Scientia Pro Publica (Science for the People) 46 is Published!

Nam et ipsa scientia potestas est (And thus knowledge itself is power)
-- Sir Francis Bacon.


Scientia Pro Publica (Science for the People) -- "Scientia Pro Publica 46" -- was published by Bec Crew, who co-writes the blog, Save Your Breath For Running Ponies. This is the first time Bec has hosted this carnival, so be sure to go there and leave a few encouraging words in her comments section, especially since I've been a lameass and didn't post this link here for far too long. Yes, I am ashamed and yes, I do owe Bec an apology.

The next edition will be hosted by Romeo on 6 December at his blog, Providentia, unless we don't get any submissions -- so far, we only have 6 submissions! Yes, you read that correctly, only 6 submissions! TEH H0RR0RZ! GASP!

You are invited to share your (yours?), or other's, excellent science, environment, nature or medical writing, either use this automated submission form or use the cute little widget on the right (be aware that widget doesn't upload when the mother site is nonfunctional, and ALWAYS check your email/spam filter for your submission receipt to be sure it was sent properly). Alternatively, you can also send the link directly to the Scientia Blog Carnival email address.

I am also somewhat worried about hosts, especially seeing as how I don't have any lined up. So if you'd like to host, please sign up for your favorite date in 2011, by telling me what is your choice in the comments section or email me directly using my s00per seekrit email address.

For you twitter fiends, Scientia Pro Publica has its own twitter account: @Science4People. If you like reading science, nature and medical blog carnivals in general, you can also check out @SciNatBlogs.

Scientia Pro Publica (Science for the People) 45 is Published!

Nam et ipsa scientia potestas est (And thus knowledge itself is power)
-- Sir Francis Bacon.


Scientia Pro Publica (Science for the People) -- "Scientia Pro Publica 45" -- was published by Anastasia at her group blog, BIOfortified. This is the first time she's hosted this carnival, so be sure to go there and leave a few encouraging words in her comments section.

To share yours, or others', excellent science, environment, nature or medical writing, either use this automated submission form or use the cute little widget on the right (be aware that widget doesn't upload when the mother site is nonfunctional, and ALWAYS check your email/spam filter for your submission receipt to be sure it was sent properly). Alternatively, you can also send the link directly to the Scientia Blog Carnival email address.

The next edition will publish on 22 November, unless we get a deluge of submissions by the end of this week. If that happens, we will be asking (begging?) someone to host next Monday, 15 November. If you'd like to host, please consider doing so this coming Monday or see the schedule to choose any remaining Monday in 2010 that isn't already scheduled -- leave your chosen date in the comments thread or email me. Alternatively, if you wish to host in 2011, the schedule is now ready for you to start claiming Very Important Dates as your very own, so pop in and grab your date before someone else does!

As always, we need submissions of excellent quality science, environment, nature and medical blog writing, so don't hesitate to provide your assistance: if you read or write something that you wish to share with a larger audience, be sure to send us the link now (note: some links have recently been tweeted to me; I promise to do my best to follow those up, but cannot make any guarantees at this time!).

For you twitter fiends, Scientia Pro Publica has its own twitter account: @Science4People. If you like reading science, nature and medical blog carnivals in general, you can also check out @SciNatBlogs.

Scientia Pro Publica 2011 Schedule

This is the 2011 schedule for Scientia Pro Publica. As you can see, we are seeking hosts for all scheduled editions for 2011, so if you have a favorite date, be sure to leave a comment or send me email now to claim that date.

I also do schedule the carnival to publish weekly when we get enough submissions to make that possible (this typically occurs in October through December, then again in February through June). I do this to keep the host from being overwhelmed with huge numbers of submissions, and I also do this so each essay receives the public attention it deserves.


Scientia Pro Publica 2011:

• 3 January --
• 17 January --
• 31 January --
• 14 February --
• 28 February --
• 13 March --
• 27 March --
• 10 April --
• 24 April --
• 8 May --
• 22 May --
• 5 June --
• 19 June --
• 3 July --
• 17 July --
• 31 July --
• 14 August --
• 28 August --
• 11 September --
• 25 September --
• 9 October --
• 23 October --
• 6 November --
• 20 November --
• 4 December --
• 18 December --

If you are interested to host Scientia but have never before hosted a blog carnival, I wrote a blog essay about how I hosted my very first blog carnival way back in 2005. That blog carnival was Tangled Bank, the "parent" of Scientia, which this blog carnival seeks to emulate by (1) communicating about science, medicine, the environment and nature to the public and (2) encouraging those who write about these topics by providing them with an audience who provides feedback and criticism on their writing.

The goal for Scientia is to provide each host with roughly 25 non-spam non-woo submissions to work with. Hosts are also encouraged to seek submissions from their blog-writing colleagues (who may be new to us) and to include blog entries (essays, opinion pieces, poems, cartoons, etc.) that they've found in their travels around the internet. When more than 25 submissions are received in a week's period of time, this blog carnival will then publish every Monday instead of the every alternate Monday. We generally are only so lucky to publish weekly during the traditional school year (September-December and February-June). All submissions will be forwarded to your email account from the Scientia email account.

You can follow the Scientia Pro Publica blog carnival on twitter @Science4People. You can follow all science, environment, natural history, nature and medicine blog carnivals on the combined @SciNatBlogs twitter feed. If you host a carnival that should be tweeted by @SciNatBlogs, please do cc your tweets to us and we'll retweet it as soon as possible.

Feel free to give me your ideas and feedback here or send email to me with suggestions.

Scientia Pro Publica (Science for the People) 44 is Published!

Nam et ipsa scientia potestas est (And thus knowledge itself is power)
-- Sir Francis Bacon.


Scientia Pro Publica (Science for the People) -- "Scientia Pro Publica 44 (the silly walks edition?)" -- was published by Madhu at his blog, a leaf warbler's gleanings.

To share yours, or others', excellent writing, either use this automated submission form or use the cute little widget on the right (be aware that widget doesn't upload when the mother site is nonfunctional, and ALWAYS check your email/spam filter for your submission receipt to be sure it was sent properly). Alternatively, you can also send the link directly to the Scientia Blog Carnival email address.

