Last week I posted the most read blogs in 2020 so that busy readers could catch up on some of the posts they might have missed last year. While I will soon move on to fresh content, I thought it would be interesting to go all the way back to 2010 to see which posts have stood out over the last decade.
First some background and observations: Signals launched in 2012 as a joint collaboration between CCRM and the Stem Cell Network. There is content on our site that predates 2012 because Stem Cell Network (happy 20th anniversary!) was blogging before the partnership, with Lisa Wilemse as the Founding Editor. A blog by Paul Krzyzanowski, posted in 2011, made the list. Incidentally, Paul made the list four times, more than any of the other bloggers below. Perhaps I can persuade him to start blogging again….
Except for two blogs, the others were written between 2012 and 2014. They have the advantage of being around the longest and perhaps we had less competition back then? These days, people are overwhelmed with information so it’s much harder for content to stand out. I’d be curious to know if you think there are other reasons why these blogs have had the most readers. Please tell me in the comments section below.
In addition to Paul’s 2011 blog, one of mine struck a chord with readers. It’s the open letter I wrote to Joe Rogan in 2019. I am certain it was his name recognition that pushed that post into the top 20.
The blogs below are interesting, informative, thought-provoking, educational, funny and still relevant despite their age. Enjoy! In ten years we’ll see if they still hold the top spots.
- Cell therapy industry 2027: Increased transparency – a major opportunity or transient fad? – David Brindley, 2012
- Right Turn: 7 reasons to enter Cells I See – Lisa Willemse, 2013
- View from the floor 6: Research outside of academia – Paul Krzyzanowski, 2012
- How many facilities? Centralized vs. decentralized manufacture – Natasha Davie, 2013
- Inside a cancer stem cell researcher’s tool box: Sphere formation – Sara M. Nolte, 2014
- The skinny on stem cells and weight loss – Paul Krzyzanowski, 2011
- Social media and stem cells: Time to start tweeting – Ben Paylor, 2013
- Stem cell detective work: How George Daley uncovers iPS cells’ secrets – Paul Krzyzanowski, 2013
- Cell lines, patient samples, and cultures – oh my! – Sara M. Nolte, 2014
- From Japan with love: Cell therapy intellectual property prospects – David Brindley, 2013
- Introducing a new series of animated stem cell videos – StemCellShorts – Ben Paylor, 2013
- Science Idol: Could regenerative medicine R&D be crowdfunded? – Nick Dragojlovic, 2013
- Right Turn: A letter to Joe Rogan about stem cells – Stacey Johnson, 2019
- Right Turn: Osmosis Jones redux – Erin Sugar, 2013
- Right Turn: The comic side of lab life – Lisa Willemse, 2013
- Novel biomaterial devices provide a breath of fresh air – Patrick Blit, 2013
- Women in science: a fairy tale? – Stacey Johnson, 2013
- Rush to publish and the repercussions of carelessness in science – Lisa Willemse, 2013
- A PSA for prostate cancer stem cells – Sara M. Nolte, 2013
- Stem cells: The quiescent issue in US elections – Paul Krzyzanowski, 2012
Let’s watch Daniel Levy give his acceptance speech for outstanding writing in a comedy series (beginning at 3:15). We bloggers can relate 😉
Stacey Johnson
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