RING DESCRIPTION: A Circle for Assessiing Science as it Enters the Realm of Politics - Sorry, but due to a high volume of spam sites applying to membership for the ring, and low activity of the ring in general, I've closed it to new members. Anyone interested in resurrecting the ring, or beginning it anew, are welcome to email me (Daniel).
Please click one of the links below to enter the RingSurf Viewer. JOIN RING NOWThe Scientific ActivistThe Scientific Activist provides news and commentary on science and politics and the tumultuous areas where these dynamic fields overlap. While recognizing science as a path toward understanding nature, distinct from corporate and other applications, The Scientific Activist seeks to open up a dialogue on the proper role of science in an ever changing society. For people to make the best decisions possible, they must first have access to the truth in all of its stunning complexity.
CircadianaExplaining the basics of chronobiology and tracks the science reporting in the media and on the blogs.
Adventures in Ethics and ScienceThinking about ethical questions in the practice of science and ways to get scientists and lay people to play nice and take each other seriously.
Scientifically MindedScientifically Minded: Science news and discussion from neuroimaging,
bioethics, autism, genetics, and elsewhere.
www.scientificallyminded.typepad.com
A Concerned ScientistConcerned About the Assaults on Science - specifically, the politicization of science, manufacturing of doubt, misinformation, and abuses of science in politics on behalf of industry, religion and politicians.
The Post-Normal TimesFor all the news that doesn't fit - into formal science and policy reports, and for multiple perspectives on science and policy decisions that pertain to complex environmental problems.
Science And PoliticsTrying to explain American politics by connecting science, sex and the brain.
Science and ReasonScience and reason is all about... science and reason. Philosophical and political issues of relevance are also discussed.
SkepsisferaLearning is breaking a symmetry.
Enro, scientifique et citoyenFor a scientific citizenship doesn't grow up from mistakes and approximations (in French).