September 2011
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EOLv2 review by Amy Stewart at Garden Rant
I spend a lot of time as a writer trying to figure out how to bridge the gap between the interesting, obscure, and complex work that scientists do—and the rest of us. EOL’s doing that too, and I love them for it.
— Amy Stewart, 9/21/11
Thoughts:
There are a number of aspects of EOL that those of us who work on it everyday kind of take for granted - so it’s nice when...
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EOLv2 review by Matt Ball at Spacial Sustain
The EOL site is about putting life into context, seeing connections and providing the ability to interact with the data. Version 2 of the site improves the connection to educators to engage broader audiences, and snowball understanding. The site makes teaching of biodiversity more accessible, and staying on top of change is a large part of the mission.
— Matt Ball, 9/5/11
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EOLv2 review by Rod Page at iPhylo
The Encyclopedia of Life (EOL) has been relaunched, with a new look and much social media funkiness. I’ve been something of an EOL sceptic, but looking at the new site I think I can see what EOL is for. Ironically, it’s not really about E. O. Wilson’s original vision (doi:10.1016/S0169-5347(02)00040-X)
— Rod Page, 9/14/11
Thoughts:
Rod has been a member of the...
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EOLv2 review by Jeremy Bruno at Scientopia
EOL gets me thinking. [My search] started with one of my favorite animals and quickly became a taxonomic scavenger hunt. I started researching: Just how many monotypic taxa are there? Why are they important? What does the classification say about these animals and their evolutionary history? As a writer, the answers become the building blocks for an essay. Usually there’s nothing...
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