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Alchemical Anomalies

In the current issue of The Alchemist we learn how to stick methane molecules to metals without breaking carbon-hydrogen bonds and how to make impossible carbene catalysts without the usual prerequisite of an attendant metal centre. Another seeming ...

From DAVID BRADLEY, Sciencebase,  5 Nov 2009

Twitter science list categories

The manually compiled Scientwists list of science people on Twitter grew from around 100 of my contacts in January 2009 to almost 700 members, who asked to join or who retweeted the link as of October. Justin Reid helped automate the inclusion of bios ...

From DAVID BRADLEY, Sciencebase,  5 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Twitter Inc

My Whole Cell Twitter Interview

Laura Bonetta wrote an excellent article for the science journal Cell recently in which she quoted various science types who use Twitter on the subject of whether or not scientists should be tweeting. It’s a topic I’ve discussed more generally ...

From DAVID BRADLEY, Sciencebase,  3 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Twitter Inc,  LinkedIn Corp,  FriendFeed,  Wordpress

Categories for science tweeps

Okay. Okay. Pressure was on to categorise my scientwist list…so I’ve made a start. First off, the spillover (lots of tweeps in the T to Z group from the TweepML.org version of my scientwist list, which has 650 members of thereabouts) have now each been ...

From DAVID BRADLEY, Sciencebase,  3 Nov 2009

Scientists on Twitter

However, just as I migrated the old manual list to Tweepml.org to help automate bio and avatar updates, Twitter announced the release of its own lists system. As far as I can tell Twitter lists are now public knowledge (I no longer see the request not ...

From DAVID BRADLEY, Sciencebase,  2 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Twitter Inc

Food Chemistry News

On the menu today, why red wine is a no-no when it comes to fishy cuisine, how chemists can help you improve your gravy, and a whole platter of food chemistry to tempt your taste buds: “Red wine with red meat, white wine with fish.” But, have you ever ...

From DAVID BRADLEY, Sciencebase,  29 Oct 2009

Don’t be such a scientist!

Don’t be such a scientist! It’s the kind of thing I’d expect my sister to say to my face if I’ve gone off on one of my lecture mode conversations about some great discovery, or something some of my artier friends might whisper about me behind my back. ...

From DAVID BRADLEY, Sciencebase,  27 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Harvard University,  Facebook Inc.,  Oakley, Inc.,  Langer Inc.,  Alfred Nobel

A month with an electricity monitor

Right, the kettle is on for a morning brew and apparently our household is using 3.07 kilowatts. That will include the chest freezer in the garage, the refrigerator in the kitchen, the electric kettle, my laptop and wireless network, oh and a little ...

From DAVID BRADLEY, Sciencebase,  22 Oct 2009

Related Topics: BBC,  Google Inc.

Breast Cancer, Plankton, Tellurides

My latest contributions to SpectroscopyNOW.com and my current Alchemist column on ChemWeb.com are now live: Sweetening breast cancer risk – Experimental and epidemiological evidence previously suggested that circulating glucose and insulin may play a ...

From DAVID BRADLEY, Sciencebase,  20 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Harvard University

Climate Change Action

It’s Blog Action Day 2009 and the subject this year is Climate Change. So, here are a few resources for readers seeking out climate information: IPCC – Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change – The IPCC assesses the scientific, technical and ...

From DAVID BRADLEY, Sciencebase,  15 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change,  Environmental Protection Agency,  BBC

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