Blog archive: June 2010
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Museullaneous
Kids and credibility in the online world
What do children think about the credibility of information they find online? A new report from MIT Press gives answers.
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Science
The Plastiki Expedition sets off on their final leg to Sydney
The Plastiki left Samoa this morning (our time). The crew has been replaced, the Plastiki restocked, spirits are high and they will sail into the harbour in 30 to 40 days time – Good luck crew!!
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Science
The BP oil spill in the US
There are many questions to be answered about how this oil spill in the USA happened. What policy and procedures were in place to ensure an environmental catastrophe would be avoided if something were to go wrong?
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Science
Intergovernmental Science Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES).
On the 1st of June in South Korea governments gave the go ahead for the Intergovernmental Science Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES).
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Museullaneous
Museums and Wikipedia
Is there a place for museums and Wikipedia? Yes, according to the British Museum.
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Museullaneous
The role of narrative in museum exhibitions
Just been reading a review of several museums in an article by Amanda Lohrey called The Absent Heart in The Monthly, June 2010. Got me inspired to re-visit the work I did on narrative in my doctoral thesis, and here's some thoughts.
