Kevin A. Zelnio Science Writing | Marine Biology | Evolution & Ecology | Music
Life of Kevin
Understanding Audiences at Science Online 2012
My session proposal was accepted for Science Online 2012 at Raleigh, NC! Below is the finalized version of the abstract. My friend and colleague Emily Finke proposed an overlapping session and we decided to combine our powers. I am very excited to be organizing this discussion with her! Here is a draft outline of all [...]
Scientific American Blog Network Opens Shop
Been long under the wraps, but now a project organized by friend and colleague Bora Zivkovic has come to fruition. THE NEW SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN BLOG NETWORK HAS OFFICIALLY LAUNCHED!!! As you can tell I am super excited. The caliber and diversity of the inaugural class of bloggers is astounding. Diversity is a big deal in [...]
New Articles, an Interview and New Developments
I think I forgot to post this, but I was interviewed in April on Science of Blogging by Travis Saunders. We discussed blogging (surprise!): how i got into it, benefits & downsides, advice, etc. I wrote an article on Scientific American for World Oceans Day about how it is all interconnected and talk about BlueMind, [...]
The lack of posting…
… is not because my life is boring! Quite the contrary, some big news is afoot about a new opportunity for me. Can’t talk about it yet but it involves SCIENCE! and WRITING! Also, lots of behind the scenes action and introspection on my part. Some rearranging of priorities and goals. Not all the dominoes [...]
Open Lab Finalist!
I am very pleased to announce that one of my articles was selected for Open Lab 2010: The Best Science Writing Online! This is the third year, out of 5 years it has been in running, that one of my posts was accepted. The first time was Open Lab 2007 and my post Anemones Raise [...]
Busy as a Beaver in the Fall
Been quiet around these here parts for a while. I think anyone that checks out my homepage probably knows I am the Assistant Editor at Deep Sea News and can always find my work there. Here is a sample of my favorite posts from November: 1) Quantifying Outreach to the Cult of Science Science needs [...]
The Making of the Perfect Aquavit
Nothing goes down better with your sustainably-harvested shrimp pizza than Kevin Z’s homemade Aquavit! Its a very simple recipe modified from a brilliant norwegian cookbook I own called Kitchen of Light. It is a fascinating book, providing great recipes, beautiful photos of Scandinavia, stories and background on several of the meals. The fish recipes in [...]
A Conversation with my 4 Year Old About Air
After my son, Elliot, made an observation that the air under the TV stand was cold I inquired more about this phenomenon from him. Kevin (me): How does cold air get under the TV stand when there is a wall right there? Elliot: A spider web trapped the water and it goes all the way [...]
Blue Moon and My Grandma
As silly as it sounds, Blue Moon is a sort of special beer to me now. It reminds me of my grandma, Norma (Dendooven) Zelnio, who passed away two months ago. She was a proud Belgian. While Blue Moon is from Colorado, not Belgium, it is brewed in the Belgian style of ales. It became [...]
My Travel Lifelist
Places I’ve visited. Still have so much of the world to see still! Hat tip to Björn Brembs. Like Björn, Africa is a blank spot on my lifelist that I desperately would love to fill. I also really want to visit Eastern Europe and India. Thankfully I’m still young and healthy! visited 19 states (8.44%) [...]
Happy Holidays
I leave December 9th for Ireland to work on data and papers with colleagues there. Hopefully we’ll about 3 papers done and ready to submit! Then I’ll meet the family at my parents home on the Mississippi for the holidays and return December 27th, so posting will be light here and may be light on [...]
Plastic FAIL
Snapped this possum around 2am licking up the sloppy seconds from previous nights’ hedonism. I think (s)he lives under my house in the crawl space. An ugly, clumsy and noisy little bugger indeed.
Deep Sea News
- The passing of Mike deGruy February 4, 2012 para_sight
- Interview: New anthology of tentacle porn reaches for marine conservation February 2, 2012 Miriam Goldstein
- Awareness Through Scrutiny, Not Negativity: A DSN Core Value February 1, 2012 RickMac
- Extinct life is like a box of chocolates January 31, 2012 para_sight
- I Am Science January 30, 2012 Dr. M
- Guest Post: True Confessions of a Dolphin-Loving Marine Biologist January 30, 2012 Miriam Goldstein
EvoEcoLab on Scientific American
- Guest Post: What Happens if We Call for a Boycott and No One Shows Up? January 18, 2012
- NCSE Picks Fight Against Climate Science Deniers January 16, 2012
- Mistruths, Insults from the Copyright Lobby Over HR 3699 January 16, 2012
- Scientists, Fight For Access! January 6, 2012
- The (Mis)use of Messaging in Biodiversity Loss Prevention January 5, 2012
- Cave-Dwelling Invertebrates Enjoy Exotic Cuisine December 28, 2011
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