by Sandeep Ravindran | Oct 24, 2010 | Posts
There’s an interesting debate going on right now about the power (or lack thereof) of social media as agents of social change, spurred by Malcolm Gladwell’s article in the New Yorker which I recommend reading. Of course this spurred an immediate response...
by Sandeep Ravindran | Oct 21, 2010 | Posts
Our class was visited by NPR’s Richard Harris today. What followed was a fascinating look at what makes radio different from print, and some inside looks at how NPR does such great science reporting for radio. But that’s the subject of a whole different post. Towards...
by Sandeep Ravindran | Oct 19, 2010 | Posts
I’m naturally a bit shy. This can make social media a bit overwhelming: Am I really willing to share my thoughts and opinions with the entire Web? You might argue that if I’m not interested in sharing my thoughts, I really shouldn’t become a journalist. And that’s...
by Sandeep Ravindran | Oct 16, 2010 | Posts
Whenever I have to write about science in detail, or explain a concept, I find that I default to ‘science-robot’ mode. I write in very dry, technical terms, just getting all the facts in there. And I end up with something that, while technically correct and factually...
by Sandeep Ravindran | Oct 9, 2010 | Posts
The perfect story to drive traffic to a website would be about “robot laser sharks in space,” according to Alexis Madrigal, senior editor and technology writer for TheAtlantic.com. We listened to Alexis talk via Skype, for our social media class. Most of the talk was...