Blogroll

Broadly categorized…

GREAT SCIENCE WRITERS Bora Zivkovic: One of the kings of science on the web. Follow! Boundary Vision: Blogged by Canadian professor Marie-Claire Shanahan, her insights examine where science meets society, education and policy. Conservation Magazine: The Journal Watch feed is a good one for enviro research updates. Deep Sea News: One of many great marine blogs out there written by real researchers. Quick to post on current events. Emargo Watch: As journalism is pushed by the speed of social media, traditional media etiquette is being challenged. Follow Reuters Health editor Ivan Oransky’s excellent thoughts on the world of news embargoes. io9.com: Gawker Media has been blasted for their exasperating corporate culture, but this blog has demmed  interesting content for scifi and science news. Plus the editor is a former Knight Science Journalism Fellow. Not Exactly Rocket Science: Ed Yong is probably the most prolific and subject-diverse science blogger on the scene today. He needs a TV show. Per Square Mile: Written and illustrated with an exquisite touch by Berkeley PhD and former AAAS Media Fellow Tim De Chant, this is a must-read blog about urban planning. ScienceNOW: Solid research blogging from the online editors of Science. Science Quest: My mentor Gary Robbins, now with the San Diego Union-Tribune, continues to break new ground on hyperlocal science journalism. Southern Fried Science: A fun-loving, opinionated gaggle of marine biologists who banter on science and society. Tetrapod Zoology: A fantastic source for fun, scholarly analysis from the world of paleontology and zoology. Maybe the first blog I’ve ever followed. That Car Blog: A must-read on green transportation, written by a real grease monkey/clean energy expert. Write -30-: Journalist Tyler Dukes offers keen insights on science and the media, plus hyperlocal reporting.

SCIENCE OUTREACH RESOURCES COMPASS: Dedicated to training sea scientists into better communicators, this group does impressive work. Fishbase.org: Not a blog, but a must-have resource for fish geeks. SciStarter: Founded by science outreach leader Darlene Cavalier, this is a great resource for classroom/backyard projects. Science Cheerleader: Also founded by Cavalier. A fantastic idea for bringing science to the public. MEDIA AND THE FUTURE Kevin Sablan: A good soul to follow for social and web media frontiers. Sonya Smith: Like Sablan, Smith is another OC Register media sage worth following. Nick Diakopoulos: One of my AAAS Mass Media cohorts, Diakopolous is at the intersection of computer science and media data analysis. Awesome. Bull City Rising: What a hyperlocal blog should be. THE HUMAN CONDITION Harper’s Magazine: I enjoy Harper’s to keep pulse of humanities, but there’s great narrative reporting on science and society, too. Sociological Images: Part of a great family of blogs from University of Minnesota. See also Sexuality & Society. AdFreak and BrandFreak: Advertising is a window to human desires, no? Materialicious: If so, then architecture and design are windows to our instincts.  See also ArchDaily. Los Angeles Times Home & Design: A nice feed on California modern design. OKTrends: If colleges taught statistics using dating data like Christian Rudder does here, I would’ve learned it waaay better. A fun blog. Roger Ebert: His reviews are thoughtful cultural essays in themselves, unlike any other film critic. He also tweets! Top of the Ticket: Andrew Malcom’s Los Angeles Times blog exquisitely and humorously covers U.S. politics. MISCELLANEOUS Peace Corps Journals: I greatly admire PC volunteers, and their blogs afield are always insightful. The Purple Quark: A great graphic artist, teacher, and a personal friend. Also check out his Green Chicano Project exploring environmental consciousness and Chicanismo. Dave Barry’s Blog: Enough said. Apply as needed.

Updated 2012/05/10