PLoS launched a new online, open-access journal last week: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases. If you dedicate a journal to neglected diseases, are the diseases still neglected? [A Blog Around the Clock]

November is National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo), so some less literary and more geeky bloggers have taken it upon themselves to declare November International Dissertation Writing Month and International acaDemic Writing Month, which both share the acronym InaDWriMo. Looks like we picked the perfect time to relaunch Element List. [What the Hell is Wrong with You?]

The uber web geeks at Nature.com are hosting science lectures in Second Life at their very own island, Second Nature Island. I attempted to view the island, but just trying getting into my Second Life account that I haven't accessed in nearly two years was too much of a hassle (I was forced to download a new version of Second Life, then they informed me that they had disabled my password, then I couldn't remember which email account I used with SL, which I needed to retrieve my new... grrr, I don't have time for this!!!). I applaud Nature.com's efforts, but maybe the difficulty of simply logging in has something to do with why people give up on Second Life. [Nascent]