One of my friends, who is a talented scientist and great writer, has decided that Pittsburgh needs a new blog, a blog to cover the exciting science happenings in town. It's surprising that there isn't something like this already, frankly. There are a lot of "Pro-Pittsburgh" blogs etc., supporting this great online community of people who like to shine a light on what makes Pittsburgh unique. There are dozens of research institutes and museums here, with cool science for Nerds and the Public alike, but no single place where all these great things get highlighted. Her idea, then, is to publicize it a bit more. Short news features from cool seminars, updates about great public events written for the average yinzer to understand. And she asked ME to help! I'm so excited!
The new blog is called Steel City Science, and you can follow us on twitter @SteelCitySci. Obviously, the twitter is mostly me. My posts are written by drsandlin (obvs), and the other bloggers (so far) are former coworkers.
I'm excited about this 1) because it gives me a good excuse to go to events and science stuff still, and 2) because it is a new way to think about science. AND it's giving me an excuse to learn some new skills- I'm the defacto PR person (uh, Kels, expect some calls). For example, I am linking here because I know you all LOVE to see what I am up to, but also because we need some more google cred to climb the rankings. Share the link, send me Burgh related stories and prepare to be excited by the awesome science coming out of Pittsburgh!
In other news- I'M GOING TO TEXAS TOMORROW! Don't leave your babies unattended or they will be kiss-tickled into hysterics.
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this is a great idea, and a great way to get your science + communications career path blazed.
I say "blazed" because you may as well set out on creating a new path, given the uncertain climate etc. (most of the existing paths are already crowded, right?)
So . . . did you see the news about Foldit? Not sure if there's a Pitt angle, but worth a look, IMHO
http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2011-09/19/gamers-beat-scientists
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