I’m planning a post on a particular hot topic, but I want to do a little research first. Whether you’re a regular commenter, a lurker, or someone who has happened by, feel free to click the appropriate button below.

Note:Many old comments were lost in a database crash in 2008. Some conversations may seem to make less sense than they would have. A few will make more sense now.

1. 
   Lesley 2007 04 09 at 2:59:54 pm

   I visit scientists who research and write about elephants.

2. 
   Sean Peters 2007 04 09 at 8:09:33 pm

   Chris, you turned me on to Pharyngula, which I now read regularly. That’s my one & only science blog, although I also take the print version of Scientific American.

3. 
   Xris (Flatbush Gardener) 2007 04 09 at 9:11:56 pm

   Sean: I couldn’t keep up with PZ any more! I also have a subscription to SciAm.

   I keep up with what I classify as “nature” blogs. I have that blogroll on my blog. But I’m gonna need to pare that back a bit, too, I’m afraid.

4. 
   Chris Clarke 2007 04 09 at 11:50:49 pm

   Xris, the poll thing is a module written to work with Expression Engine, my blog publishing software.

   I’m not really familiar with poll tools that’ll work with Blogger, but this looks like a good starting place.

5. 
   Xris (Flatbush Gardener) 2007 04 09 at 11:52:23 pm

   I’m still hopeful that the “open source” movement in scientific publication will supplant the subscriber model.  It has yet to reach the critical mass necessary for network effects to kick in and make it self-sustaining. But without the impedance of high subscription prices and closed sources, it won’t take as much to get it going.

6. 
   the_bone 2007 04 10 at 12:39:22 am

   I drop science* on my blog.  Does that count?

   *although hopefully not in the same sense as definition #4