JLVernonPhD presents "American SciCo"

Email to those interested in contributing to the #writeforscience project.  This week, I sent out an email to those who emailed me at the write4science at gmail .com address.  For those who wish to contribute, but have not yet emailed me, here’s what I said:

As I’m here in the lab doing some late night experiments, I thought I would send out an email to thank you for your interest in the “write4science” project.  I want you to know that your interest has motivated me to make this happen.  The concept is taking shape with input from some great scientists and science writers.  I hope to inform you of how this will work shortly (a week or so).  If we’re lucky, we’ll set a record for shortest amount of time needed to write a book about science.  Call it crowd-sourced literature.  It will be an exciting experiment.  And, since you have emailed us here, you will have the opportunity to be a contributing author, like each of us. 

In the meantime, to give you an idea of the subject of the book, listen to this song (above) by the Flaming Lips.

Here’s the lyric:

Two scientists were racing
For the good of all mankind
Both of them side by side
So determined
Locked in heated battle
For the cure that is their prize
But it’s so dangerous
But they’re determined

Theirs is to win
If it kills them
They’re just humans
With wives and children

Upwards to the vanguard
Where the pressure is too high
Under the microscope
Hope against hope

Forging for the future
But to sacrifice their lives
Both of them side by side
So determined

Theirs is to win
If it kills them
They’re just humans
With wives and children

Theirs is to win
It will kill them
They’re just humans
With wives and children

Cheers,
Jamie Vernon