Archives for May 26, 2010
Richard Sears: Planning for the end of oil
Posted by Greg Laden on May 26, 2010 As the world’s attention focuses on the perils of oil exploration, we present Richard Sears’ talk from early February 2010. Sears, an expert in developing new energy resources, talks about our inevitable and necessary move away from oil. Toward … what?
Four Stone Hearth Blog Carnival
Posted by Greg Laden on May 26, 2010 is at the Prancing Papio (= Dancing Baboon) at THIS LINK HERE. click it. enjoy.
The BioBlogging Project: Top 50 Biotechnology Blogs
Posted by Greg Laden on May 26, 2010 Today, many biotechnology blogs focus on genomics (especially personal genomics) and the business side of biotech. The blogs listed below are produced by professors, students as well as law firms and researchers. One other focus in these top 50 biotechnology blogs is bioinformatics, represented in both in molecular biology as well as in databases, algorithms,…
More emotional intelligence = more orgasms
Posted by Greg Laden on May 26, 2010 According to a study just coming out in the Journal of Sexual Medicine, “variations in emotional intelligence–the ability to identify and manage emotions of one’s self and others–are associated with orgasmic frequency during intercourse and masturbation.”
First, they came for the Hitler meme. But we were silent…
Posted by Greg Laden on May 26, 2010 Or, on the other hand, this may be a good thing:
iPod version of the iPhone OS Reference Library
Posted by Greg Laden on May 26, 2010 Check out this meta app. It runs fully functional in an iPad (I’m told), and is a super fancy reference library for the iPhone OS. It is a web app that you can see on any web browser but, when it senses that it is on an iPad, shifts into super-duper mode. Here’s the links…
Knee Update at 100 days
Posted by Greg Laden on May 26, 2010 It has been 100 days since I accidentally severed my right patellar tendon. I’m bending my knee to 105 degrees or so, I can now use my quads (though not for much), and I usually walk around with no brace or crutch. On the other hand, if I take a long walk (as in a…
Men are so good at …. oh, just everything. Ladies learn!
Posted by Greg Laden on May 26, 2010 From Sociological Images (Hat Tip: Ana):
Johanna Blakley: Lessons from fashion’s free culture
Posted by Greg Laden on May 26, 2010 Copyright law’s grip on film, music and software barely touches the fashion industry … and fashion benefits in both innovation and sales, says Johanna Blakley. At TEDxUSC 2010, she talks about what all creative industries can learn from fashion’s free culture.
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