The next edition will publish on 8 November. If you'd like to host, please see the schedule to choose any remaining Monday that isn't already scheduled -- leave your chosen date in the comments thread or email me.

As always, we need submissions of excellent quality science, nature and medical blog writing, so don't hesitate to provide your assistance: if you read or write something that you wish to share with a larger audience, be sure to send us the link now (note: some links have been tweeted to me; I promise to do my best to follow those up, but cannot make any guarantees at this time!)

Scientia Pro Publica (Science for the People) 43 is Published!

Nam et ipsa scientia potestas est (And thus knowledge itself is power)
-- Sir Francis Bacon.


Scientia Pro Publica (Science for the People) -- "Scientia Pro Publica 43: Loving, Living, Learning" -- was published by Geophilo at his blog, Traversing The Razor.

To share yours, or others', excellent writing, either use this automated submission form or use the cute little widget on the right (be aware that widget doesn't upload when the mother site is nonfunctional, and ALWAYS check your email/spam filter for your submission receipt to be sure it was sent properly). Alternatively, you can also send the link directly to the Scientia Blog Carnival email address.

It looks like we have a bonus edition that will publish 1 November ... I will provide more information as soon as I have finished twisting the potential host's arm! If you'd like to host, please see the schedule.

As always, we need submissions of excellent quality science, nature and medical blog writing, so don't hesitate to provide your assistance: if you read or write something that you wish to share with a larger audience, be sure to send us the link now (note: some links have been tweeted to me; I promise to do my best to follow those up, but cannot make any guarantees at this time!)

We've got a host for Scientia Pro Publica 43!

Just a quick note to let you know that we do have a host for the upcoming regularly scheduled edition of Scientia Pro Publica, which will publish on 25 October! That host writes the blog, Traversing the Razor, under the pseudonym, Geophilo.

If you wish to host Scientia Pro Publica on any other Monday in 2010 [see schedule], please do let me know. We are getting enough submissions (50+) that we can publish more frequently so each submission is less likely to overwhelm the reading public, and is more likely to receive the attention that it deserves.

Scientia Pro Publica (Science for the People) 42 is Published!

Nam et ipsa scientia potestas est (And thus knowledge itself is power)
-- Sir Francis Bacon.


Scientia Pro Publica (Science for the People) -- "Scientia Pro Publica 42: The Ultimate Answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, The Universe, and Everything" -- was published by Vanessa at her blog, Cosmodynamics.

To share yours, or others', excellent writing, either use this automated submission form or use the cute little widget on the right (be aware that widget doesn't upload when the mother site is nonfunctional, and ALWAYS check your email/spam filter for your submission receipt to be sure it was sent properly). Alternatively, you can also send the link directly to the Scientia Blog Carnival email address.

The next scheduled issue will be published 18 October by ... someone ... not sure who yet, so let me know which week you'd like to host [see schedule]. Due to last week's flood of submissions, I am opening up any remaining Monday in 2010 as a potential hosting slot, so if you have always wanted to host an issue of Scientia Pro Publica on your blog, now is your chance!

As always, we need submissions of excellent quality science, nature and medical blog writing, so don't hesitate to provide your assistance: if you read or write something that you wish to share with a larger audience, be sure to send us the link now (note: some links have been tweeted to me; I promise to do my best to follow those up, but cannot make any guarantees at this time!)

Scientia Pro Publica (Science for the People) 41 is Published!

Nam et ipsa scientia potestas est (And thus knowledge itself is power)
-- Sir Francis Bacon.


Scientia Pro Publica (Science for the People) -- "Scientia Pro Publica 41: the IgNobel Edition" -- was published by Bob at his blog, Deep Thoughts and Silliness.

To share yours, or others', excellent writing, either use this automated submission form or use the cute little widget on the right (be aware that widget doesn't upload when the mother site is nonfunctional, and ALWAYS check your email/spam filter for your submission receipt to be sure it was sent properly). Alternatively, you can also send the link directly to the Scientia Blog Carnival email address.

The next scheduled issue will be published 11 October by Vanessa at cosmodynamics so check the schedule and let me know which week you'd like to host [see schedule]. Due to last week's flood of submissions, I am opening up any remaining Monday in 2010 as a potential hosting slot, so if you have always wanted to host an issue of Scientia Pro Publica on your blog, now is your chance!

As always, we need submissions of excellent quality science, nature and medical blog writing, so don't hesitate to provide your assistance: if you read or write something that you wish to share with a larger audience, be sure to send us the link now (note: some links have been tweeted to me; I promise to do my best to follow those up, but cannot make any guarantees at this time!)

Scientia Pro Publica (Science for the People) 40 is Published!

Nam et ipsa scientia potestas est (And thus knowledge itself is power)
-- Sir Francis Bacon.


Scientia Pro Publica (Science for the People) -- "Scientia Pro Publica 40: Answers to 28 popular and not-so-popular questions" -- was published by Alvaro at his blog, Sharp Brains. This edition was so popular that I am taking Scientia back to a weekly format, at least through Christmas, unless of course, we don't get enough submissions. So if you'd like to host an edition of Scientia, please do let me know, either in the comment thread here or by emailing me.

To share yours, or others', excellent writing, either use this automated submission form or use the cute little widget on the right (be aware that widget doesn't upload when the mother site is nonfunctional, and ALWAYS check your email/spam filter for your submission receipt to be sure it was sent properly). Alternatively, you can also send the link directly to the Scientia Blog Carnival email address.

The next scheduled issue will be published 4 October by Bob O'Hara at Deep Thoughts and Silliness so check the schedule and let me know which week you'd like to host [see schedule]. I will be accepting hosts soon for the 2011 carnival season (has a year passed already??), so be ready to volunteer to host Scientia Pro Publica on your favorite date (as soon as I get my seemingly chronic wifi problems resolved). If you have always wanted to host an issue of Scientia Pro Publica on your blog, now is your chance!

As always, we need submissions of excellent quality science, nature and medical blog writing, so don't hesitate to provide your assistance: if you read or write something that you wish to share with a larger audience, be sure to send us the link now (note: some links have been tweeted to me; I promise to do my best to follow those up, but cannot make any guarantees at this time!)

Scientia Pro Publica 39 Now Published!

