Carnival of Evolution: June 2012

Tuesday, June 19, 2012

CoE poster for Ottawa

BEACON has a booth at Evolution 2012 in Ottawa, and they have invited me to put up a poster about Carnival of Evolution.

Here's a draft. Let me know what you think, plz. (Click image for larger version.)

Wednesday, June 6, 2012

CoE #48: The Icelandic Saga

Yeah! The June edition of Carnival of Evolution has now gone up on Pharyngula:

Carnival of Evolution #48: The Icelandic Saga!

There are nearly 50 posts written by some amazing science bloggers. I seriously wonder when CoE is going to reach that tipping point where close to all evolutionary biologists knows about it, and looks forward to some more or less light reading about diverse topics in evolution every month.

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Monday, June 4, 2012

CoE flier draft

I've been working a little to put together a flier to make available at evolution conferences (other places?). Tell me what you think. What could make it better? And what should go on the other side, if anything?

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About Carnival of Evolution

Do you care about the science behind evolution? Do you marvel at the tiny molecular machines spewing out coded messages to the microscopic inhabitants of your own bodied world? Do you grow irate at the ignorance pushers and the disintegration of evolution education in the modern world? Do you like to stay abreast of current topics and scientific findings in the study of the organismal existences surrounding us or those long gone?

If so, this is the blog carnival for you. (Don't know what a "blog carnival" is? Read this.)

MAILING LIST: if you would like reminders of publication and submission, send an email to bjorn@bjornostman.com.

Instructions for Contributor Submissions

If you have posts either directly or indirectly related to evolution, submit by commenting with a URL on the Facebook page.

Your posts can be specifically related to current science concerning evolution, opinions, or dealing with whatever current anti-evolution attacks you find in the media or world. Really, anything related to evolution, whether direct or tangential, is fair game. Your inclusion in to the carnival is up to the current host.

Important: When your post is included in a CoE edition, please link back to the edition post from your own blog. Say something like "The CoE is up and I've been included."

If you want your posts read by more people, please submit the carnival edition to social bookmarking sites (Facebook, Twitter, G+, StumbleUpon, Digg, Reddit). Promotion is a key factor in creating a successful blog carnival!