My scientific specialty is chronobiology (circadian rhythms and photoperiodism), with additional interests in comparative physiology, animal behavior and evolution. I am not an MD so I cannot diagnose and treat your sleep problems. As well as writing this blog, I am also the Online Discussion Expert for PLoS. This is a personal blog and opinions within it in no way reflect the policies of PLoS. You can contact me at: Coturnix@gmail.com
Boom 'n' Doom: Volcanoes, North Carolina and North Carolina Volcanoes November 18th; Acro Café on the fourth floor of the Museum of Natural Sciences 8:30-10:00 am with discussion beginning at 9:00 followed by Q&A Volcanic activity half a world away...
Dog Genome: Teaching Scientists New Tricks November 17th; 6:30-8:30 pm with discussion beginning at 7:00 followed by Q&A The Irregardless Café, 901 W. Morgan Street, Raleigh 919.833.8898 This year, roughly 66,000 people will be diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma, while another...
NESCent and SCONC: What: November SCONC-fest When: Thursday November 19th , 6-8pm Where: National Evolutionary Synthesis Center in Durham Please join us to commemorate Charles Darwin's 200th birthday and the 150th anniversary of "The Origin of Species." Learn about the...
From the American Museum of Natural History, if you are in New York City at the right time: THE AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY ANNOUNCES TRAVELING THE SILK ROAD: ANCIENT PATHWAY TO THE MODERN WORLD November 14, 2009 -...
You heard of HP, didn't you? It's a person (or company, perhaps Hewlett Packard for all I know) who donated to every single challenge on Social Media Challenge Giving Pages on DonorsChoose! And now I hear that HP wants to...
DARWIN ON FACEBOOK: HOW CULTURE TRANSFORMS HUMAN EVOLUTION AFTER HOURS EVENT FEATURING ANTHROPOLOGIST PETER RICHERSON WHAT SciCafe presents Darwin on Facebook: How Culture Transforms Human Evolution, featuring Anthropologist Peter Richerson. Help celebrate the 150th anniversary of On the Origin of...
NCSU AND UNC-CHAPEL HILL PROFESSOR TROY NAGLE TO DISCUSS THE JOINT DEPARTMENT OF BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING AT OCTOBER RESEARCH DIRECTORS MEETING The Research Triangle Park, N.C. - The Triangle Area Research Directors Council (TARDC) has announced that Dr. Troy Nagle,...
This was a very busy day. I went to five science-related places/events today (and one yesterday). The first three, this morning, were part of an education school trip with my daughter's class and her science teacher. First we visited the...
Next Periodic Tables, a Durham, NC version of Science Cafe, will happen on October 13, 2009 at 7pm at the Broad Street Café: Science on Tap: The Chemistry of Beer Join us as we tap into the science of brewing...
From Sigma Xi: We'll reconvene at noon, Tuesday, Oct. 20, at Sigma Xi, the Scientific Research Society, with a peek at one of the many ways technology helped our species survive and prosper long ago. Steven Churchill, an associate professor...