What happened? Are you all too busy?<\/p>\n
\nThe “Science as Sport”:http:\/\/network.nature.com\/people\/UE19877E8\/blog\/2008\/09\/29\/in-which-science-becomes-a-sport-\u2013-hypothetically-speaking experiment<\/a> seems to have fizzled out. Although a few people (nowhere near enough) enthusiastically joined up for the trial, they seemed to lose interest. Which is a shame because it was getting quite hot there for a while\u2014I want to know what happened with Cameron’s protecting groups, Heather’s cells and Bob’s fit models.<\/p>\n \n“Our preliminary findings are that we need more data.”<\/p>\n \nAnd this science blogging “challenge”:http:\/\/network.nature.com\/hubs\/london\/blog\/2008\/11\/21\/so-you\u2019re-not-interested-in-a-free-trip-to-california-then thing?<\/p>\n \nSo far, the response reminds me of a PE teacher’s brain (a vast, uninhabited desert with the occasional neuron crying because it’s lonely). I’m going to propose that me and the other guys on the judging panel split the prize money and go drinking instead.<\/p>\n \nUnless, in the three weeks that remain, you can persuade us otherwise.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" What happened? Are you all too busy? The “Science as Sport”:http:\/\/network.nature.com\/people\/UE19877E8\/blog\/2008\/09\/29\/in-which-science-becomes-a-sport-\u2013-hypothetically-speaking experiment seems to have fizzled out. Although a few people (nowhere near enough) enthusiastically joined up for the trial, they seemed to lose interest. Which is a shame because … Continue reading