Hello,
My name is Ela Carpenter and I am searching for a PhD program to enroll in
for Fall 2011 or Spring 2012. I have a MS in Environmental Science and
conducted my thesis research on roosting affinities of Rafinesque's big-eared
bats. I've also conducted telemetry (ground & aerial), radar t
On Sun, Apr 10, 2011 at 11:38 AM, Wayne Tyson wrote:
> I am not suggesting that there be a LAW that reporters clear their stories
> with the interviewee, but a CUSTOM. Getting at truth is the issue, reducing
> error. Once the cat is out of the bag, it is not a matter of suffering in
> silence or
We have ways of fact-checking without giving you access to the story. I
have occasionally given others access to my copy -- in the name of
"accuracy" -- and some sources are OK, others use it as an opportunity
to rewrite my story for me. Their suggestions do not improve the
accuracy, but they
David,
I agree that the reportage can often give the illusion of a false
balance, but journalists are not usually the ones qualified to assess
the reliability of one side versus another. Sometimes the minority view
turns out to be correct.
Dave
On 4/9/2011 11:09 AM, David L. McNeely wrote:
Actually, Bill Nye has a B.S. in mechanical engineering from Cornell --
Carl Sagan was one of his professors. Before his Science Guy career, he
worked at Boeing and as an aerospace consultant. He holds several
patents, and he's currently president of The Planetary Society.
I think it's safe
"The use of Canonical Correspondence Analysis depends if you have abiotic data
and if you want to test the
relationship among biotic and abiotic variables."
Yes, but the abiotic variables can simply be nominal ("dummy") variables
representing "treatments vs. controls" or even "before and after".
Dear Laura,
Regarding the dissemination of scientific thought:
Are scientists making scientific findings readily accessible to the
general > public?
In general, no. Reader-friendly versions of regular research results are
not commonly published in most cases. Results that reach the general
pu
Hi Travis,
I believe that the use of ANOSIM or MANOVA (I do prefer PERMANOVA) depends
of your question.
The multivariate Analysis of variance will test the significance in the
difference among location (means). Thus, you could test if sites are
significant differents (sum or average of years) or t
Tell stories. People remember them.
Don't be afraid to make yourself (or other human beings) part of your
story. Humans relate to other humans.
Show, don't tell.
Dawn Stover
On Apr 10, 2011, at 12:45 PM, Laura S wrote:
Question 1: What can scientists do to make sure the ideas they
commu
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**My apologies if this appears twice. I sent this yesterday, but I still
have not seen it today. Thus, I have sent it once more:**
Dear all:
Here, I provide some more questions for discussion. In my humble opinion, I
think it is essential to communicate important scientific findings in a way
that
All:
It's unfortunate that generic remarks about a sub-category are sometimes
interpreted as applying to the entire category. Science writers and other
reporters sometimes get it right most of the time, some rarely do, and there
is a whole sliding scale in between. No generalization is ever tr
Hello,
I am a graduate student working on a Masters in Conservation and
Biodiversity. I am looking for any opportunities for the summer paid or
unpaid that might relate to sustainable agriculture practices and
conservation. I have experience working with GIS and I am fluent in spanish
t
Excellent point, Bill.
Before I call a scientist to request an interview, I do some research
on that person and his or her work. It's a good idea for scientists
to do the same: Before you agree to be interviewed by a journalist,
check out his or her work. And if the media outlet is not fami
Hello Ecologers,
Another aspect of this puzzle is that the channels used to communicate
science and scientific discoveries are somehow far from the general public.
It is a well known fact that the majority of non-scientific people reads
more superficial and more digested media. For example, inf
David is focussing on those journalists who are responsible, check sources,
etc. I was referring toa substantial number of journalists and politicians
who like to bash scientists, not because the science is bad, but because it
is vulnerable. Some research projects sound funny so it is easy to ju
Dear All:
I believe that the public would have more confidence in global warming
claims if they were given more, not less information about the subject, with
links to the supporting data, including "chapter and verse." While we, the
masses of unwashed ignoramuses, are awash in sound bytes equi
"David M. Lawrence" wrote:
> Let's do a thought experiment here. Do we want journalists clear pieces
> with politicians, powerful political interests, and attorneys persons
> accused of serious crimes first?
No.
>If not, why should journalists do the
> same with scientists?
for acc
You might be interested to know of the publication (Feb 2011) of: 'What
Does it Mean to be Green?'
It is an exploration of the concept of what acting in a 'green' way entails.
I claim that 'greenness' ultimately has to be cashed out as the human
species acting in a way which ensures the continue
Let's do a thought experiment here. Do we want journalists clear pieces
with politicians, powerful political interests, and attorneys persons
accused of serious crimes first? If not, why should journalists do the
same with scientists? I personally know a handful of scientists whose
word I wo
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