RogerJH's profile Roger / Male / Member since March 2008 / Last seen 7 hours ago
Roger Harris is on the staff of Sigma Xi, based in Research Triangle Park. Roger was raised in Africa and after graduating from the University of York, England, studied biology at the University of Oregon. Eschewing a hard core research career, Roger adventured around various corners of South America, including the Amazon and the Galapagos Islands. Combining his love of writing and travel resulted in the leading travel guide to the Amazon, "The Amazon: The Bradt Travel Guide," now in its third edition. Roger has also contributed several articles and book reviews to American Scientist, Sigma Xi's award-winning magazine. As Sigma Xi's Director of Emerging Technologies, he's responsible for the Society's blog for the Year of Water 2008, as well as bringing new concepts to building communities of scientists and science fans.
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- Published a new blog post: National water policy “aha” moments
- Published a new blog post: Twitter spammer tactics
- Published a new blog post: New way to identify high risk areas for arsenic contamination
- Published a new blog post: Flood does good… Huh?
- Published a new blog post: Water Advocates
- Published a new blog post: Microblogging is fragmenting
- Published a new blog post: Science debate features water as one of the top questions
- Published a new blog post: Fail Whale and others failing Twitter
- Published a new blog post: UK campaign promotes tap water as a brand
- Published a new blog post: Biggest, longest water fair ever
- Published a new blog post: How do you feel about the "favorites" function on Twitter?
- Published a new blog post: Squeezing water from a stone
- Published a new blog post: Twitter and Plurk are different, simple as that
- Published a new blog post: Global experts: water crisis is biggest world risk
- Published a new blog post: What to do when Twitter goes down?