Nam et ipsa scientia potestas est (And thus knowledge itself is power)
-- Sir Francis Bacon.


Scientia Pro Publica (Science for the People) -- "Scientia Pro Publica 39" -- was published yesterday by ME at my new blog, Punctuated Equilibrium, hosted by The Guardian. Because I was traveling these past two weeks and therefore, without internet access nearly the entire time, several people generously helped me collect these stories so I could share them with you and with the Guardian readers. My special thanks go to Akshat, who generously invested god-knows-how-much-time sniffing out some of the wonderful stories I linked, and I would also like to thank David Shiffman for nominating two fine stories, too.

To share yours, or others', excellent writing, either use this automated submission form or use the cute little widget on the right (be aware that widget doesn't upload when the mother site is nonfunctional, and ALWAYS check your email/spam filter for your submission receipt to be sure it was sent properly). Alternatively, you can also send the link directly to the Scientia Blog Carnival email address.

The next scheduled issue will be published 27 September by Alvaro at SharpBrains. At this time, it appears that the last open host slot is in the process of being filled, however, if the number of submissions once again climbs past 60 or so, I will once again schedule weekly editions so the public is not overwhelmed by our productivity, so be ready to volunteer to host when that happens [see schedule]. I will be accepting hosts soon for the 2011 carnival season (has a year passed already??), so be ready to volunteer to host Scientia Pro Publica on your favorite date (as soon as I get my seemingly chronic wifi problems resolved). If you have always wanted to host an issue of Scientia Pro Publica on your blog, now is your chance!

As always, we need submissions of excellent quality science, nature and medical blog writing, so don't hesitate to provide your assistance: if you read or write something that you wish to share with a larger audience, be sure to send us the link now (note: some links have been tweeted to me; I promise to do my best to follow those up, but cannot make any guarantees at this time!)

Scientia Pro Publica 38 is Published!

Nam et ipsa scientia potestas est (And thus knowledge itself is power)
-- Sir Francis Bacon.


Scientia Pro Publica (Science for the People) -- "Scientia Pro Publica 38" -- was published yesterday by Dr. Shock at Dr. Shock -- A Neurostimulating Blog. Even though I was out-of-touch because I was traveling, Dr. Shock did a wonderful job showcasing the many submissions received by Scientia, so go there and take a look around.

To share yours, or others', writing, either use this automated submission form or use the cute little widget on the right (be aware that widget doesn't upload when the mother site is nonfunctional, and ALWAYS check your email/spam filter for your submission receipt to be sure it was sent properly). Alternatively, you can also send the link directly to the Scientia Blog Carnival email address.

The next issue will be published 13 September by me, GrrlScientist, at my new blog, Punctuated Equilibrium, hosted by The Guardian. As always, we are seeking hosts for upcoming issues; we still have a few open hosting slots through the end of 2010 [see schedule] and I will be accepting hosts for 2011 in the next week or so. If you have always wanted to host an issue of Scientia Pro Publica on your blog, now is your chance!

Additionally, we need submissions of excellent quality science, nature and medical blog writing, so don't hesitate to provide your assistance: if you read or write something that you wish to share with a larger audience, be sure to send us the link now.

Scientia Pro Publica 37 Published

Nam et ipsa scientia potestas est (And thus knowledge itself is power)
-- Sir Francis Bacon.


The newest edition of Scientia Pro Publica (Science for the People) -- "Scientia Pro Publica 37" -- was just published by Madhu at Reconciliation Ecology. Madhu did a wonderful job showcasing the many submissions received by Scientia, so go there and take a look around.

To share yours, or others', writing, either use this automated submission form or use the cute little widget on the right (be aware that widget doesn't upload when the mother site is nonfunctional, and ALWAYS check your email/spam filter for your submission receipt to be sure it was sent properly). Alternatively, you can also send the link directly to the Scientia Blog Carnival email address.

The next issue will be published 30 August by Dr Shock MD PhD. As always, we are seeking hosts for upcoming issues; we still have some open hosting slots through the end of 2010 [see schedule]. If you have always wanted to host an issue of Scientia Pro Publica on your blog, now is your chance!

Additionally, we need submissions of excellent quality science, nature and medical blog writing, so don't hesitate to provide your assistance: if you read or write something that you wish to share with a larger audience, be sure to send us the link now.

Scientia Pro Publica 36 Published

Nam et ipsa scientia potestas est (And thus knowledge itself is power)
-- Sir Francis Bacon.


The newest edition of Scientia Pro Publica (Science for the People) -- "Scientia Pro Publica 36" -- was just published at by Akshat at The Allotrope. This blog migrated to the Field of Science network a week or so ago, so Akshat is trying to redirect his readership to his new site -- be sure to visit and update your bookmarks while you are there!

To share yours, or others', writing, either use this automated submission form or use the cute little widget on the right (be aware that widget doesn't upload when the mother site is nonfunctional, and ALWAYS check your email/spam filter for your submission receipt to be sure it was sent properly). Alternatively, you can also send the link directly to the Scientia Blog Carnival email address.

The next issue will be published 16 August by Madhu at Reconciliation Ecology. As always, we are seeking hosts for upcoming issues -- starting with 13 September, we have open hosting slots for the remainder of 2010 [see schedule]. If you have always wanted to host an issue of Scientia Pro Publica on your blog, now is your chance!

Additionally, we need submissions of excellent quality science, nature and medical blog writing, so don't hesitate to provide your assistance: if you read or write something that you wish to share with a larger audience, be sure to send us the link now.

Scientia Pro Publica 35 Published

Nam et ipsa scientia potestas est (And thus knowledge itself is power)
-- Sir Francis Bacon.


The most recent edition of Scientia Pro Publica (Science for the People) -- "Scientia Pro Publica 35" -- was just published at the buttcrack of dawn today by John at Kind of Curious.

To share yours, or others', writing, either use this automated submission form or use the cute little widget on the right (be aware that widget doesn't upload when the mother site is nonfunctional, and ALWAYS check your email/spam filter for your submission receipt to be sure it was sent properly). Alternatively, you can also send the link directly to the Scientia Blog Carnival email address.

The next issue will be published 2 August by Akshat at his newly relocated and newly named blog The Allotrope. As always, we are seeking hosts for upcoming issues -- starting with 13 September, we have open hosting slots for the remainder of 2010 [see schedule]. If you have always wanted to host an issue of Scientia Pro Publica on your blog, now is your chance!

Additionally, we need submissions of excellent quality science, nature and medical blog writing, so don't hesitate to provide your assistance: if you read or write something that you wish to share with a larger audience, be sure to send us the link now.

Scientia Pro Publica 34 Published

Image: wemidji (Jacques Marcoux).

Nam et ipsa scientia potestas est (And thus knowledge itself is power)
-- Sir Francis Bacon.

Well, after the big explosion over ethics at ScienceBlogs, it's been an exciting week, hasn't it? Too exciting, if you ask me, especially since Scientia Pro Publica (Science for the People); most recent edition -- "Scientia Pro Publica 34" -- has been mostly overlooked. But nonetheless, it was published by Denis at This View Of Earth.

To share yours, or others', writing, either use this automated submission form or use the cute little widget on the right (be aware that widget doesn't upload when the mother site is nonfunctional, and ALWAYS check your email/spam filter for your submission receipt to be sure it was sent properly). Alternatively, you can also send the link directly to the Scientia Blog Carnival email address.

The next issue will be published 19 July by John at Kind of Curious. As always, we are seeking hosts for upcoming issues -- starting with 13 September, we have open hosting slots for the remainder of 2010 [see schedule]. If you have always wanted to host an issue of Scientia Pro Publica on your blog, now is your chance!

Additionally, we need submissions of excellent quality science, nature and medical blog writing, so don't hesitate to provide your assistance: if you read or write something that you wish to share with a larger audience, be sure to send us the link now.

Scientia Pro Publica 33 Published

Image: wemidji (Jacques Marcoux).

Nam et ipsa scientia potestas est (And thus knowledge itself is power)
-- Sir Francis Bacon.

Scientia Pro Publica (Science for the People); "Scientia Pro Publica33" has just been published by Andrew at his blog, Southern Fried Science.

To share yours, or others', writing, either use this automated submission form or use the cute little widget on the right (be aware that widget doesn't upload when the mother site is nonfunctional, and ALWAYS check your email/spam filter for your submission receipt to be sure it was sent properly). Alternatively, you can also send the link directly to the Scientia Blog Carnival email address.

The next issue will be published 5 July by Denis at This View of Earth. As always, we are seeking hosts for upcoming issues, so if you are interested to host an issue of Scientia Pro Publica on your blog, please check the schedule, choose an available date and then contact me through email or by leaving a comment in the comment thread here or there. Those whose writing has been included in previous editions of this blog carnival are preferred hosts, but if you are really interested, I am happy to work with you: first-time hosts are not only welcomed, but are encouraged to volunteer.

So don't hesitate to provide your assistance: there are thousands of you reading this announcement who read widely throughout the blogosphere, and each one of you will read a science, environment, nature or medical blog essay that is worth sharing with a wider audience.

Scientia Pro Publica 32 Now Available

Image: wemidji (Jacques Marcoux).

Nam et ipsa scientia potestas est (And thus knowledge itself is power)
-- Sir Francis Bacon.

Scientia Pro Publica (Science for the People); "Scientia Pro Publica 32: Biology Overload" has just been published by Philip at his blog, The Dichotomous Trekkie 2.0. This was Philip's first ever blog carnival, and he did an excellent job! So go there, leave some warm fuzzies for Philip, then read the linked essays and be sure to leave your comments on at least one of those essays, either telling those authors what they did well, or making suggestions for improvements in their writing.

After you've read this most recent issue of Scientia Pro Publica, perhaps you also wish to submit your blog essays to the next issue of Scientia? On the other hand, maybe you have found an interesting science essay written by someone else? To share yours, or others', writing, either use this automated submission form or use the cute little widget on the right (be aware that widget doesn't upload when the mother site is nonfunctional, and ALWAYS check your email/spam filter for your submission receipt to be sure it was sent properly). Alternatively, you can also send the link directly to the Scientia Blog Carnival email address.

The next issue will be published 21 June by Andrew at his group blog, Southern Fried Science. As always, we are seeking hosts for upcoming issues, so if you are interested to host an issue of Scientia Pro Publica on your blog, please check the schedule, choose an available date and then contact me through email or by leaving a comment in the comment thread here or there. Those whose writing has been included in previous editions of this blog carnival are preferred hosts, but if you are really interested, I am happy to work with you: first-time hosts are not only welcomed, but are encouraged to volunteer.

So don't hesitate to provide your assistance: there are thousands of you reading this announcement who read widely throughout the blogosphere, and each one of you will read a science, environment, nature or medical blog essay that is worth sharing with a wider audience.

Scientia Pro Publica 31 Now Available

Image: wemidji (Jacques Marcoux).

Nam et ipsa scientia potestas est (And thus knowledge itself is power)
-- Sir Francis Bacon.


This week's edition of Scientia Pro Publica (Science for the People); "Scientia Pro Publica #31: Too Few Hours in a Day Edition" has been published by Andrew at his blog, 360 Degree Skeptic.

After you've read this carnival, perhaps you also wish to submit your blog essays to the next issue of Scientia? If so, you're in luck because we are trying an experiment: we are trying to publish this blog carnival on a weekly basis this spring, so we need enough submissions make this a "go." So I ask you to either find others' essays or publish your own essays that are suitable for Scientia. If we get 25 or more submissions, the next issue will be published next Monday by Rāhul at his blog, A Posteriori. Can we all find at least 25 submissions in the next 7 days for this upcoming issue of Scientia?

Only you can help by sending links to your -- or other people's -- writing. To do this, either use this automated submission form or use the cute little widget on the right (be aware that widget doesn't upload when the mother site is nonfunctional, and ALWAYS check your email/spam filter for your submission receipt to be sure it was sent properly). Alternatively, you can also send the link directly to the Scientia Blog Carnival email address.

