Photo of the Day #331: Amur tigers
Laelaps
Two Amur tigers (Panthera tigris altaica), photographed at the Philadelphia Zoo....
Science Debate 2008
the buzz in the blogosphere
In an effort to inject discussion about science into the presidential race, ScienceBloggers Sheril Kirshenbaum and Chris Mooney, together with four other concerned citizens, enlisted 38,000 prominent scientists, politicians and business leaders to draft a set of questions related to science policy to be posed to both candidates. Senator Obama's answers to the final 14 questions were recently unveiled; Senator McCain's are expected to follow.
Let's talk about the facts this election - Obama on Science Funding
09.02.2008 · Alex Palazzo
...This weekend I moved from the Backbay to Cambridgeport, aka Junior Faculty ghetto. It's conveniently located at the near BU, Harvard and MIT. It is probably one of the most overeducated (if such a term existed) neighborhoods on the planet....
Most of America's wild salmon comes from Alaska, and as it contains significant amounts of healthy omega-3 fatty acids, electing Palin will lower your cholesterol.
Dr. Joan Bushwell's Chimpanzee Refuge · Palin's Top Ten "Experience" List · September 4, 2008
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- Discovering Biology in a Digital World : Drug information for ordinary people in PubMed
- Terra Sigillata : A junior faculty conundrum: should I write that review article?
- Gene Expression: Science is rational; scientists are not
- The Frontal Cortex : Going with the Gut - McCain Edition
- DrugMonkey : Science Debate 2008: As good as YHN might have predicted
- Poll…but you'll have to see Ken Ham's homely face to do it PZ Myers
- And the right-wing calliope plays on… PZ Myers
- The Republican Convention Jason Rosenhouse
- If you are watching the RNC Convention and.... Coturnix
- McCain Supporter Abramoff: Four More Years! (In jail) Greg Laden
- Neues aus der Forschung: Das schwarze Loch im Zentrum der Milchstrasse [Astrodicticum Simplex]
- Die LED-Villa an der Algrave [Frischer Wind]
- Topologie von Flächen XXX [Mathlog]
- Ein Hinweis auf "Lustiges Vergiften" [Hinterm Mond gleich links]
- Das CERN, die Gerichte und der abgesagte Weltuntergang [zoon politikon]
Life Science
Sick... again
Evolving Thoughts
Once again I have manflu, the most despicable disease known to man (and to women, who also...
Clarifying the Carnival
EvolutionBlog
I've already received quite a few submissions for the big Carnival of Evolution. Alas, I have also received...
Golden-Fronted Woodpecker 1
Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted)
This is one of the most beautiful images I've seen in all of 2008 -- and it's here...
Physical Science
Curently Reading: Just Add Exploding Spaceship Edition
Science After Sunclipse
Intergalactic communication by variable stars.
Charging the Earth
Built on Facts
We often think about gravity being the strongest force in our daily experience. It isn't. Electrical forces just...
Ike: Yikes!!!
Greg Laden's Blog
Ike is now a Category Four Hurricane, and quite a nice looking one at that. Hurricanes are giant...
Environment
Today's challenge: Can you guess where this cup has been?
The World's Fair
Actually, the clues are probably too obvious but how cool is this... (Answer below the fold)...
Swedes Produce Hot Water, Dump It Into Sea
Aardvarchaeology
For historical reasons having nothing to do with engineering or rationality, Swedish nuclear power plants dump a lot...
What the hell. It's only a nuclear fuel facility.
Effect Measure
A scientist loses his rubber stamp.
Sailor saves a bumblebee
Deep Sea News
When a sailor misses a chance to go to sea, he tends to wander around his garden, paying...
Humanities/Social Science
Swedish Pitfalls
Aardvarchaeology
Swedish has many subtleties to keep furriners from learning the language of glory and heroes.
Professor Steve Steve Follows Famous Ale Trail
Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted)
Professor Steve Steve demands that I take him on his own Quest in pursuit of drunken debauchery
Mine is Bigger Than Yours!
Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted)
A brief update about our Harry Potter Quest in London, and one of the people who helped us...
West 42nd Street/Times Square Subway Art 2 [Detail 1]
Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted)
Another lovely glass mosaic mural artwork from NYC's subway system for you to enjoy, courtesy of me!
Dave Munger Gives the Inside Scoop on ResearchBlogging
Dave Munger gives us the back story about ResearchBlogging.org.
Why do you blog, and how does blogging help with your research?
Education & Careers
Want Fame? Be a First Mover
The Quantum Pontiff
Is fame and fortune what you seek (or at least fame)? Be a first mover, according to a...
I'm trying not to be an insufferable know-it-all
Laelaps
To the credit of some Rutgers professors, I have been hearing a lot about evolution at the beginning...
I like to sound of "Dixie Dilophosaurus"
Laelaps
It always amuses me how irritatingly dull school mascots often are. How many schools have the cougars, knights,...
Politics
It's viral!
denialism blog
Jon Stewart is brilliant
Pharyngula
Watch him demolish the Republicans with their own hypocritical words....
Thank God for The Daily Show
The World's Fair
Required viewing: Olympian moral gymnastics on display, all tied up in a neat little package.
Medicine & Health
Cancer Research Blog Carnival #13
Terra Sigillata
Stand Up To Cancer is tonight in the US - and other goodies from the cancer research blogosphere.
I don't have cancer
denialism blog
Last week I went to the dermatologist. I have a few moles, and some of them were looking...
Sudden Death from Arrest by the Police
Pure Pedantry
Kara asked whether this article about the sudden death of young men when arrested by police is for...
Brain & Behavior
An orgasm in your step?
Gene Expression
A Woman's History of Vaginal Orgasm is Discernible from Her Walk: In the sample of healthy young Belgian...
New and Exciting in PLoS ONE
A Blog Around The Clock
There are 10 new articles in PLoS ONE this week. As always, you should rate the articles, post...
My picks from ScienceDaily
A Blog Around The Clock
Cigarettes' Power May Not Be In Nicotine Itself, New Study Suggests: There may be a very good reason...
Football
The Frontal Cortex
Is it football season already? It seems like I just got over the epic disappointment of the Superbowl....
Technology
Weird Chrome bug
Gene Expression
Chrome is Google's browser, and Blogger is Google's weblogging service, but Firefox is much better in the Blogger...
Introduction to Block Ciphers
Good Math, Bad Math
Where encryption starts getting really interesting, in my opinion, is block ciphers. Block ciphers are a general...
The One Meeeel-Yun Comment Contest
DrugMonkey
As previously noted, Seed is planning celebratory activities surrounding the posting of the one millionth comment to ScienceBlogs....
Abiogenesis as a Tetris game!
Dr. Joan Bushwell's Chimpanzee Refuge
So Spawn the Elder (my son) is an avid gamer in such milieus as World of Warcraft, Halo,...
