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November 23, 2009
Neuron Culture
Orchids and dandelions on the Brian Lehrer Show I'll be on WNYC's Brian Lehrer show this morning, 11:06 to 11:25, discussing my Atlantic story about the "orchid gene" hypothesis, which recasts some of our most important vulnerability genes -- depression, ADHD, hyperaggression and the like -- as genes that can also underlie heightened function both as individuals and a species.
Gene Expression
Hu Jintao vs. Barack Obama I found this SNL sketch about an Obama/Jintao press conference very funny....
Dynamics of Cats
Qu'est-ce que c'est? Fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa...
denialism blog
Want to be a wind up china doll? Take Pristiq. Warning: side effects include becoming a fat wind up doll....
Applied Statistics
Scientific research and the theory of countervailing power Seth reports on a report, funded by the sugar industry, that found bad effects of a diet soda additive called Splenda. The background of the study is a delightful tangle. Seth reports: One of the authors of the Duke study...
Neurotopia
Book Review: Don't be SUCH a Scientist Sci had a LOT of trouble with this book. It took me a long time to read it. This is mostly because Sci, unlike many people on the internet, actively avoids things that make her mad or negatively impact her...
November 22, 2009
Greg Laden's Blog
California Condors Hat Tip: Ana...
Dynamics of Cats
More MOND It appears to be a MOND autumn in the science glossies, as Science publishes a review on our favourite alternative physics theory and the status of MOND like extensions to general relativity...
Pharyngula
He looks cute and adorable Once again, I risk stirring envy by putting a picture of a kitty-cat on Pharyngula. I met some people who showed me a nice picture of their pet, which is named after…me! Here's PZ Meowers: And look! He's blogging!...
A Blog Around The Clock
The Amazing Bouncing Pebble Toad (video) Seen on DeLene's Facebook wall.......
On Becoming a Domestic and Laboratory Goddess
Members of the community... Go say hello to Scribbler at Behind the Stick and offer wishes for his recovery. Also, tell him that Isis loves him....
Greg Laden's Blog
Dogs & Physics Fellow Sbling Chad Orzel's book, How to Teach Physics to Your Dog, just might be out in time for you to give it to your dog for Christmas! I don't know what the book is about, but then again, neither does your dog, really. Anyway,...
Greg Laden's Blog
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Viruses and invasive species: I get sick, but you get sicker, sucker Viruses explain everything.
Pharyngula
Great bathroom reading? I have mixed feelings about this: a first-edition copy of Darwin's Origin of Species has been discovered, which is, of course, great — I do wish I had the pocket change to drop £60,000 to buy it for myself. The...
Pharyngula
Women Of Worth Every year, L'Oreal selects women who have made significant contributions to community service and awards their organization a substantial grant of $5,000. There are ten honorees this year, and they've all got good stories to tell. You also have a...
Uncertain Principles
How to Teach Physics to Your Dog is a Real Book! Look! How to Teach Physics to Your Dog is a real book: Emmy says, very seriously, "You will buy a copy, won't you?" Of course, like everything else in this house, SteelyKid had to grab a copy:...
Starts With A Bang
Weekend Diversion: Beard Contest! He that hath a beard is more than a youth, and he that hath no beard is less than a man. -Shakespeare Far be it from me to take advice from Shakespeare, though. I prefer my advice from bluegrass musicians....
Guilty Planet
Using Reputation to Save the Oceans Why focusing on consumers to save our oceans is not enough.
Mike the Mad Biologist
Sunday Links Links for you.
The Frontal Cortex
Reverse-Engineering Last week, a team of computer scientists led by Dharmendra S. Modha announced what sounded like an impressive breakthrough for neuroscience-inspired computing: Using Dawn Blue Gene / P supercomputer at Lawrence Livermore National Lab with 147,456 processors and 144 TB...
Effect Measure
Swine flu in China: no problem Less than a hundred swine flu deaths in China? Don't make me laugh.
Stoat
Oops #2 Spot the problem: So, my Top Tip is, Don't drop your camera onto a hard stone courtyard. Apparently http://www.fixationuk.com/ may be able to help (thanks Andrew). Another Top Tip might be learn from your mistakes but that is just too...
The Scientific Indian
TheScian SF Contest 2009 Results Congratulations to the winners and thanks to all the participants. The stories will go online at TheScian.com within a few days. First prize - "Stalker" by Shuchikar (author's penname) Second prize - "On board the Ark" by Ankit Bhardwaj Third...
Collective Imagination
Michio Kaku on Artificial Intelligence Topics : Artificial Intelligence Physics Universe Space Moore's Law Quantum Computers ... and More...
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As the 2009 hurricane season picks up speed after a remarkably mild beginning, we look to the ScienceBlogs archives for the science behind the storms.
The Island of DoubtJuly 25, 2006
The real story of the hurricanes
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Corpus Callosum September 12, 2008
