Wednesday, June 21, 2006
Snacks 39--David Salisbury and "Exploration!"
Hellohellohello, ya'll,
Episode number 39 of S4theB! brings us the second of our new longer shows. I'm officially going to stop explaining our change in format because you know what? Once there's three of something new it just ding-danged isn't news anymore!
Want news? Here's news for ya!: For today's interview I chatted with Vanderbilt University Assistant Director of Science and Research Communications David Salisbury. His extensive personal profile at the VU website begins:
"David F. Salisbury, the assistant director of science and research communications, received a bachelor's degree in physics from the University of Washington. He learned how to write about science for the general public while working for The Christian Science Monitor. As a science and technology editor and reporter for the paper he covered a number of major science and technology stories, including Apollo-Soyuz, Skylab, the Pioneer and Voyager missions to Jupiter and the outer planets, the Viking mission to Mars, and the accident at Three Mile Island. He received a number of awards for his reporting, including the National Association of Science Writer's Science in Society award..."
There's much more at that profile, but I hope I've provided enough to suggest that David is doing very very interesting work, about which we talk. We also describe the amazing and deliciously concocted website he manages, Exploration, which is dedicated to promoting and celebrating the work done on the cutting edges of science research at Vanderbilt University. Whether you're a science teacher, a student or--for that matter--a web designer, there's something of interest in our conversation. Download the show here or visit the "Feed" link at the left-hand sidebar to listen.
There's also a new TechTipTidbit (originally from worldstart.com by way of completelyfreesoftware.com--ah, the shareshare that the Internet essentially is...) all about why you should turn off your printer whilst you're not using it, or at least overnight. And this episode also features an article from the Nashville Tennessean about the newly upgraded prediction that in the too-near future we'll see a national shortage of medical doctors unless we begin addressing the reasons for the shortage.
Our three songs this week include a rocker, a haunting ode to "Mother Sea," and a poppin' swing tune from a local boy gone big band wild! Visit Aerosol Halo, Happy Rhodes, and Joe Turley's websites and the Podsafe Music Network and GarageBand.com (a first use of this great indie music source!) for the straight skimmy on their music and to support their amazing creativity the way we know you reeeeeeeeeeeeally want to--by buying some of their music!
More links:
Episode number 39 of S4theB! brings us the second of our new longer shows. I'm officially going to stop explaining our change in format because you know what? Once there's three of something new it just ding-danged isn't news anymore!
Want news? Here's news for ya!: For today's interview I chatted with Vanderbilt University Assistant Director of Science and Research Communications David Salisbury. His extensive personal profile at the VU website begins:
"David F. Salisbury, the assistant director of science and research communications, received a bachelor's degree in physics from the University of Washington. He learned how to write about science for the general public while working for The Christian Science Monitor. As a science and technology editor and reporter for the paper he covered a number of major science and technology stories, including Apollo-Soyuz, Skylab, the Pioneer and Voyager missions to Jupiter and the outer planets, the Viking mission to Mars, and the accident at Three Mile Island. He received a number of awards for his reporting, including the National Association of Science Writer's Science in Society award..."
There's much more at that profile, but I hope I've provided enough to suggest that David is doing very very interesting work, about which we talk. We also describe the amazing and deliciously concocted website he manages, Exploration, which is dedicated to promoting and celebrating the work done on the cutting edges of science research at Vanderbilt University. Whether you're a science teacher, a student or--for that matter--a web designer, there's something of interest in our conversation. Download the show here or visit the "Feed" link at the left-hand sidebar to listen.
There's also a new TechTipTidbit (originally from worldstart.com by way of completelyfreesoftware.com--ah, the shareshare that the Internet essentially is...) all about why you should turn off your printer whilst you're not using it, or at least overnight. And this episode also features an article from the Nashville Tennessean about the newly upgraded prediction that in the too-near future we'll see a national shortage of medical doctors unless we begin addressing the reasons for the shortage.
Our three songs this week include a rocker, a haunting ode to "Mother Sea," and a poppin' swing tune from a local boy gone big band wild! Visit Aerosol Halo, Happy Rhodes, and Joe Turley's websites and the Podsafe Music Network and GarageBand.com (a first use of this great indie music source!) for the straight skimmy on their music and to support their amazing creativity the way we know you reeeeeeeeeeeeally want to--by buying some of their music!
More links:
- Exploration (again, to be sure you do visit it!)
- A great example of David's writing at Eurekalert, a website he helped conceive, "Marsh-dwelling mole gives new meaning to the term 'fast food'"
- completelyfreesoftware.com
- worldstart.com
