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GrrlScientist is a female evolutionary biologist, ornithologist, aviculturist and writer. A native of the Pacific Northwest, she relocated from Seattle to NYC with her parrots after earning her PhD. In NYC, she was a postdoctoral fellow for two years, reconstructing a molecular phylogeny of the parrots of the South Pacific islands. GrrlScientist has written a science blog since 4 August 2004 (the early years are archived here). If you appreciate her writing, please help her pay her living expenses by clicking on the Paypal or Amazon buttons below.An interview with GrrlScientist.
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July 31, 2006
Topic Categories: Humor • Politics • Satire
Have you also caught a glimpse of this dictionary? If so, please add your word to the list so all of us can better understand Rethuglican double-speak!
Posted by "GrrlScientist" at 8:36 PM • 13 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Topic Categories: Anti-Misinformation • Cultural Observation • Dinosaurs
This Disneyland for Christians makes me ask; can't they think of anything MORE USEFUL to spend $25 million on, you know, things like feeding and housing THE LESS FORTUNATE, for example?
Posted by "GrrlScientist" at 3:16 PM • 11 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Topic Categories: Birds in the News
Finally, it's back! And this week's featured photograph reveals a kingfisher doing something that most people never knew they could do!
Posted by "GrrlScientist" at 11:59 AM • 6 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Topic Categories: Activism • Cultural Observation • Politics
Michael Moore benefits from Republican "buyer's remorse".
Posted by "GrrlScientist" at 8:59 AM • 1 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Topic Categories: Birds in the News
BITN is on the way, but it will appear a little later than usual.
Posted by "GrrlScientist" at 7:35 AM • 0 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
July 30, 2006
Topic Categories: Cultural Observation • OnLine Quiz
I just have to know!
Posted by "GrrlScientist" at 7:06 PM • 16 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
July 29, 2006
Topic Categories: Ethics • OnLine poll • Politics
A live online poll by MSNBC asks; "Do you believe Bush's actions justify impeachment?" Uh, HELL yes.
Posted by "GrrlScientist" at 3:45 PM • 30 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Topic Categories: Education • Science • Teaching
This is a wonderful animated tutorial that gives you an idea of the power of ten ..
Posted by "GrrlScientist" at 3:20 PM • 3 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
July 28, 2006
Topic Categories: Education • Schoolhouse Rock • Streaming videos • Teaching • Your Inner Child
This particular episode of Schoolhouse Rock was the one that gave the entire series its start.
Posted by "GrrlScientist" at 1:59 PM • 3 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Topic Categories: OnLine Quiz • Silliness
Arr, who arrr you?
Posted by "GrrlScientist" at 12:10 PM • 3 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Topic Categories: Nature
A picture is worth a thousand words, so what are your thousand words describing this picture?
Posted by "GrrlScientist" at 10:29 AM • 5 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
July 27, 2006
Topic Categories: Anti-Misinformation • Ethics • Politics • Streaming videos • Teaching
This is a truly interesting streaming documentary about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Posted by "GrrlScientist" at 2:59 PM • 39 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Topic Categories: Politics • Satire • Streaming videos
Help me identify the politicians' voices on this Wallace and Gromit video -- we stll have one voice to identify!
Posted by "GrrlScientist" at 12:14 PM • 9 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
July 26, 2006
Topic Categories: Cultural Observation • Psychology
a peek into the feelings expressed by blog writers around the world. For example, do Europeans feel sad more often than Americans? Do women feel fat more often than men? Does rainy weather affect how we feel? What are the most representative feelings of female New Yorkers in their 20s? What do people feel right now in Baghdad? What were people feeling on Valentine's Day? Which are the happiest cities in the world? The saddest? And so on.
Posted by "GrrlScientist" at 2:59 PM • 3 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
July 24, 2006
Topic Categories: Anti-Misinformation • Evolution • Godlessness • Humor • Satire • Streaming videos
A streaming video where an IDiot attmpts to make a creationist's argument using a banana. I then make an observation using a banana, too.
Posted by "GrrlScientist" at 11:59 AM • 36 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
July 23, 2006
Topic Categories: Dinosaurs • Pets
On your very own computer! See? Someone prehistoric loves you!
Posted by "GrrlScientist" at 6:10 PM • 2 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
