Self Service Science Forum
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Dr Karl's
Self Service Science Forum (sometimes abbreviated SSSF) Although Dr Karl doesn't visit the forum, it has a solid community of fifty to a hundred regulars who drop in each day to answer questions and discuss topics related to science or technology.
The site is moderated by ABC
Science Online, commonly referred to as "The Lab".
The forum regulars rarely limit discussion in the threads to science related issues, although the site has gained a reputation for occasionally hosting broad ranging discussions, covering topics from philosophy
and religion, Andre Rieu, bullying through to controversial cricket
incidents and Jessica Watson.
The forum has a FAQ
section and archives going back to 1999. It is closely connected with two other ABC science-related forums: Tech Talk and Scribbly Gum. Tech Talk is a forum
for everyone with an interest in (or a problem with) digital technology, while the Scribbly Gum Forum is dedicated to people who find joy in observing events in the natural world. The SSSF forum also has close connections with the ABC "News in Science" website which is a news service specialising in recent advances in science, and with Dr Karl's home page with links to podcasts.
The forum was given a makeover on the 10th of November 2010.
Karl Kruszelnicki
Karl Kruszelnicki AM is a scientist, who is best known as an author and science commentator on Australian radio and television. He is often referred to as Dr Karl....
Self Service Science Forum (sometimes abbreviated SSSF) Although Dr Karl doesn't visit the forum, it has a solid community of fifty to a hundred regulars who drop in each day to answer questions and discuss topics related to science or technology.
The site is moderated by ABC
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly referred to as "the ABC" , is Australia's national public broadcaster...
Science Online, commonly referred to as "The Lab".
The forum regulars rarely limit discussion in the threads to science related issues, although the site has gained a reputation for occasionally hosting broad ranging discussions, covering topics from philosophy
Philosophy
Philosophy is the study of general and fundamental problems, such as those connected with existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language. Philosophy is distinguished from other ways of addressing such problems by its critical, generally systematic approach and its reliance on rational...
and religion, Andre Rieu, bullying through to controversial cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
incidents and Jessica Watson.
The forum has a FAQ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions are listed questions and answers, all supposed to be commonly asked in some context, and pertaining to a particular topic. "FAQ" is usually pronounced as an initialism rather than an acronym, but an acronym form does exist. Since the acronym FAQ originated in textual...
section and archives going back to 1999. It is closely connected with two other ABC science-related forums: Tech Talk and Scribbly Gum. Tech Talk is a forum
Internet forum
An Internet forum, or message board, is an online discussion site where people can hold conversations in the form of posted messages. They differ from chat rooms in that messages are at least temporarily archived...
for everyone with an interest in (or a problem with) digital technology, while the Scribbly Gum Forum is dedicated to people who find joy in observing events in the natural world. The SSSF forum also has close connections with the ABC "News in Science" website which is a news service specialising in recent advances in science, and with Dr Karl's home page with links to podcasts.
The forum was given a makeover on the 10th of November 2010.