Archives for January 12, 2009
Autism Study Examines Cause of Apparent Rise in Rate
Posted by Greg Laden on January 12, 2009 A study recently published by Irva Hertz-Picciotto and Lora Delwiche of the M.I.N.D. Institute, UC Davis, addresses the question of an apparent rise in the frequency of diagnosed autism in California. This study is quickly becoming the focus of attention as the various factions with an interest in autism square off on assessing its validity.…
Stuff White People Like Guy Coming to UMN
Posted by Greg Laden on January 12, 2009 Popular blogger and author Christian Lander will discuss his book, Stuff White People Like, on Monday, January 26 at 4:00 p.m. at the University of Minnesota Bookstore in Coffman Memorial Union, 300 Washington Ave. S.E. Minneapolis. Lander decided early on that he did not like white people who did not watch the TV show “The…
The Greg Layer
Posted by Greg Laden on January 12, 2009 The previous story, about the Volcanic eruption of the Rwenzori Mountains a few kilometers from our camp (“Fire on the Mountain“), actually occurred AFTER the story I’m about to tell. But I’m telling them out of sequence as a matter of character development. (The complexity of the real life situation significantly exceeds the complexity of…
Homeschooling Carnival Up
Posted by Greg Laden on January 12, 2009 Homeschool Showcase (Formerly The Carnival of Cool Homeschoolers) #15 is up at Weird, Unsocialized Homeschoolers. I’ve got an item listed in the carnival, which is typical (I often send potentially useful science content material to the homeschooling carnivals.) While you’re studying Earth science, you may want to check out Nature’s Evolutionary Gems posted by Greg…
New Autism Study
Posted by Greg Laden on January 12, 2009 California’s sevenfold increase in autism cannot be explained by changes in doctors’ diagnoses and most likely is due to environmental exposures, University of California scientists reported Thursday. The scientists who authored the new study advocate a nationwide shift in autism research to focus on potential factors in the environment that babies and fetuses are exposed…
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