Archives for December 2, 2008
Bloog Rooling
Posted by Greg Laden on December 2, 2008 What is wrong with this picture Learn the answer to this week’s video quiz, and visit La Alma de Fuego’s new blog home … Flip Flopping. Get your Robotic heads, Abe Lincoln, gun-toting monkeys and of course, zombies HERE. Should President Bush pardon Wal-Mart shoppers? Should he?
What a hippopotamus sounds like when it laughs
Posted by Greg Laden on December 2, 2008 And this is how they try to show you who is boss: Hippo plays with kitty:
The evolution of creationists in the United States
Posted by Greg Laden on December 2, 2008 A new paper by Kevin Padian of UC Berkeley is just out in Comptes Rendus Biologies, a French peer reviewed journal, on American creationism. Padian summarizes the history of creationism in the US. From the abstract:
Songbird 1.0 cross platform media player
Posted by Greg Laden on December 2, 2008 From Lifehacker: Windows/Mac/Linux: The long-awaited cross-platform media player Songbird officially reaches its 1.0 release today. The open-source application–built on the same platform as Firefox–promises to bring exciting new innovations to a software jukebox market that has become arguably quite stale. Like Firefox, Songbird is extensible, meaning that users can customize the look, feel, and features…
Second Life Science
Posted by Greg Laden on December 2, 2008 Hmmmmm…. Hat tip Active Learning
Carnivoolia
Posted by Greg Laden on December 2, 2008 December 2008 History Carnival Carnival of Evolution #6 Berry Go Round # 11 – Berries, and more than just Berries The 153rd Carnival of Homeschooling Carnival of Space #81 The (November) Carnival of Elitist Bastards is Up at Last! All Things Eco Blog Carnival Volume Twenty Seven Please submit your entries to the upcoing Oekologie…
20000 comments
Posted by Greg Laden on December 2, 2008 When will the 20,000th comment happen? According to this graph, early Thursday.
Square-lipped (White) Rhinoceros
Posted by Greg Laden on December 2, 2008 Ceratotherium simum, or “White” Rhinoceros, a.k.a. Square-lipped Rhinoceros. Click the caption for a much larger image.
Rwandan Sentenced
Posted by Greg Laden on December 2, 2008 One of Rwanda’s most famous singers, Simon Bikindi, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for inciting violence during the 1994 genocide. His conviction stems from a speech he made from a vehicle equipped with a public address system encouraging ethnic Hutus to kill Tutsis. bbc
Antidorcas marsupialis
Posted by Greg Laden on December 2, 2008 Also known as the “Anti-Dork Antelope.” Not really. These are springbok. The springbok has four remarkable characteristics. It is among the most dramatically colored of the antelopes, with the starkest contrast between the dark lateral stripe and the light brown (above) and white (below) fur. It is the fastest of the antelopes, by far. Lions…
Bad year for UK seabirds
Posted by Greg Laden on December 2, 2008 Analysis of this year’s seabird breeding data on RSPB (BirdLife in the UK) coastal reserves shows that Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla, Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea and Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus – more commonly known as Arctic Skua – have had a terrible season, with virtually no chicks reared to fledging in the far north of…
Palin Zombie! Why Won’t You Die!!!
Posted by Greg Laden on December 2, 2008 Blorging the Spherics
Posted by Greg Laden on December 2, 2008 Dig The Mystery of the Missing Acorns Close call of the week: Cincinnati Zoo Calls Off Creationist Theme Park Joint Promotion Geological haikus are here Go read them and enjoy it When you have time A clothing-optional Christmas. Say no more.
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