Archives for January 2, 2010
The Carnival of Evolution is up …
Posted by Greg Laden on January 2, 2010 … at Observations of a Nerd.
Social Networking Update: Sci Online Ten
Posted by Greg Laden on January 2, 2010 Bora has put out a list of SoTen participants as a twinter …. thing. A list or something. Do you follow me on twitter? Are you my facebook friend?
Items of Interest
Posted by Greg Laden on January 2, 2010 Rush Limbaugh is OK. Latest report here. Does HP make racist computers? Gendered Color Dichotomies with science toys at Toys R Us
Circus of the Spineless Web Carnival
Posted by Greg Laden on January 2, 2010 Number 46 is up at Adventures of a Free Range Urban Primate.
Congo Volcano Erupting
Posted by Greg Laden on January 2, 2010 Mount Nyamulagira, 25km (16 miles) from the eastern city of Goma, erupted at dawn on Saturday, sending lava into the surrounding Virunga National Park. About 40 endangered chimpanzees and other animals live in the area. But the country’s famous critically endangered mountain gorillas are said to be safe as they live further east. source These…
Out of place oak is 13 thousand years old
Posted by Greg Laden on January 2, 2010 One of the world’s oldest plants turns out to be a 13,000 year-old scrub oak (Quercus palmeri, or Palmer’s Oak) in Southern California. Apparently this tree has survived for so long, despite the fact that it was born in the ice age and there have been numerous climate changes since then, by cloning itself, hiding…
Who was the most influential female atheist of 2009?
Posted by Greg Laden on January 2, 2010 Go Vote for somebody in this poll: Who was the most influential female atheist of 2009? …here’s a poll focusing just on the female voices of atheism. Who do you think was the most influential female atheist of 2009? … HERE
Anthropology Blog Carnival
Posted by Greg Laden on January 2, 2010 Four Stone Hearth #83 the totally cool “The Avatar Edition” … is manifest at The Primate Diaries.
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