The Ethical Palaeontologist: SciBlog 2008

This is a blog about science: how awesome it is, how misunderstood it is, how screwed over by policy-makers and politicians it is, and how if we could just make science education that little bit more effective we might all be happier. If you've come looking for cold hard research blogging, you are not going to find it here - this isn't what this blog is about. But if you are in love with science, and you want to know why this part-time palaeontology PhD student is in love with science too, then you and I are going to get on just fine.

Friday, 29 August 2008

SciBlog 2008

I'm off to the Science Blogging 2008 conference tomorrow. If I'd got my arse in gear earlier I could have gone to some of the pre-conference social events, but when I registered I thought I'd be working full-time still. Ah well, I'm shit company at the moment in a pub because I can't drink anything (well, I can drink, but if I have more than half a pint of shandy I fall asleep).

The programme is up online, and it looks excellent. I'm really looking forward to it. Some bloggers are planning to live-blog the proceedings, but I shan't be. As much as anything I feel barely coherent at the best of times, and I'd rather use my limited concentration skills to listen to the talks and join in where I can. Maybe I'll post afterwards.

So if any of my loyal readers are attending, I'll see you tomorrow. I might even dress nicely (I've been wearing my gardening jeans and t-shirts for the past month).