup and More - Asymptotia Tue, 08 Jan 2008 16:47:09 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2007/09/27/wired-science/#comment-103191 [...] It all began over dinner on Thursday night, before the rains began. Some of us met up at Ciudad (a favourite place of mine to eat in downtown Los Angeles, primarily for the mojitos) and the began to get to know each other in person, as opposed to online. I’m talking about the Correlations bloggers, and members of the team who work on the entire Wired Science website (which is excellent, by the way) with which Correlations is embedded. I met most of the latter group at various KCET events (the first screening of episode 1, the wrap party a few weeks ago I never got around to blogging, etc). This however, was the first time I got to meet Sheril Kirshenbaum, although we’d got to know each other so well online I have to say that it sort of felt as though we’d already met. Co-blogger (and show producer) Damon Gambuto arrived a bit later - I’d met him before at the party. The other bloggers coming to the meeting, Tara Smith and Michael Tobis, I would meet the next day since Michael’s flight was coming in late, and Tara was not feeling well. Tamsin Gray, being stationed in Antarctica, was not going to attend. [...] [...] It all began over dinner on Thursday night, before the rains began. Some of us met up at Ciudad (a favourite place of mine to eat in downtown Los Angeles, primarily for the mojitos) and the began to get to know each other in person, as opposed to online. I’m talking about the Correlations bloggers, and members of the team who work on the entire Wired Science website (which is excellent, by the way) with which Correlations is embedded. I met most of the latter group at various KCET events (the first screening of episode 1, the wrap party a few weeks ago I never got around to blogging, etc). This however, was the first time I got to meet Sheril Kirshenbaum, although we’d got to know each other so well online I have to say that it sort of felt as though we’d already met. Co-blogger (and show producer) Damon Gambuto arrived a bit later - I’d met him before at the party. The other bloggers coming to the meeting, Tara Smith and Michael Tobis, I would meet the next day since Michael’s flight was coming in late, and Tara was not feeling well. Tamsin Gray, being stationed in Antarctica, was not going to attend. [...]

]]> By: tobias http://asymptotia.com/2007/09/27/wired-science/#comment-83186 tobias Thu, 04 Oct 2007 14:06:36 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2007/09/27/wired-science/#comment-83186 I <i>thought</i> he looked familiar. I confess I didn't recognize the name until I saw his face, and remembered him from one of the many Roswell shows on TLC or Discovery. Interesting that as far as I can recall his past association with alien science wasn't mentioned... I thought he looked familiar. I confess I didn’t recognize the name until I saw his face, and remembered him from one of the many Roswell shows on TLC or Discovery. Interesting that as far as I can recall his past association with alien science wasn’t mentioned…

]]> By: WIRED Science - Show Tonight and Website is Live! - Asymptotia http://asymptotia.com/2007/09/27/wired-science/#comment-83094 WIRED Science - Show Tonight and Website is Live! - Asymptotia Wed, 03 Oct 2007 21:48:42 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2007/09/27/wired-science/#comment-83094 [...] A quick reminder. The show WIRED Science (that I mentioned earlier) debuts tonight! Notice also that the website with all the extra material is now live (and rather amazingly well designed -well done the New Media division at KCET), and - don’t forget - debuting also (and already live) is the new blog Correlations (I gave you the back story on that here). You can find a link to it from the site, or go directly here (but go look at the main site too). Please go along and say hi to us over there on our welcoming blog posts. And Tell Your Friends! (That includes you, science-oriented bloggers - it’s in a good cause!). [...] [...] A quick reminder. The show WIRED Science (that I mentioned earlier) debuts tonight! Notice also that the website with all the extra material is now live (and rather amazingly well designed -well done the New Media division at KCET), and - don’t forget - debuting also (and already live) is the new blog Correlations (I gave you the back story on that here). You can find a link to it from the site, or go directly here (but go look at the main site too). Please go along and say hi to us over there on our welcoming blog posts. And Tell Your Friends! (That includes you, science-oriented bloggers - it’s in a good cause!). [...]

