Three Weeks for Dreamwidth: The FONSFAQ Science Project: prompts

[yvi]

dingsi started it with the Germany FONSFAQ /Masterlist here), and here it is:

Frequently (Or Not So Frequently) Asked Questions About Science

What do people want to know about all kinds of science fields? Feel free to ask questions on basic or not-so basic Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Astronomy, Medicine, Geology, and so on! Whether you want to know how DNA mutates, how nuclear fission works or what we know about the pleacebo effect, just post a comment.

And if you know enough about one of the prompts, claim it and write an entry on it during the next few weeks. I know we have many scientists and interested laypeople on Dreamwidth, so let's get tose together!

Directions:

1. If asking a question, make the subject "PROMPT: [short summary of prompt]", so I can index them in this entry
2. If claiming to answer a question, make the subject "CLAIM"
3. When you have written your entry and posted it to your journal or this community or whereever you like on Dreamwidth, post a comment with a link to the entry in the comment thread. I will post a masterlist of answers sometime next week and update it regularly.

If you are not sure whether you will get around to answering something, don't worry - there is no direct need to claim anything.

Also, if you have a subject you'd really like to write about yourself, don't be shy and just post a comment with "CLAIM: [short summary of prompt]" yourself. The more entries, the better.

Any more questions, just ask!

Prompts

Biology
cesy: Next big thing in biology

Computer Science
snowynight: Cutting-edge computer science

General
vacillating: Scientific theory

Medicine
yvi: IVF
snowynight: Recent develoments in gentic therapy

Scientists
yvi: What got you into science
holyschist: What do you want the public to learn about science

Comments

Prompt: Computer science

[snowynight]

I would like to know at least one cut-the-edge development in computer science, especially in programming.

CLAIM: Computer science

[puzzlement]

Sure. I might have to go and look something up but will do one.

The post will appear on my journal and I'll edit this comment or post a second reply with the link.