It’s all in the mix. The pancake mix.

I’ve reposted this once already, but it is so important and cool …. we’re going to do it again. (And by “it” I mean the research, not this post!)

Michael Jackson died one year ago. The following is a repost of something I wrote at that time:

… Where you pay a little every month and get something for it, or even don’t pay but become a “member” and get something for that? At the moment there are no plans for such a thing, but there is a survey for you to offer your opinion. Click here to take the survey.

The next installment of my new falsehoods series, on Skeptically Speaking radio with Desiree Schell, is tonight at 6PM Mountain Standard Time. You can listen on line or wait until emacsDay, I mean Sunday, and download it. The main guests (my bit is a little add in pre-recorded thing) are George Dvorsky and Greg Fish.…

First, I want to point out this post which describes an interesting example of Michele Bachmann Republicans making stuff up to harm a Democratic contender for a congressional seat. Then, I want to show you a video from Jim Meffert’s campaign which relates to the above linked post AND points out what a crappy representative…

Both this year and last year (is this the beginning of a tradition?) Stephanie Zvan gave me a short story for my birthday. Last year, the story impressed me because it was a good story even without the unexpected, mildly disturbing twist. This time, the twist is not mildly disturbing at all. It is deeply…

Although the paper addresses Tanzanian lions, this is a photograph of a Namibian lion Starting some years ago, we began to hear about revisions of the standard models of lion behavioral biology coming out of Craig Packer’s research in the Serengeti. One of the most startling findings, first shown (if memory serves) as part of…

I am all in favor of the White House and the military being at odds over policy and politics. I have this notion that the elected civilians need to remind the officers that in our country, at least, the elected civilians are in charge. It’s that respect for the concept of democracy deep within my…

Along with a few other …. select bloggers. Check out the latest editor’s choice at Research Blogging

And in this case by “feminism” I mean specifically active engagement in STEM-recruiting. The answer is … going to be at the far end of what I predict will be an interesting and productive discussion starting out at Urban Science Adventures: An Open Letter to…Nerd Girls

Oh, no, I read it wrong. It’s “hope.” And not THAT Pandora. But it is my birthday!

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Interesting piece: …Certain topics never fail to generate a flood of impassioned reactions online: immigration, President Obama, federal taxes, “birthers,” and race. This story about Obama’s Kenyan aunt, who had been exposed as an illegal immigrant living in public housing in Boston and who was now seeking asylum, manages to pull strands from all five…

Is it possible for all the oxygen molecules in the room, which are moving around randomly, to randomly all move to one corner so everyone is breathing just nitrogen for a while and they die? Is is possible for a World Cup soccer game to have a score of, say, 24 to one? Is is…

Peter Tyack of Woods Hole talks about a hidden wonder of the sea: underwater sound. Onstage at Mission Blue, he explains the amazing ways whales use sound and song to communicate across hundreds of miles of ocean.

The podcast for The Cosmetics Cop: Paula Begoun has materialized here. Paula Begoun is the bestselling author of “The Beauty Bible” and “Don’t Go To The Cosmetics Counter Without Me.” We’ll examine the science behind some popular beauty products, and find out what real research says about makeup myths. That also includes this segment: The…

If so, would you please take this survey? It is for a friend of mine who is working on a research project regarding what looks to me like “framing” in IT management. We’ll beat him up later for the framing bit. Anyway, click here to do the survey thing. Thanks.