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Adventures in Science Blogging:
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Adventures in Science Blogging:
Conversations we need to have, and how blogging can
help us have them.
Janet D. [email protected]
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Community and communication as key ingredients for human flourishing
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The spinach dip blow-off
“What exactly is it you do?”
“I study the interaction of … with …, which we hope will give us insight to the
mechanism for …”“Oh. Hey, is that spinach dip?”
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Real communication: a conversation
What do the other participants know already vs. what do I have to explain?
What do they want to know, and why is it important to them?
What do I want them to understand, and why is it important to me?
What can they help me figure out?
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Traditional scientific communication:Peer reviewed literature (back and forth,
long timescale)Conference presentations (back and
forth, ephemeral)Press releases, popular presentations
(not much back and forth)
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Science is a process, not just a product!Knowledge production requires good
communication with other scientists. (H.E. Longino, Science as Social Knowledge, 1990)
Helping non-scientists understand what scientists know and how they come to know it is a good thing (and also requires good communication).
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Why blogs?
Back and forth on a short timescale (through comments, discussions on other blogs).
Less ephemeral than non-virtual conversations.
Potential to involve people from many backgrounds and many places.
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Conversations in the blogosphere that might not be happening otherwise
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Educational conversations
Cool new findingsDispelling common misunderstandingsSharing of pedagogical strategies
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Political conversations
How scientific knowledge bears on political choices
How politics influences conditions for the practice and teaching of science
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Conversations about the scientific literature (scholarly and popular)Scientist-to-scientist “journal club”Explanation of scholarly papers for non-
scientistsCommentary on science items in the
news
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The virtual scientific meeting (or lab meeting)Discussion of projects in progressCommentary on recently presented
results
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Conversations about the tribe
What is it like to be a scientist in a particular field, work setting, career stage, geographical location, etc.?
Is there anyone else like me?How could things be different?
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What makes blogging a different kind of conversation?Ability to build a virtual community in the
absence of critical mass for a “real” community.
Audience of the willing.Option to control disclosure of personal
details.
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What makes blogging a different kind of conversation?How do I deal with my “real”
environment?Who’ll read this?
Echo chamber vs. pitched battleWho’s an authority?What if I get dooced?
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A real conversation gives you room to grow.Learn something new.Understand someone else’s point of
view.Change your mind.
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A real conversation gives you room to grow.Change how non-scientists understand
science.Change how non-scientists understand
scientists.Change how scientists understand their
own tribe.Expand our sense of community.
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Get the ball rolling.
Blog about something you know and are passionate about.
Invite people you trust (from online or the meat-world) to read and comment.
If you’re not ready for your own blog, participate in the conversations on blogs in your area of interest.