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    Boring talk titles – Meta Morgan TV

    posted in: MorganTV, Ping.fm, Science-Marketing, Uncategorized, communication, science careers, systems biology, technology, Tags:boring, careers, marketing, talks, titles - No Comments
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    Today Morgan discusses really really boring scientific talk titles. Morgan shares her favorite title for a talk...

    The Oscars and a “Science Gameshow”

    posted in: Crazy Ideas, Ping.fm, technology, Tags:boring science, interesting science, oscars, pop culture - 2 Comments
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    In today’s episode Morgan Giddings discusses the Oscars, pop culture, and a new idea for a science gameshow.  Science is fun, so why isn’t it ever portrayed that way on TV?  A science gameshow would help cure the boring science blues.p cure the boring science blues.

    Scientist shortage?! or not…

    posted in: science careers, Tags: - No Comments
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    Over at Bio Careers there’s a rather long winded article titled “Do we need more scientists?”

    Since it is late and it has been a long day, I must admit that I only skimmed it.

    But it seems to make the argument that a bunch of chicken littles have been crying about the sky falling, because we’re going to have a shortage of scientists and engineers.age of scientists and engineers.

    Boring Talk Titles

    posted in: Ping.fm, Science-Marketing, Uncategorized, communication, Tags:papers, talks, titles - 3 Comments
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    should science really be so boring all the time? Most talk titles I see convey that sense. But given that we need to get more people interested in science, not less, how about we make it a little bit interesting from time to time?age of scientists and engineers.

    Global warming as a science marketing blunder

    posted in: Ping.fm, Politics of Science, communication, Tags:agw, communication, marketing - 2 Comments
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    The global warming debate stirsst find the time to work on it).

    Proud or Paid?

    posted in: Ping.fm, Science-Marketing, Uncategorized, communication, writing, Tags: - No Comments
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    Science is a creative product - just like books and CDs. While one can't go about writing "late night infomercial" style headlines for manuscripts or grant proposals (I'm sure that would backfire), it is essential to pay attention to how the work is being "marketed". (aside: most science work is not marketed at all - that's why most articles get buried in the trashbin of history so rapidly).st find the time to work on it).

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