Blogging and Science Communication

Gianluca Baio

g.baio@ucl.ac.uk

Researchers’ Society Workshop

King’s College London, 7 June 2017

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Blogging: the good, the bad and the ugly

• Some examples of whyblogging is good and fun

• Why it’s sometimes bad

• How it can get ugly...

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Blogging: the good, the bad and the ugly

• Some examples of whyblogging is good and fun

• Why it’s sometimes bad

• How it can get ugly...

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Blogging: the good, the bad and the ugly

• Some examples of whyblogging is good and fun

• Why it’s sometimes bad

• How it can get ugly...

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How do I blog?...

• Several platforms

– Wordpress– bloggers– Google sites– ...

• Generally pretty easy

• Some have facilities to include maths symbols and LATEX-like text

• Can manipulate further if you learn some basic HTML — but not necessary!

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How do I blog?...

• Several platforms

– Wordpress– bloggers– Google sites– ...

• Generally pretty easy

• Some have facilities to include maths symbols and LATEX-like text

• Can manipulate further if you learn some basic HTML — but not necessary!

G Baio (UCL) Blogging & Science Communication KCL, 7 June 2017 3 / 12

How do I blog?...

• Several platforms

– Wordpress– bloggers– Google sites– ...

• Generally pretty easy

• Some have facilities to include maths symbols and LATEX-like text

• Can manipulate further if you learn some basic HTML — but not necessary!

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https://gianlubaio.blogspot.co.uk/

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What do I blog about?

• Mostly random stuff

– As in “random variables/probability models”– But more specifically as in “anything goes”...

• Some examples:

– Predicting the results at the 2014 FIFA World Cup– General Elections (all over the place — Italy, US, UK, Spain)– Eurovision contest– ...

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What do I blog about?

• Mostly random stuff

– As in “random variables/probability models”– But more specifically as in “anything goes”...

• Some examples:

– Predicting the results at the 2014 FIFA World Cup– General Elections (all over the place — Italy, US, UK, Spain)– Eurovision contest– ...

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Eurovision madnesshttps://gianlubaio.blogspot.co.uk/search?q=eurovision

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Eurovision madnesshttps://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=933126000073333&id=173377579381516

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Eurovision madnesshttps://gianlubaio.blogspot.co.uk/search?q=eurovision

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Eurovision madness

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I’m not a pervert!https://gianlubaio.blogspot.co.uk/2014/01/porn-capital-of-porn-nation.html

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I’m not a pervert!https://gianlubaio.blogspot.co.uk/2014/01/porn-capital-of-porn-nation.html

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I’m not a pervert!(But some people are)...https://gianlubaio.blogspot.co.uk/2014/01/porn-capital-of-porn-nation.html

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I’m not a pervert!(But some people are)...https://gianlubaio.blogspot.co.uk/2014/01/porn-capital-of-porn-nation.html

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Strong & stable blogginghttps://gianlubaio.blogspot.co.uk/2017/06/the-code-and-other-stuff.html

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Strong & stable blogginghttps://gianlubaio.blogspot.co.uk/2017/06/the-code-and-other-stuff.html

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Syndicationhttps://www.significancemagazine.com/politics/551-predicting-the-uk-s-snap-general-election

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Syndicationhttps://www.statslife.org.uk/sports/1635-the-world-cup-forecast-all-the-way-to-the-final

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What can possibly go wrong?...https://gianlubaio.blogspot.co.uk/2012/11/when-in-rome.html

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What can possibly go wrong?...https://gianlubaio.blogspot.co.uk/2012/11/when-in-rome.html

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What can possibly go wrong?...https://gianlubaio.blogspot.co.uk/2017/04/snap.html#comment-form

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What can possibly go wrong?...https://gianlubaio.blogspot.co.uk/2017/04/face-value.html#comment-form

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What can possibly go wrong?...https://github.com/giabaio/Election2017/

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All’s well that ends well...https://gianlubaio.blogspot.co.uk/2013/11/rescue-remedy.html

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Thank you!

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