February 2, 2012

Best of January at A Blog Around The Clock

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I posted only 6 times in January. That is, on A Blog Around The Clock only (not counting the posts on The Network Central, The SA Incubator, Video of the Week, Image of the Week, or editing Guest Blog and Expeditions). I guess I was just too busy with ScienceOnline2012 and managing the rest of the blogs.... But here they are:

Best of December at A Blog Around The Clock - the usual monthly summary, just like this one.

ABATC Year in Review – 2011 - a good place to start if you are new to this blog and would like to see at a glance what it is about.

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ScienceOnline2011 – interview with Kristi Holmes - the last in the 2011 series, the 2012 series starting soon.

ScienceOnline2012 – the Unconference, the Community - a long, serious, detailed post about the conference and what it all means.

#scio12: Multitudes of Sciences, Multitudes of Journalisms, and the Disappearance of the Quote. - another long, serious, provocative post, to set the stage for #scio12 discussions.

Something funny for you while I am busy at #scio12 - a great new video from the recent SHERP graduates.

Previously in the "Best of..." series:

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