So don't hesitate to provide your assistance: there are thousands of you reading this announcement who read widely throughout the blogosphere, and each one of you will read a science, environment, nature or medical blog essay that is worth sharing with a wider audience. When you run across that essay, send the link to me so I can provide that essay with a broader reach than it otherwise would have. Don't be afraid to send in someone else's work; these blog writers appreciate and are honored that someone "out there" has read their work and appreciated it enough to suggest it to Scientia Pro Publica. (Besides, they want an audience; otherwise, they wouldn't have published their essay on a blog!) If you wish to get credit for your discovery, include the name or pseudonym that you wish that credit to go to.

Scientia Pro Publica 30 Now Available

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Nam et ipsa scientia potestas est (And thus knowledge itself is power)
-- Sir Francis Bacon.


This week's edition of Scientia Pro Publica (Science for the People); "Scientia Pro Publica 30" has been published by WhySharksMatter at his group blog, Southern Fried Science.

After you've read this carnival, perhaps you also wish to submit your blog essays to the next issue of Scientia? If so, you're in luck because we are trying an experiment: we are trying to publish this blog carnival on a weekly basis this spring, so we need enough submissions make this a "go." So I ask you to either find others' essays or publish your own essays that are suitable for Scientia. If we get 25 or more submissions, the next issue will be published next Monday by Andrew at 360 Degree Skeptic. Can we all find at least 25 submissions in the next 7 days for this upcoming issue of Scientia?

Only you can help by sending links to your -- or other people's -- writing. To do this, either use this automated submission form or use the cute little widget on the right (be aware that widget doesn't upload when the mother site is nonfunctional, and ALWAYS check your email/spam filter for your submission receipt to be sure it was sent properly). Alternatively, you can also send the link directly to the Scientia Blog Carnival email address.

Scientia Pro Publica 29 Now Available

Image: wemidji (Jacques Marcoux).

Nam et ipsa scientia potestas est (And thus knowledge itself is power)
-- Sir Francis Bacon.


This week's edition of Scientia Pro Publica (Science for the People); "Scientia Pro Publica 29" has been published by me at my Nature Network blog, Maniraptora.

Scientia Pro Publica 2010 Schedule

This is the 2010 schedule for Scientia Pro Publica. I have republished it because several potential hosts have not seen it since it is so far down the front page. I thought about giving it a 31 December 2010 publish date so it would always be at the top of the page, but realize this means the most recent carnival will not receive the attention it deserves if I did that.

Please feel free to email me with changes to this schedule. If I do not hear any complaints, I'll leave the schedule as-is:

Scientia Pro Publica 2010:

• 18 January -- Bob, Deep Thoughts and Silliness
• 1 February -- John, Kind of Curious
• 15 February -- GrrlScientist, Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted)
• 1 March -- Stephen, Reciprocal Space
• 15 March -- Bjørn, Pleiotropy
• 5 April -- Andrew, 360 Degree Skeptic (formerly; The Evolving Mind)
• 19 April -- Dan, Genomics Law Report (NOTE: DNA Day follows on 23 April)
• 26 April -- Mel, Melliferax
• 3 May -- Kelsey, Mauka to Makai
• 10 May -- GrrlScientist, Maniraptora
• 17 May -- David, Southern Fried Science
• 24 May -- Andrew, 360 Degree Skeptic (formerly; The Evolving Mind)
• 31 May -- Rāhul, A Posteriori
• 7 June -- Philip, The Dichotomous Trekkie 2.0
• 21 June -- Andrew, Southern Fried Science
• 5 July -- Denis, This View of Earth
• 19 July -- John, Kind of Curious
• 2 August -- Akshat, The Allotrope [formerly; Contemplation]
• 16 August -- Madhu, Reconciliation Ecology
• 30 August -- Walter, Dr Shock
• 13 September -- GrrlScientist, Punctuated Equilibrium [formerly; Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted)]
• 27 September -- Alvaro, SharpBrains
• 11 October -- Vanessa, cosmodynamics
• 25 October -- Geophilo, Traversing The Razor
• 8 November -- Anastasia, BioFortified
• 22 November -- Bec, Save Your Breath For Running Ponies
• 6 December -- Romeo, Providentia
• 20 December -- GrrlScientist, This Scientific Life [formerly, Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted)]

If you are interested to host Scientia but have never before hosted a blog carnival, I wrote a blog essay about how I hosted my very first blog carnival way back in 2005. That blog carnival was Tangled Bank, the "parent" of Scientia, which this blog carnival seeks to emulate by (1) communicating about science, medicine, the environment and nature to the public and (2) encouraging those who write about these topics by providing them with an audience who provides feedback and criticism on their writing. The goal for each edition of Scientia is to provide each host with roughly 25 non-spam non-woo submissions to work with. Thus, when the current host receives more than 35 submissions, this blog carnival will then publish every Monday instead of the every alternate Monday. Starting on 10 May 2010, all submissions will be forwarded to your email account from the Scientia email account.

Feel free to give me your ideas and feedback here or send email to me with suggestions.

Scientia Pro Publica 28 Now Available

Image: wemidji (Jacques Marcoux).

Nam et ipsa scientia potestas est (And thus knowledge itself is power)
-- Sir Francis Bacon.


This week's edition of Scientia Pro Publica (Science for the People); "Scientia Pro Publica 28" has been published by Kelsey at her blog, Mauka to Makai.

After you've read this carnival, perhaps you also wish to submit your blog essays to the next issue of Scientia? If so, you're in luck because we are trying an experiment: we are trying to publish this blog carnival on a weekly basis this spring, so we need enough submissions make this a "go." So I ask you to either find others' essays or publish your own essays that are suitable for Scientia. If we get 25 or more submissions, the next issue will be published next Monday by me at my new Nature Network blog, Maniraptora. Can we all find at least 25 submissions in the next 7 days for this upcoming issue of Scientia?

Only you can help by sending links to your -- or other people's -- writing. To do this, either use this automated submission form or use the cute little widget on the right (be aware that widget doesn't upload when the mother site is nonfunctional, and ALWAYS check your email/spam filter for your submission receipt to be sure it was sent properly). Alternatively, you can also send the link directly to the Scientia Blog Carnival email address.

