January 2011
3 posts
Social science!
I watched an interesting documentary by Horizon recently – Science Under Attack. In it, Sir Paul Nurse argues that science is not ‘keeping up’ with the modern day communications, particularly in the online social sphere. He warns of the dangers of science lacking a voice in this virtual arena, as the Internet has enabled people to express their opinions like never before (see my article ‘BP oil...
Oh Social Media Networks, what a tangled Web we...
‘Social Media’. It’s a phrase that has started to grate on my nerves like someone who has scissors for hands (such as Edward Scissorhands) scraping their scissored nails down a blackboard. I hear the phrase ‘social media’ wherever I go, whether I like it or not.
I’ve always enjoyed the level of interaction and sharing that the ‘net has enabled us, and...