FRAMING TALK >> Matthew Nisbet opens up a discussion on how researchers should frame science for the public. To hear more from Nisbet, attend one of his talks this month in Seattle, October 5th; Washington DC, October 18th; or New York City, October 24th. For a full list of Nisbet's talks, visit his blog at www.scienceblogs.com/framing-science/.
COURSE IN BIAS >> In an opinion, Frank Douglas tells how discrimination prompted him to resign from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Beginning this month, Harvard Medical School is offering a course to faculty on reducing bias in their medical students, including examining how class, race, and sexual identity influence medicine. For more, visit http://hms.harvard.edu/pme/academy.asp
PANAMANIA >> Staff writer Andrea Gawrylewski traveled to Panama to meet up with scientists who are studying the ecological impacts of expanding the canal. You can read her feature, and if you want to see it for yourself, take ...