]]> By: Helen Peterson http://asymptotia.com/2007/09/27/wired-science/#comment-82388 Helen Peterson Sat, 29 Sep 2007 14:06:33 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2007/09/27/wired-science/#comment-82388 I teach high school biology. I can't wait to introduce my students to the new series on my Promethean board Monday. It's about time a classy show like this is available to provide something upbeat for science and the kids who typically hate it otherwise. I teach high school biology. I can’t wait to introduce my
students to the new series on my Promethean board
Monday. It’s about time a classy show like this is available
to provide something upbeat for science and the kids who
typically hate it otherwise.

]]> By: spyder http://asymptotia.com/2007/09/27/wired-science/#comment-82287 spyder Fri, 28 Sep 2007 21:10:00 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2007/09/27/wired-science/#comment-82287 <i>“What’s Inside” by Chris Hardwick, where he goes through a description of what’s inside an everyday household object or material.</i> One would hope that this segment might include some of the material and subjects of David Bodanis's books: Secret House series and Secret Garden and so forth. Although i suspect, depending upon the "underwriters" and those who "offer" financial support, these might be off limits. “What’s Inside” by Chris Hardwick, where he goes through a description of what’s inside an everyday household object or material.

One would hope that this segment might include some of the material and subjects of David Bodanis’s books: Secret House series and Secret Garden and so forth. Although i suspect, depending upon the “underwriters” and those who “offer” financial support, these might be off limits.

]]> By: Clifford http://asymptotia.com/2007/09/27/wired-science/#comment-82134 Clifford Fri, 28 Sep 2007 03:22:56 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2007/09/27/wired-science/#comment-82134 Double yikes! Happily, the article is focused on chemistry sets and not too much on him... Good heads-up though. -cvj Double yikes!

Happily, the article is focused on chemistry sets and not too much on him…

Good heads-up though.

-cvj

]]> By: Phil Plait http://asymptotia.com/2007/09/27/wired-science/#comment-82123 Phil Plait Fri, 28 Sep 2007 01:58:32 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2007/09/27/wired-science/#comment-82123 Heh. Well, check out his wikipedia entry... Heh. Well, check out his wikipedia entry…

]]> By: Clifford http://asymptotia.com/2007/09/27/wired-science/#comment-82122 Clifford Fri, 28 Sep 2007 01:28:29 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2007/09/27/wired-science/#comment-82122 Yikes. They did not, as far as I recall. Good material for the accompanying blog posts about the show... Cheers! -cvj Yikes. They did not, as far as I recall. Good material for the accompanying blog posts about the show…

Cheers!

-cvj

]]> By: Phil Plait http://asymptotia.com/2007/09/27/wired-science/#comment-82116 Phil Plait Fri, 28 Sep 2007 00:58:57 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2007/09/27/wired-science/#comment-82116 Well, this looks like it'll be a great show! But I have to wonder... after watching the clip about United Nuclear, do they mention that Bob Lazar claims to have worked at Area 51, and makes all sorts of ridiculous (and totally unprovable) claims about UFOs and such? He's about as anti-science as you can get, IMO. I'm looking forward to the show, though! :-) Well, this looks like it’ll be a great show! But I have to wonder… after watching the clip about United Nuclear, do they mention that Bob Lazar claims to have worked at Area 51, and makes all sorts of ridiculous (and totally unprovable) claims about UFOs and such? He’s about as anti-science as you can get, IMO.

I’m looking forward to the show, though! :-)

]]> By: Correlations - Asymptotia http://asymptotia.com/2007/09/27/wired-science/#comment-82113 Correlations - Asymptotia Fri, 28 Sep 2007 00:32:59 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2007/09/27/wired-science/#comment-82113 [...] « WIRED Science [...] [...] « WIRED Science [...]

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