So don't hesitate to provide your assistance: there are thousands of you reading this announcement who read widely throughout the blogosphere, and each one of you will read a science, environment, nature or medical blog essay that is worth sharing with a wider audience. When you run across that essay, send the link to me so I can provide that essay with a broader reach than it otherwise would have. Don't be afraid to send in someone else's work; these blog writers appreciate and are honored that someone "out there" has read their work and appreciated it enough to suggest it to Scientia Pro Publica. (Besides, they want an audience; otherwise, they wouldn't have published their essay on a blog!) If you wish to get credit for your discovery, include the name or pseudonym that you wish that credit to go to.

Scientia Pro Publica 27 Now Available

Image: wemidji (Jacques Marcoux).

Nam et ipsa scientia potestas est (And thus knowledge itself is power)
-- Sir Francis Bacon.


This week's edition of Scientia Pro Publica (Science for the People); "Scientia Pro Publica 27" has been published by Mel at her blog, Melliferax.

Of course, this means that the Scientia email account has once more been emptied of submissions, so if we are to publish this blog carnival on a weekly basis this spring, we need to either find others or publish our own essays that are suitable for the next issue of Scientia that will (hopefully!) be published next Monday by Kelsey at her blog, Mauka to Malaki. Can we all find at least 25 submissions in the next 7 days for Scientia?

Only you can help by sending links to your -- or other people's -- writing. To do this, either use this automated submission form or use the cute little widget on the right (be aware that widget doesn't upload when the mother site is nonfunctional, and ALWAYS check your email/spam filter for your submission receipt to be sure it was sent properly). Alternatively, you can also send the link directly to the Scientia Blog Carnival email address.

So don't hesitate to provide your assistance: there are thousands of you reading this announcement who read widely throughout the blogosphere, and each one of you will read a science, environment, nature or medical blog essay that is worth sharing with a wider audience. When you run across that essay, send the link to me so I can provide that essay with a broader reach than it otherwise would have. Don't be afraid to send in someone else's work; these blog writers appreciate and are honored that someone "out there" has read their work and appreciated it enough to suggest it to Scientia Pro Publica. (Besides, they want an audience; otherwise, they wouldn't have published their essay on a blog!) If you wish to get credit for your discovery, include the name or pseudonym that you wish that credit to go to.

Scientia Pro Publica 26 Now Available

Image: wemidji (Jacques Marcoux).

Nam et ipsa scientia potestas est (And thus knowledge itself is power)
-- Sir Francis Bacon.


This week's edition of Scientia Pro Publica (Science for the People); "Scientia Pro Publica 26" has been published by Dan at his group blog, Genomics Law Report, in anticipation of the observance of DNA Day on 23 April 2010.

Of course, this means that the Scientia email account has once more been emptied of submissions, so if we are to publish this blog carnival on a weekly basis this spring, we need to either find others or publish our own essays that are suitable for the next issue of Scientia that will (hopefully!) be published next Monday by our favorite Swedish beekeeper, Mel, at her blog, Melliferax. Can we all find at least 25 submissions in the next 7 days for Scientia?

Only you can help by sending links to your -- or other people's -- writing. To do this, either use this automated submission form or use the cute little widget on the right (be aware that widget doesn't upload when the mother site is nonfunctional, and ALWAYS check your email/spam filter for your submission receipt to be sure it was sent properly). Alternatively, you can also send the link directly to the Scientia Blog Carnival email address.

So don't hesitate to provide your assistance: there are thousands of you reading this announcement who read widely throughout the blogosphere, and each one of you will read a science, environment, nature or medical blog essay that is worth sharing with a wider audience. When you run across that essay, send the link to me so I can provide that essay with a broader reach than it otherwise would have. Don't be afraid to send in someone else's work; these blog writers appreciate and are honored that someone "out there" has read their work and appreciated it enough to suggest it to Scientia Pro Publica. (Besides, they want an audience; otherwise, they wouldn't have published their essay on a blog!) If you wish to get credit for your discovery, include the name or pseudonym that you wish that credit to go to.

Scientia Pro Publica 24 a&b (or 24 & 25?) Now Available

Image: wemidji (Jacques Marcoux).

Nam et ipsa scientia potestas est (And thus knowledge itself is power)
-- Sir Francis Bacon.


This week's edition of Scientia Pro Publica (Science for the People) has been published at two separate locations: "Scientia Pro Publica 24: Origins Edition" by Andrew at 360 Degree Skeptic and by Andrew at Southern Fried Science (#25?). This twin edition is christened (by me): "The Twin Sons of Different Mothers" edition, or perhaps "The Revenge of the Andrews".

How did this happen? I wonder. Haven't I sent out enough emails about this blog carnival, the host schedule and its new weekly format?

It turns out that I have sent plenty of emails to the host, Andrew. So I was a little concerned when Andrew contacted me, yet again, displaying what I could only identify as an advanced case of Alzheimer's disease.

I decided that Andrew, like me, is probably swamped with real life tragedies and concerns, so I sent the relevant information to him yet again, followed by the gentle hint; "Does this make sense?"

Only today, did it become apparent that I was talking to twin sons of different mothers.

So I was checking the host schedule, but they apparently were not (because if they had, well, they would have known that the blog carnival has gone to a weekly format and will be published next week at my Nature Network blog, Maniraptora. Hmph!). However, I was not checking the precise email address I was writing to.

Of course, this support means that the Scientia email account has been emptied of all submissions (eeek!), which numbered more than 55 (several emails suggested as many as four submissions) so I am faced with a bit of a challenge: can I manage to get 25-30 high-quality science, environment, nature and medical essay submissions in time for next week's edition? Only you can help by sending links to your -- or other people's -- writing. To do this, either use this automated submission form or use the cute little widget on the right (be aware that widget doesn't upload when the mother site is nonfunctional, and ALWAYS check your email/spam filter for your submission receipt to be sure it was sent properly). Alternatively, you can also send the link directly to the Scientia Blog Carnival email address.

So don't hesitate to provide your assistance: there are thousands of you reading this announcement who read widely throughout the blogosphere, and each one of you will read a science, environment, nature or medical blog essay that is worth sharing with a wider audience. When you run across that essay, send the link to me so I can provide that essay with a broader reach than it otherwise would have. Don't be afraid to send in someone else's work; these blog writers appreciate and are honored that someone "out there" has read their work and appreciated it enough to suggest it to Scientia Pro Publica. (Besides, they want an audience; otherwise, they wouldn't have published their essay on a blog!) If you wish to get credit for your discovery, include the name or pseudonym that you wish that credit to go to.

