SciBarCamp I'm co-organizing SciBarCamp, a gathering of scientists, artists and technologists in Toronto on March 14-16. We're almost full, but if you're in the area and interested, you can try to sign up and see if there's still space. No need to feel left out if you're far away: we'll also be live-blogging and recording sessions, so you'll be able to follow along from home. We're interested in the edge of science and technology, public engagement, open access, and interactions between science and art. The participants come from a wide range of backgrounds, so it will definitely be interesting. We also want to encourage people in other cities to host a similar event, so keep an eye on the website for future "how to SciBarCamp" info as well.
posted to Projects by easternblot at 10:28 PM on February 20, 2008

Hypothesis Hypothesis is a journal for the discussion of science, run by graduate student volunteers at the University of Toronto (including me). The journal is published about three times a year, and freely available online. The most recent issue has just come out and includes some interesting articles on a range of topics related to science.
All articles are peer reviewed, and usually cover reviews, opinion pieces, and original scientific data. Aside from the online version, a limited number of print editions is funded by sponsoring departments at UofT and by selling print subscriptions. Hypothesis is currently listed in a few search engines and databases for online publications, including Google Scholar, and will be added to additional databases in the near future. Exposure of the journal is growing steadily, and although it started out locally, Hypothesis has received submissions from other institutions and countries, such as this article [pdf] from India.
posted to Projects by easternblot at 9:53 PM on May 8, 2006

easternblot.net easternblot.net is a website (blog-style) about the science aspects of daily life and about the social and artistic aspects of science. Most other science blogs are aimed only at scientists in a certain field, and most general "fun" science websites are written for elementary school kids. I tried to make this interesting for BOTH scientists and non-scientists alike. I've had the domain for years, but the current form of the site is finally what I wanted it to be like, and there are a few months worth of archives. I started out by trying to write mostly longer articles, with solid background research (like this one about tanning or Musical Scientists), but I didn't have enough time, and had to revert to simple short blog posts just to keep things going.
posted to Projects by easternblot at 12:00 PM on November 24, 2005