Boston was a blast this weekend. Very positive, very packed. Tons of support. Now that the march is done, we still have work to do. Check out https://satellites.marchforscience.com/ for ways to follow up, to keep promoting science and put the pressure on legislators to listen to it. You probably won't see many more posts from this … Continue reading After the March
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Important: Multiple Marches in Boston
IMPORTANT NEWS ABOUT THE BOSTON MARCH: There will not be one single march in Boston on the 22nd. Instead, there will be several marches that all converge on Boston Common. From their recent e-mail: ...we are not going to be marching as a huge group. We kept the name “March for Science” to show our … Continue reading Important: Multiple Marches in Boston
My Sign
I'm still not 100% decided - but I'm most likely to march with this: Don't forget to register if you're marching! It helps people coordinate the proper level of support. Here's the link for Boston, where I will be: http://marchforscienceboston.com/
Merch for Science!
If you'd like to buy an official Boston March for Science t-shirt, there is now a good place to do that: https://www.bonfire.com/march-for-science-boston/ Here's what the logo looks like: Watch out because there are a lot of fake sites out there. To my knowledge, this is the only real one.
More Poster Templates
I've added more templates! The way you use these is to open the link below, and then go to File -> Download as -> and probably pick PowerPoint (pptx). Alternatively, you can add a copy to your own Google Drive and mess around with them in Google Sheets. Horizontal (Landscape) Layout Vertical (Portrait) Layout These are intentionally … Continue reading More Poster Templates
Words from Scientific American
Scientific American has a guest blog from Jonathan Foley and Christine Arena entitled "How to Defeat Those Who are Waging War on Science". Here's my favorite excerpt: ...nearly all scientists have great stories to tell. If probed, most will tell you how they always knew they wanted to be a scientist. Maybe they were the innately … Continue reading Words from Scientific American
Signs Beyond the March
So you have this sign, but you're not currently marching. What should you do with it? Put it in the window at your lab, or at your home. Make sure it's pointed outward so that people can see it. This may mean you'll be asked to explain it, which is exactly the point. It will … Continue reading Signs Beyond the March
The Arts and Crafts of Science
Arts: The Boston March Logo! I wanted to share this beautiful logo, made by Robyn Pratt Briggs and displayed below with her permission: If anyone knows of logos for other marches happening around the country and around the world, I'd love to make a little collection of them. Feel free to link me to them. Crafts: Green … Continue reading The Arts and Crafts of Science
Great Signs from StandUp
Here are a couple of signs I really liked from the Stand Up For Science rally: https://www.instagram.com/p/BQuHMxBBSN3/ https://www.instagram.com/p/BQtTw32lsnw/ https://www.instagram.com/p/BQvJf6AAOSF/ https://www.instagram.com/p/BQvB5cfBN6C/ https://www.instagram.com/p/BQt4HATB6V7/ https://www.instagram.com/p/BQt2y03hzN8/ https://www.instagram.com/p/BQt2mb8hCMr/ https://www.instagram.com/p/BQsxADTDt9R/ https://www.instagram.com/p/BQtz_K-BsRB/ https://www.instagram.com/p/BQtXsDID150/ https://www.instagram.com/p/BQtzbBajy0w/ https://www.instagram.com/p/BQrBbYehJwr/
Word from the AAAS
Stat has a good article interviewing the CEO and president of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Here's a link: https://www.statnews.com/2017/02/16/aaas-qa-trump-science/ Great pull quote: ...scientists have to be reminded that the response to a challenge to science is not to retreat to the microscope, to the laboratory, to the ivory tower. This requires … Continue reading Word from the AAAS
