Science Book Challenge
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| - | [[image:Sbc01.gif|right|thumb|The image is a portion of the fractal Mandelbrot set, created by [http://www.flickr.com/people/-marlith-/ Kevin Wong] ([http://www.flickr.com/photos/-marlith-/2437198527/ source]); [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en Creative Commons License], used with permission. There is also a [[:Image: Sbc01.jpg | jpeg version]] ]] <center><b>Read a book for science literacy!</b></center> | + | [[image:Sbc01.gif|right|thumb|The image is a portion of the fractal Mandelbrot set, created by [http://www.flickr.com/people/-marlith-/ Kevin Wong] ([http://www.flickr.com/photos/-marlith-/2437198527/ source]); [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en Creative Commons License], used with permission. There is also a [[:Image: Sbc01.jpg | jpeg version]] ]] <center><b>Read a book for science literacy!</b> |
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| + | <b>The [[Science Book Challenge 2013 | Book Challenge for 2013]] is open and ready to announce your participation. Join us! </b> | ||
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The Science Book Challenge is easy: read three books about science in a year then tell others about the books you've read and help spread science literacy. By "books about science" we mean books written for non-specialists, and we are very broad-minded about what constitutes a "book about science". | The Science Book Challenge is easy: read three books about science in a year then tell others about the books you've read and help spread science literacy. By "books about science" we mean books written for non-specialists, and we are very broad-minded about what constitutes a "book about science". | ||
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Stuck for ideas about what books to read? [[Special:CommentForm | Write to us]] and we'll help you identify some books that will match your interests. | Stuck for ideas about what books to read? [[Special:CommentForm | Write to us]] and we'll help you identify some books that will match your interests. | ||
| - | If you'd like to sign up and make your participation in the Science Book Challenge public, send us your name and a link to your blog, if you have one, using our [[Special:CommentForm | comment form]]. You can also join | + | If you'd like to sign up and make your participation in the Science Book Challenge public, send us your name and a link to your blog, if you have one, using our [[Special:CommentForm | comment form]]. You can also join [http://www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=group_167376576631317 our Facebook group]. |
Please help us tell others, too! Use your own blog to spread the word; use our Science Book Challenge graphic--there's a new one each year--to make it pretty. | Please help us tell others, too! Use your own blog to spread the word; use our Science Book Challenge graphic--there's a new one each year--to make it pretty. | ||
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=== Participation === | === Participation === | ||
| - | Participants in each annual science book challenge get their names listed (at their own discretion), along with a link to their blog, in a list that tracks their progress and notes their contributions. See, for instance, the challenges for [[Science Book Challenge 2010 |2010]], [[Science-Book Challenge 2009 |2009]], and [[Science-Book Challenge 2008 |2008]]. | + | Participants in each annual science book challenge get their names listed (at their own discretion), along with a link to their blog, in a list that tracks their progress and notes their contributions. See, for instance, the challenges for [[Science Book Challenge 2011 |2011]], [[Science Book Challenge 2010 |2010]], [[Science-Book Challenge 2009 |2009]], and [[Science-Book Challenge 2008 |2008]]. |
Every book-note contributor, challengers included, have an individual page ([[:Category: Book-Note Contributors | book-note contributors]]) that keeps track of their contributions--for themselves and for book-note visitors who like their opinions! | Every book-note contributor, challengers included, have an individual page ([[:Category: Book-Note Contributors | book-note contributors]]) that keeps track of their contributions--for themselves and for book-note visitors who like their opinions! | ||