Scientia Pro Publica 23 Now Available

Image: wemidji (Jacques Marcoux).

Nam et ipsa scientia potestas est (And thus knowledge itself is power)
-- Sir Francis Bacon.


Scientia Pro Publica (Science for the People) blog carnival was just published! The 23rd edition of Scientia Pro Publica is hosted by Bjørn at Pleiotropy. Bjørn writes about this edition;

It has been a pleasure reading all the submitted posts. It always is. I have increased both my factual knowledge about nature - and thus my horizon - in ways that I think would not be nearly as easy if it wasn't for the science bloggers. Thank you all.

This time there was a fair number of submissions (I've used a couple of statistical methods to estimate the number, which gave a value of 263.29 ± 41 SD), so I've separated them into eight different posts to make it easier to navigate them. Use the links above to find the other pages.

As always, let's make sure that each one of us leaves at least one comment on at least one essay that was included in this carnival. The authors write for us for the love of it, and they love your feedback, too. Since these writers are learning how to better communicate about science, medicine, environment and technology with the public -- that's you and me -- they need our help to improve their skills, and they also our encouragement to continue writing for us.

Your host for the upcoming 5 April edition is Andrew, author of 360 Degree Skeptic (formerly; The Evolving Mind). To send your submissions to Scientia Pro Publica, either email your submission directly to Scientia Blog Carnival at gmail, use this automated submission form or use the cute little widget on the right (sometimes that widget doesn't upload when the mother site is nonfunctional). Be sure to include the URL or "permalink", the essay title and, to make life easier for the host, please include a 2-3 sentence summary. Remember, this blog carnival focuses on communicating to the public, so your essays must be understandable to non-specialists. Further, this blog carnival is not a vehicle for transmitting pseudoscience or advertising -- there are plenty of venues available for that.

Since this is a traveling blog carnival, it needs host sites to travel to. If you are interested in hosting this carnival on your blog, please contact me as soon as possible or email Scientia directly. Scientia Pro Publica is published on the first and third Monday of each month, so feel free to choose a particular date, or I'll assign you the first available date. We are in need of hosts for upcoming issues, starting on 19 July (working schedule for Scientia hosts).

Because we've received such a large number of submissions once again (50+), we will follow a weekly publishing format starting on 5 April and going through 7 June, when Scientia will resume its twice-monthly publication schedule for the summer. Of course, this means we will need yet more hosts, so please let me know soon if you wish to volunteer for newly available slots.

Scientia Pro Publica 22 Now Available

Image: wemidji (Jacques Marcoux).

Nam et ipsa scientia potestas est (And thus knowledge itself is power)
-- Sir Francis Bacon.


Scientia Pro Publica (Science for the People) blog carnival was just published! The 22nd edition of Scientia Pro Publica is hosted by Stephen at Reciprocal Space. Stephen writes about this edition;

Like a barnacle’s penis, this edition of Scientia Pro Publica is long and strange and packed with seeds—for thought. There was a veritable plethora of submissions, ranging from flit-stops that sought only to highlight single point of interest to deeply rewarding essays on the nature of knowledge and the conduct of science. To help you navigate this landscape of riches, I have arranged the posts into sections that arose fairly naturally from the content. Please peruse all the way down to the very bottom; there is, I hope, something for everyone. My own personal favourites I have marked with a pair of asterisks**.

As always, let's make sure that each one of us leaves at least one comment on at least one essay that was included in this carnival. The authors write for us for the love of it, and they love your feedback, too. Since these authors are learning how to better communicate about science, medicine, environment and technology with the public -- that's you and me -- they need our help to improve their skills, and they also our encouragement to continue writing for us.

To send your science, nature or medical writing to Scientia Pro Publica, either use this automated submission form or use the cute little widget on the right or you can email it directly to the carnival email address; ScientiaBlogCarnival@gmail.com. Be sure to include the URL or "permalink", the essay title and, to make life easier for the host, please include a 2-3 sentence summary. Remember, this blog carnival focuses on communicating to the public, so your essays must be understandable to non-specialists. Further, this blog carnival is not a vehicle for transmitting pseudoscience or advertising -- there are plenty of venues available for that.

The next issue will be published on 15 March by Bjørn who writes Pleiotropy. I need hosts for editions that will publish after 5 July 2010 (working schedule of hosts is here). Scientia Pro Publica is published on the first and third Monday of each month so hosts have the preceding weekend to work on their edition. Feel free to choose a particular date, or I'll assign you the first available date. Please note that, if we continue to receive as many submissions per edition as we've been getting recently (50+), we will follow a weekly publishing format until the summer months, when Scientia will likely resume a twice-monthly schedule. Of course, if we do make this change, this means we will need yet more hosts, so stay alert to this potential change.

Scientia Pro Publica 21 Now Available

Image: wemidji (Jacques Marcoux).

Nam et ipsa scientia potestas est (And thus knowledge itself is power)
-- Sir Francis Bacon.


Scientia Pro Publica (Science for the People) blog carnival was just published! The "Darwin's 201st Birthday" edition of Scientia Pro Publica is hosted by me at Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted). As I state in my opening remarks to this edition of the carnival, this is the best edition yet: filled with lots of excellent writing targeted to the public. The generally excellent writing amazes me because writing a blog is not how any of the contributors earn their living; they all support themselves by doing something else. Writing as such, is a hobby. So let's all be sure to leave comments on at least one essay that was linked from the carnival to encourage the contributors to continue writing for us.

We are luck to have this edition: this blog carnival was almost completely lost yesterday evening when I hit the "publish" button only to find that my wireless connection at home had unexpectedly ceased to function. Rebooting the router several times was ineffective, and early morning phone calls to T-mobile were also worthless. Fortunately, I was able to reclaim the text of the unsaved blog carnival and publish it this morning, after a local restaurant that provides me with free wireless had opened for business.

