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A few announcements.
- The Society of Women Engineers is hosting an event on June 3rd that may be of interest to girls (or their parents) in the Twin Cities area:
On June 3rd, hundreds of girls in St. Paul, Minnesota will attend an event hosted by SWE called, “Wow! That’s Engineering!” Through hands-on activities, girls will learn how solar power works, the wonders of deep sea diving, and even develop their own lip-gloss. Most importantly, they’ll realize that engineering is not just about working behind a computer; it’s about making a difference in the world.
This looks to be aimed at middle school and high school students. Spread the word.
- Tomorrow being the 1st of June already (how??), the 7th edition of the Scientiae carnival will appear at FemaleCSGradStudent. The theme for this round of stories of and from women in science, engineering, technology and math will be “How We Are Hungry,” so it should make for delectable reading.
- Finally, I’d like to call your attention to the Seed 2007 Science Writing Contest. The first prize is $2,500 and second prize is $1,000 for the best 1200-word essay on the following questions:
What does it mean to be scientifically literate in the 21st century? How do we measure the scientific literacy of a society? How do we boost it? What is the value of this literacy? Who is responsible for fostering it?
The submission deadline is July 1, which is right around the corner. I can’t enter (what with my ties to Seed), but maybe you can*. If you were to win, I’d probably assert bragging rights!
Any other events, contests, carnivals, or whatnot we should know about? Lay them on me.
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*Because of the laws on contests and sweepstakes, I’m sorry to report that only entries from the U.S. will be eligible to win. Boo!
Two blog carnivals and a frog.
The inaugural edition of Scientiae, the new women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics blog carnival, has been posted at Rants of a Feminist Engineer. Skookumchick has assembled an impressive array of posts dealing with joys as well as frustrations — go check it out!
Also, the 55th Skeptics’ Circle is up at The Second Sight, and the skeptics think they have your number. (You don’t believe me? Click on the link and find out for yourself!)
Bonus after the jump: See what kind of frog I am.
New blog carnival on women in science, technology, engineering, and math.
Skookumchick has declared a new blog carnival, Scientiae, organized around the broad topic of women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (or STEM, for those who like acronyms). She’s soliciting posts that fall under one or more of the following:
- stories about being a woman in STEM
- exploring gender and STEM academia
- living the scientific academic life as well as the rest of life
- discussing how race, sexuality, age, nationality and other social categories intersect with the experience of being a woman in STEM
- sharing feminist perspectives on science and technology
- exploring feminist science and technology studies
Both men and women (and anyone in-between) are welcome to contribute to the carnival as long as the topics are relevant and respectful.
Full details on how to submit one of your posts (or nominate a deserving post on someone else’s blog) can be found here, but submissions are due February 27, so don’t dilly-dally! The first edition of the carnival will be published March 1.
Carnivals to feed your brain.
I want to blog, but I’m trying to catch up with grading and grant-writing and such in the aftermath of the PSA. I won’t offer a detailed list of excuses like some bloggers I could name. (However, I will say that I’m going to check WebMD to see if intracranial bleeding is a normal reaction to a seminar paper that discusses elan vital.)
Luckily for you, there are a great many blog carnivals which have posted recent editions, including:
Hop on the red carpet, but don’t believe the hype.
Interverbal has turned the 41st meeting of the Skeptics’ Circle into Awards Night. (Is it too early in the day for black tie?)
They would have gotten away with it, too, if it weren’t for those meddling kids!
Zoinks! There’s a new Skeptics’ Circle up at Mike’s Weekly Skeptic Rant, and given the Scooby-Doo theme, there might just be a Scooby-snack in it for you as well as the excellent round-up of skeptical posts.
(Fred is still a tool, though.)
Free Skeptics’ Circle! (A bargain at twice the price.)
The 36th Skeptics’ Circle, now posted at The Examining Room of Dr. Charles, begins with these gripping questions:
To readers who distrust science, knowledge found through experimentation, and the secular truths of reason in favor of simply believing – I ask you – why should affirming belief in something be a virtuous concept if it misleads? Why should demanding proof be soulless and cold if it keeps you from ignorance and victimization? And why do they always want your money?
Dr. Charles doesn’t want your money, but what he’s offering is of great value. Go check it out!
Tangled Bank #54 at Science and Politics
The latest edition of Tangled Bank, the carnival of the blogosphere’s best science writing, is now up at Science and Politics. And, Coturnix makes an announcement that readers of Science and Politics, Circadiana, and The Magic School Bus won’t want to miss.
Teaching Carnival call for submissions.
Next Friday (May 12), I will be hosting Teaching Carnival #9, right here. The Teaching Carnival encompasses the many aspects of teaching, learning, and figuring out why it all matters, in the realm of higher education.
I especially encourage submissions about teaching or learning science in higher education. Also, since for may the term will be over (or drawing to a close) by mid-May, I’d be interested to see posts about how well pedagogical innovations worked (or didn’t), or what you would do differently if you could live the term over.
Undoubtedly, there will also be posts about the horrors of grading. They’re welcome, too.
Submission procedures below the fold: