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

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 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.