Two Awesome Comics Conferences This Weekend!

Sequential SmArt, a conference on comics and education, is taking place at Juniata College this weekend. (Where's the love, organizers??) So, if you're in the Huntingdon, PA, area this weekend, check it out.

Also, the University of Chicago is hosting a Comics and Philosophy Conference at the Gray Center.

Jay Hosler's Article in *Life Science Education* Journal

Click here to read Jay Hosler and K.B. Boomer's article "Are Comic Books an Effective Way to Engage Nonmajors in Learning and Appreciating Science?," recently published in Life Sciences Education, a peer-reviewed journal.

Some VERY intriguing findings!! :)

Jay Hosler's Science Comics Blog: "Drawing Flies"

Just learned about this very cool science comics blog via reading a press release from Making Curriculum Pop, a nicely-coordinated ning that you might want to google.

Anyway, comics and science don't seem to go together as seamlessly as comics and traditional literature, so finding excellent examples of science comics is like discovering a treasure trove of tantalization!

Currently, Drawing Flies author Jay Hosler is finishing up some pages about photosynthesis. But, surfing the blog's archives will give you lots of links to funny things, insights into Hosler's other projects -- like the graphic novel Evolution, which is on my review stack right now -- developed, and other sciencey-type stuff.

Definitely worth a look!