To send your science, nature or medical writing to Scientia Pro Publica, either use this automated submission form or use the cute little widget on the right or you can email it directly to the carnival email address; ScientiaBlogCarnival@gmail.com. [Apparently, the blog carnival automatic submission form has been restored to functionality] Be sure to include the URL or "permalink", the essay title and, to make life easier for the host, please include a 2-3 sentence summary. Remember, this blog carnival focuses on communicating to the public, so your essays must be understandable to non-specialists. Further, this blog carnival is not a vehicle for transmitting pseudoscience or advertising -- there are plenty of venues available for that.

The next issue will be published on 1 March by a host I've yet to identify. If you are interested in rescuing everyone out there from my minimalist blog carnival style by hosting this carnival yourself, please contact me as soon as possible or send email to the Scientia email account (link provided earlier in this blog entry). I need hosts for all editions that will publish in 2010. Scientia Pro Publica is published on the first and third Monday of each month, so feel free to choose a particular date, or I'll assign you the first available date.

Scientia Pro Publica Needs Your Help!

Hello fellow science, nature and medical blog writers!

Due to a lack of hosts (a new problem for reasons that are entirely my own fault), I (GrrlScientist) will be hosting the next edition of Scientia Pro Publica once again. Please accept my apologies for producing what will probably be a rather boring, minimalist style blog carnival when you are all so much better at thinking up clever hosting ideas!

Of course, this means that I need people to host upcoming editions of this carnival, which is published the first and third Monday of every month. Please look at your calendars and let me know when you are available to help out by hosting. All dates in 2010 are open and available, and will be awarded on a first-come, first assigned basis, so if you have a particular date you desire for whatever reason, act now to reserve it. I will be sending the schedule to you as reservations are made.

This then brings me to the second matter: submissions. We need them. You do not need to be the author of a particular blog entry to send it to Scientia Pro Publica. If you read something that you think is especially good and is appropriate for Scientia, please do send it to us. This helps the blog carnival to gain a wider audience and also helps encourage new blog writers to continue practicing and refining their craft.

The best way to send submissions is via the blogcarnival.com automated submission form.

You can also install the Scientia widget into the sidebar of your blog for others to use.

When sending submissions, remember to include:

• URL
• author name (and if possible, email, if sending someone else's essay)
• brief summary (2-3 sentences should do it)

Thanks!

GrrlScientist
Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted)
Cat Herder for Scientia Pro Publica blog carnival

Scientia Pro Publica 20 Now Available

Image: wemidji (Jacques Marcoux).

Nam et ipsa scientia potestas est (And thus knowledge itself is power)
-- Sir Francis Bacon.


Scientia Pro Publica (Science for the People) blog carnival was just published! The "Scientia Pro Publica #20" edition of Scientia Pro Publica is hosted by John at Kind of Curious. This was John's first time ever to host a blog carnival of any kind, so be sure to go there, read and leave your encouraging comments!

To send your science, nature or medical writing to Scientia Pro Publica, either use this automated submission form or use the cute little widget on the right or you can email it directly to the carnival email address; ScientiaBlogCarnival@gmail.com. [Apparently, the blog carnival automatic submission form has been restored to functionality] Be sure to include the URL or "permalink", the essay title and, to make life easier for the host, please include a 2-3 sentence summary. Remember, this blog carnival focuses on communicating to the public, so your essays must be understandable to non-specialists. Further, this blog carnival is not a vehicle for transmitting pseudoscience or advertising -- there are plenty of venues available for that.

The next issue will be hosted on 15 February by me at Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted). If you are interested in rescuing everyone out there from my minimalist blog carnival style by hosting this carnival yourself, please contact me as soon as possible or send email to the Scientia email account (link provided earlier in this blog entry). I need hosts for all editions that will publish in 2010. Scientia Pro Publica is published on the first and third Monday of each month, so feel free to choose a particular date, or I'll assign you the first available date.

Scientia Pro Publica 19 Now Available

Image: wemidji (Jacques Marcoux).

Nam et ipsa scientia potestas est (And thus knowledge itself is power)
-- Sir Francis Bacon.


Scientia Pro Publica (Science for the People) blog carnival was just published! The "Scientia Pro Publica 19: The Blogodiversity Edition" of Scientia Pro Publica is hosted by Bob O'Hara at Deep Thoughts and Silliness. This blog carnival celebrates the best science, nature and medical writing published in the blogosphere within the past 60 days.

To send your science, nature or medical writing to Scientia Pro Publica, either use this automated submission form or use the cute little widget on the right or you can email it directly to the carnival email address; ScientiaBlogCarnival@gmail.com. [Apparently, the blog carnival automatic submission form has been restored to functionality] Be sure to include the URL or "permalink", the essay title and, to make life easier for the host, please include a 2-3 sentence summary. Remember, this blog carnival focuses on communicating to the public, so your essays must be understandable to non-specialists. Further, this blog carnival is not a vehicle for transmitting pseudoscience or advertising -- there are plenty of venues available for that.

The next issue will be hosted on 1 February by John at Kind of Curious. If you are interested in hosting this carnival on your blog, please contact me as soon as possible or send email to the Scientia email account (link provided earlier in this blog entry). I need hosts for all editions that will publish in 2010. Scientia Pro Publica is published on the first and third Monday of each month, so feel free to choose a particular date, or I'll assign you the first available date.

Blog Carnival Site Malfunction

It appears that the Blog Carnival Index and Submission site is broken. I've been working at replacing all the listings that mysteriously disappeared, and supposedly all my updates were accepted, but after an hour and a half of trying to get the site to cooperate with me, I find that all my changes have disappeared once again. This is incredibly frustrating, since I could have (and should have) used that chunk of time to do other, more useful, things, like writing a story, feeding my birds or, hell, scratching and spitting!

What does all this mean for us? (Screaming loudly comes to mind). It means that the only reliable way for anyone to send submissions to the Scientia Pro Publica blog carnival is to email links directly to the Scientia email account at Scientia Blog Carnival at gmail. (spaces added and email address deliberately left incomplete to prevent spamation).

The upcoming edition of Scientia will be published on Monday, 18 January 2010 at Deep Thoughts and Silliness. As always, Scientia is seeking hosts for upcoming editions. It is published on the first and third Mondays of each month, and all hosting dates are as yet unclaimed. To request a specific date, send email to the Scientia email account, or to GrrlScientist at gmail.