“This time around, the revolution will not be televised” – Public Enemy
With our Contagious Ideas Arc continuing to go viral, we embrace the meta-narrative and delve into the (love-hate) relationship science has with Social Media.
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“Give me liberty, or give me death!” – Patrick Henry
We continue our exploration of Contagious Ideas with a look at Open Access and the movement to reduce/remove barriers impeding access to scientific research and data.
Like many others, we …
“The first draft of anything is shit” – Ernest Hemingway
Given the current global pandemic, lockdowns, and reduced laboratory access, we suspect many Core Ideas listeners are currently at home preparing scientific manuscripts. So, on this episode, we decided to …
“Unscrupulous writers often count on the fact that most people don’t bother reading footnotes or tracking down citations” – Daniel Levitin
Today on Core Ideas, we continue to explore the spread of Contagious Ideas with a look at influential scientific …
“At the advent of steam and electricity the muse of history holds her nose and shuts her eyes” – Herbert George Wells
This installment of Core Ideas is the first in a new arc examining Contagious Ideas and …
“Trees cause more pollution than automobiles do” – Ronald Reagan
In episode 12 of Core Ideas, we continue Into the Weeds of paleolimnology by exploring its entrance into public consciousness. We discuss how popular media covered major environmental topics …