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Does aging stop?

Monday, June 6th, 2011

One scientist thinks so.

Aging and getting old are not the same process, and some of us can deliberately freeze the former during our 40s, 50s or 60s.

This is an idea put forth by Michael Rose of the University California, Irvine — a guy who creates freakishly long-lived “Methuselah” fruit flies for his day job.

Rose joined the stage at the World Science Festival* in New York City with three other gerontological experts: Aubrey de Grey of the SENS Foundation, Judith Campisi of Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, and Leonard Guarente of MIT.

Local TV-news legend Bill Ritter moderated the June 2nd chat, called “From Dust to…: The Radical New Science of Longevity.”

The dance of question-and-answer proceeded normally until about halfway through, when Rose dropped a figurative bomb.

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What does it look like inside of a black hole?

Tuesday, June 8th, 2010

According to Andrew Hamilton, an astrophysicist who presented at the World Science Festival’s (WSF) “Black Holes and Holographic Worlds” event, it looks a bit like this:

inside of a black hole at the World Science Festival

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Honoring Stephen Hawking at the World Science Festival

Thursday, June 3rd, 2010

I feel like the luckiest nerd boy in the world.

Wednesday night Kendra and I got to see Stephen Hawking — theoretical physicist extraordinaire — be honored at the World Science Festival* by a star-studded (hyuck hyuck) ensemble at Lincoln Center.

I’ll try to make this quick, because I need to blog about some black holes and holographic worlds, but the amazing performances/acts/etc. we saw included: (more…)

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Social media time machine: The post-panel post

Tuesday, April 27th, 2010

SWINY’s “Social Media in the Next Decade” was oodles of fun to present at, and I’m super grateful for my slot on the stage. In particular I want to thank Robin Lloyd, David Levine, Ann Marie Cunningham and the others I have failed to mention who helped put this together.

Fellow panelists David Dobbs and Nancy Shute taught me a boatload, not to mention the great questions asked by the audience. Overall, I thought it was an engaging exploration of where the hell this social media thing might be headed, both for the science writing community and in general.

Back-patting aside, below are the goods as I promised: my presentation and data. (more…)

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Social media time machine: Where do science journalists fit in?

Thursday, April 1st, 2010

Social media diagram, courtesy Laurel Papworth and Gary HayesHave a few minutes to help science journalists and writers out? Oh, and me.

Good. Read on.

Science Writers in New York has invited me to present for 10 minutes on “the future of social media in the next decade.” (RSVP on the Facebook event page)

Honestly, I think this is an insanity-inducing topic — even with the help of pros like David A. Dobbs and Nancy Shute.

Yet I’m a firm believer in the wisdom of (smart + relevant) crowds and the goodwill of an invested community.

So I really need your help. Especially if you’re a science journalist/writer, tech/internet/social media nerd — or both.

Here are the topics SWINY asked panelists to cover: (more…)

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Science was made to be hacked

Wednesday, March 31st, 2010

Science and technology nerds, the first-ever Science Hack Day planning is in full swing — so get a move on, contribute what you can to the event site, and start planning your trip (probably to London).

“Wait a minute,” you snort. “What’s this confounded ‘Hack Day’ thing? It sounds nerdy.”

You’d be right, but let’s begin with what hack days are not: (more…)

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