Archives for June 29, 2009
Biology Will Never Be the Same Again: Scott Lanyon
Posted by Greg Laden on June 29, 2009 The best of last June Note: Since writing this post a year ago, at the time of Scott’s talk, I learned something interesting that I think it is OK to share with you. Prior to the talk, Scott has received an injury, which was causing him considerable pain during the talk itself. He left from…
How to be more keyboardy: Update
Posted by Greg Laden on June 29, 2009 Being more keyboardy is good. The mouse is good, too. But if you can do more things with the keyboard, those things will usually happen faster and with less mucking around. Also, it is very, very cool to sit there and go “tap tap tap” and have stuff happen on the screen without the mouse.…
B-GIRL BE: Fourth International Multimedia Festival
Posted by Greg Laden on June 29, 2009 Intermedia Arts Presents B-GIRL BE :: A CELEBRATION OF WOMEN IN HIP-HOP :: Fourth International Multimedia Festival Summer Camps — August 11 – 14, 2009 Mama Said Knock U Out! Exhibition — August 27 through October 23, 2009 Dance Performances — September 17 – 20, 2009 B-Girl Be Block Party– Saturday, September 19, 2009 art…
Primate Diaries: New Scienceblogs.com Blogger E.M. Johnson
Posted by Greg Laden on June 29, 2009 Eric Michael Johnson has a Bachelors degree in Anthropology and a Masters in Evolutionary Anthropology. He pursued his PhD in Evolutionary Anthropology at Duke University before joining the University of British Columbia to complete a doctorate in the History and Philosophy of Science. And he now blogs here.
Hiaasen For Kids
Posted by Greg Laden on June 29, 2009 I very recently reviewed Carl Hiaasen’s novels. Among his fiction are two books that are written explicitly for kids. Looking just at Hiaasen’s titles it may be hard to pick them out from the pack, so I’m making a special reference to them here. They are called “Hoot” and “Flush.” Details follow:
New Photoblogger at Scienceblogs.com
Posted by Greg Laden on June 29, 2009 Following the excellent round of rocket photography by Steve Jurvetson, we now come down to earth with minerals photographed by B. Jefferson Bolender.
David Carter essay on the Stonewall Uprising.
Posted by Greg Laden on June 29, 2009 If you don’t know what the Sontewall Uprising is, and you are interested in Gay Rights, then click here and be edumicated.
Racist bomber in the dock at Old Bailey
Posted by Greg Laden on June 29, 2009 A racist arrested by chance at a railway station was “on the cusp” of waging a terror campaign using tennis balls and weedkiller, a jury has heard. Neil Lewington, 43, had a bomb factory at his parents’ home in Reading, Berks, and wanted to target those he thought “non-British”, prosecutors alleged. The Old Bailey heard…
Flu Update: Millionth American Case, Scams, Prospects
Posted by Greg Laden on June 29, 2009 The novel swine flu has affected its one millionth American. The first death in England has been recorded (a 9 year old girl). Yesterday, the first Brazilian death was recorded. When we look at the map of the disease, note that many regions of Africa are totally devoid of cases. Just so you know ……
Skepchickcon is this weekend!
Posted by Greg Laden on June 29, 2009 Skepchickcon is a Track at Convergence 2009. Convergence 2009 is one of those science fiction conventions where everyone dresses up as Klingons and such. I’ve never been to one but I’ve sure seen plenty of them on TV and in the movies. Skepchickcon is a “Track,” which means it is a series of panels and…
Pawlenty Vague on Signing Franken Into Senate
Posted by Greg Laden on June 29, 2009 Time Pawlenty has become famous for his ability to be extraordinarily vague. Now we are seeing this in relation to the expected Minnesota State Supreme Court decision on the Franken-Coleman Senate election contest. For the most part, Pawlenty has signaled that he will only sign the election certificate if he is instructed to do so…
What really happened on the moon
Posted by Greg Laden on June 29, 2009 I have no comment on this. Gotta go … helicopter coming.
Son of Mike Invades Tokyo
Posted by Greg Laden on June 29, 2009 Bing, son of blogger and politico Mike Haubrich, has just arrived in Japan where he will spend several months assisting in a linguistic research project in the Greater Tokyo Metro area. And hopefully getting around the country a bit to see some cool stuff. He’s got a web site tracking his trip here. Please note…
Lost Moon Tapes Found in Perth Australia
Posted by Greg Laden on June 29, 2009 UPDATE: grrrrrrrrrr….. The original story, now retracted, is below the fold. Somebody is dicking around on the internet. It is possible that the Daily Express article is a “hoax” or a “fiction” … at least, this is what some are claiming. See the updates here on Bad Astronomy. I’m not sure if I would use…
Death of an Historic Notable
Posted by Greg Laden on June 29, 2009 On this day in 1885, Thomas Henry Huxley died at the age of 70. He is most famous for his sideburns, but in addition he was also involved with the study of evolution and the defense of Darwinism. He also invented the term Agnostic. Which he was. T.H. Huxley, Darwin’s Bulldog
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