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November 23, 2009
Uncertain Principles
Judging a Book's Cover The pictures I posted last night aren't really the greatest for seeing the cover of How to Teach Physics to Your Dog, so here's a shot of the book jacket spread out on my desk: This isn't the greatest, either,...
Greg Laden's Blog
An Interview with Jason Page, Film Maker, about White Man's World It was dark and the streets were wet as I pulled out of the ER where I had seen enough carnage for the night and found the highway heading straight into town. Right away there was a sense of trouble and randomness in the air as police cars careened desperately across the on-ramp and onto the grassy median in pursuit of something a bit more exciting than a box of donuts.
Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted)
The Bee Convoy (Reclaiming The Fruits of their Labor) This video shows honeybees at work, and suddenly discovering a pot of honey on a picnic table. What do they do? This video follows the secret life of these bees.
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.
November 22, 2009
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:...
Adventures in Ethics and Science
Weekend diversion: Happy Thinksgiving. The younger Free-Ride offspring's soccer team has been playing in a regional tournament this weekend, and we're girding our loins and guarding our shins to go out and play a second day of tournament games. I'm happy that they're playing...
Greg Laden's Blog
Let the War on Christmas Begin. Atheist style. This week is Thanksgiving in the United States. This means that over the coming weekend many Americans will be putting up Christmas decorations in and outside their houses. Many children will be putting finishing touches on their letters to Santa. The shopping malls will start...
Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted)
Ich Bin in Frankfurt am Main! I am finally here! Just thought I'd share a few "first thoughts" with you regarding my arrival in Germany
Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted)
Ich Bin in Frankfurt am Main! I am finally here! Just thought I'd share a few "first thoughts" with you regarding my arrival in Germany
November 21, 2009
Greg Laden's Blog
2012: an actual review Julia ended up with a minor concussion today....
Gene Expression
Why science fiction was better in the past Perhaps because we only remember the good stuff? Or only the good suff & famous authors get reprinted. I'm prompted to offer this hypothesis in response to Chad Orzel's commentary that there was a lot of bad space opera even...
A Blog Around The Clock
Interview with Felice Frankel Listen to Nature EdCast podcast about No Small Matter and Picturing to Learn: In today's podcast Ilona interviews Felice Frankel, a Senior Research Fellow at Harvard and a Research Scientist at MIT. Felice is a photographer who is keenly interested...
A Blog Around The Clock
National Day of Listening (and blogging about it) The second annual National Day of Listening - celebrated on Friday, November 27, 2009 - is just around the corner! With your help, we hope to make the National Day of Listening an ongoing holiday tradition, when all Americans...
A Blog Around The Clock
The Open Laboratory 2009 - one of the last calls for submission! Reminder: Deadline is December 1st at midnight EST! Here are the submissions for OpenLab 2009 to date (under the fold). You can buy the 2006, 2007 and 2008 editions at Lulu.com. Please use the submission form to add more...
The Primate Diaries
Ray Comfort is a Half-Wit and a Libelous Scalawag Now that his plan has backfired drastically (his own website has removed the link to his "Introduction" of Darwin's book) and more people were offended by his distortions than anything else, let me briefly point out some useful information. Comfort...
A Blog Around The Clock
ScienceOnline2010 - Program highlights 3 Continuing with the introductions to the sessions on the Program, here is what will happen on Saturday, January 16th at 11:30am - 12:35pm: A. Legal Aspects of publishing, sharing and blogging science - Victoria Stodden Description: Not giving legal...
November 20, 2009
Cognitive Daily
Casual Fridays: What makes a good writer, and what motivates them? We received an astonishing number of responses to last week's Casual Fridays study, which claimed to be able to identify what makes a good writer in just a few minutes. Of course, I wasn't actually very confident that a brief...
Uncertain Principles
November Basketball: SU-Cal, UNC-OSU Kate and I went to the two games of the "semifinals" of the 2K Sports Classic Supporting Coaches vs. Cancer, Your Name Here for a Prince pre-season "tournament" last night (the scare quotes are because the four teams playing last...
A Blog Around The Clock
Museum lecture traces historic Beagle voyage The North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences hosts the final offering of its Charles Darwin Lecture Series on Tuesday, November 24 -- the 150th anniversary of Darwin's landmark publication of "The Origin of Species." Join Museum paleontologist and science...
Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted)
Latin Cicada (Cicada Love) I love cicadas, and this video about a cicada who learns the "wrong" song is just so sweet! The star of this video was introduced to salsa music while still in his egg, but he still manages to find true love.
Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted)
Love Story About the true love of two apple worms becoming separated during harvest times, but like my love story, this one has a happy ending
Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted)
Hello Germany: Why I am (and am not) Looking Forward to Living in Germany I am now officially an American Expat: I am living overseas as a foreign national and except for visits, I plan never to return to the United States
November 19, 2009
Thus Spake Zuska
Bra-Burners and Feminist Activists: A Wee Primer Alas, there is no answer sheet, except the one provided by your own pre-existing (mis)conceptions and biases. Enjoy.
Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted)
Goodbye America: My List of What I Will (and Won't) Miss I am on the plane with my parrots, flying to Frankfurt right now, but wrote this to amuse you (and to remind you that I am thinking about all of you, even while relocating)
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