I am a North Carolina-based public affairs professional working for a Washington DC firm. I have a wife, a son, and a dog. I love baseball. I was born just outside of Boston, Massachusetts. My blog, It's Not a Lecture, is at http://itsnotalecture.blogspot.com and I'm @dwescott1 on Twitter.
Latest posts by David Wescott
USA: Science Bloggers Explain Earthquakes and Tsunamis
As Japan and the rest of the world struggle to make sense of the devastating earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear scare, science bloggers are sharing facts to help explain what happened.
USA: Science Bloggers Explain Fukushima
The horror of Friday 11 March's earthquake and resulting tsunami near the east coast of Honshu, Japan soon gave way to widespread panic as explosions rocked the Fukushima nuclear power plant. However, one community in the blogosphere seemed to be more measured in response to Fukushima - science bloggers.
USA: “Science Blogging” Goes Global, Gains Respect
A global online community of scientists have recently emerged as an influential and important contributor to worldwide journalism about science. They have grown more sophisticated in their communications, now catching the attention of journalists who were previously dismissive of citizen media about science.
