Monthly Archives: May 2011

For Gareth Cook’s talk: Desperate parents chase a stem-cell miracle Absence of data on clinic’s thearapies provokes skepticism

In his talk on Thursday, “Getting Edited,” Adam Rogers will walk us through the tortuous process through which a proposal becomes a published story in Wired. We’ve sent everyone an email with a link to a private website where supplementary … Continue reading →

Jon Wilkins, the other speaker at Tuesday’s session at the Santa Fe Institute, has provided some background reading: Nat Rev Genet 2003 Wilkins

Geoffrey West, who will be speaking at the workshop on Tuesday, is featured this week on Edge.org.

Please note the new title and subject matter for Gareth Cook’s talk: “Reporting Science: A case study.” What to ask, who to ask, and how? Gareth Cook will take us through the process of reporting a story about a Ukrainian … Continue reading →

Geoffrey West has provided some background reading for his talk at the Santa Fe Institute. Physics Today article Urban Scaling and Its Deviations Chapter 2 Nature article

After much discussion, the company that owns both the Plaza Real and St. Francis hotels has agreed to let us consolidate the workshop at the St. Francis.  Everyone will be staying and meeting there. To recap, we had originally contracted … Continue reading →