Archives for December 11, 2008
Gregory Petsko: The coming neurological epidemic
Posted by Greg Laden on December 11, 2008 “Made Easy” series DVD now ready
Posted by Greg Laden on December 11, 2008 Wow … talk about viral videos!
History of the Universe Made Easy (Part 2)
Posted by Greg Laden on December 11, 2008 History of the Universe Made Easy (Part 1)
Posted by Greg Laden on December 11, 2008 Larry Burns: Reinventing the car
Posted by Greg Laden on December 11, 2008 A Plethora of Interesting Science Stuff to Check Out
Posted by Greg Laden on December 11, 2008 The 10K birds Just For Fun Avian ID Quiz! Videos of developmental trajectories in cortical thickening Japan harnesses commuters’ stamping for power from PhysOrg.com Japan has found a way to harness clean energy from thousands of stamping feet that pass through one of its busiest train stations every day. [...] Fear of nuts creating hysteria…
Franken Campaign and the Absentee Ballots
Posted by Greg Laden on December 11, 2008 On the eve of a key State Canvassing Board meeting on the U.S. Senate race, Democrat Al Franken presented affidavits today from 62 Minnesotans who said their absentee ballots were improperly rejected. With Franken behind in the official Senate recount, the affidavits were the latest attempt by the campaign to increase the pressure on the…
New Synchroblogging Contest! Do Not Miss This Opportunity!
Posted by Greg Laden on December 11, 2008 Bloggers unite. Unite in time! PLoS is holding it’s second syncrhoblogging contest (the first one of which was one in part by yours truly). The plan: Using Research Blogging Dot Org as an assimilator, write up a PLoS paper and blog it on the 18th of December, which is PLoS’s birthday. To be more exact…
They Eyes Have it. Actually, You have The Eyes
Posted by Greg Laden on December 11, 2008 as in … The most recent issue of Evolution: Education and Outreach is now available free online. This is a special issue devoted to the evolution of eyes. Enjoy. CLICK HERE for details.
Actor Cuts Own Throat On Stage: Real Knife Substituted For Stunt Knife
Posted by Greg Laden on December 11, 2008 An actor narrowly escaped death after slashing his throat on stage with a real knife, instead of a blunt stage-prop blade. Daniel Hoevels slumped to the floor with blood pouring from his neck during a performance at Vienna’s Burgtheater. … The real-life drama happened last weekend during a performance of Friedrich Schiller’s play Mary Stuart,……
The Civil War on Facebook
Posted by Greg Laden on December 11, 2008 Check this out. It is the US Civil War re-enacted as an exchange of facebook twittery-thingies. HT BATC.
Home Made Truck
Posted by Greg Laden on December 11, 2008 Something made me think of these toys, one shown above and other examples here. I have seen incredible examples made of bamboo or other wood-like substances, sometimes incorporating bits of a tin can or some other material. The more sophisticated ones (often made by adults rather than the kids) are made of bicycle spokes. Bicycle…
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