July 2010
16 posts
“Social software” is about making it easy for people to do other things that make them happy: meeting, communicating, and hooking up.”
—Pandas and Lobsters: Why Google Cannot Build Social Applications… - …ifindkarma…
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“Well, we have to pull double-duty debunking misconceptions of the data and of scientists in general. Universities and especially tenure committees need to be more supportive of scientists devoting time to outreach, especially for those conducting the so-called “lightning rod” research. That means more settings where scientists take the practical side of their research and tell the public about it, before it becomes an issue…”
—What if the Public Had Perfect Climate Information? - Dot Earth Blog - NYTimes.com