To fans of THE 'SCOPE:
We founded THE 'SCOPE back in 2014 as a forum to write about the science behind the news, the culture, and the things that we love. What started out as a venture primarily for family and friends to read quickly blossomed into an enterprise that has amassed hundreds of thousands of readers. We couldn't be happier with the (unexpected) success of the blog and thank everyone for reading and sharing our posts. It has also been a joy to have worked with our fantastic guest contributors over the years.
We're delighted to announce another happy by-product of writing for THE 'SCOPE: it helped land both of us book deals. Based on his popular 'SCOPE series, Mark published The Realization of Star Trek Technologies (Springer) in 2017. Bill's book, Pleased to Meet Me: Genes, Germs, and the Curious Forces That Make Us Who We Are, comes out August 6 on National Geographic Books. We hope you enjoy reading these books as much as we did writing them.
The unhappy consequence is that it took away time we used to have for the blog. We hesitate to close the blog for good, but it is safe to say that posts will less frequent (as you've probably noticed the past year). We have no intention of removing the old posts - they will remain here for your enjoyment.
Here are some other places you can find our writing:
Mark is currently writing at Indiana on Tap, a must-see if you enjoy craft beer.
Bill is blogging at his author website, Psychology Today, and PLOS SciComm. Additional things Bill has written can be found here.
Thanks again for your support over the years! We hope you continue to follow our writing at the sites mentioned above.
Cheers,
Bill Sullivan
Mark Lasbury
