Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted)
Archives for October, 2007
Ronaldinho In The Office
Posted by "GrrlScientist" on October 27, 2007 tags: hacky sac, futbol, soccer, streaming video Do you ever wonder why your phone call goes unanswered when you call a business during business hours? Well, this video shows you why. [0:48]
Melanchroia chepise
Posted by "GrrlScientist" on October 26, 2007 tags: moth, Melanchroia chepise, white-tipped black geometrid, Image of the Day This diurnal Melanchroia chepise posed prettily this morning (10/21/07) on the wall of my apartment breezeway in the Heights section of Houston, Texas. Image: Biosparite [larger view]
Skinny Pig
Posted by "GrrlScientist" on October 26, 2007 tags: skinny pigs, guinea pigs, pets, Image of the Day Image: The Sun. [nearly life-sized]
How’s Your Vocabulary?
Posted by "GrrlScientist" on October 26, 2007 tags: vocabulary, online quiz Your Vocabulary Score: A+ Congratulations on your multifarious vocabulary! You must be quite an erudite person. How’s Your Vocabulary? How about you? By the way, I actually have linked to an even better vocabulary game that will appear Sunday. The upcoming game will ask you to define vocabulary words and, if…
How Red-Fan Parrots Raise Their Feathery Fans
Posted by "GrrlScientist" on October 26, 2007 tags: hawk-headed parrot, red-fan parrot, Deroptyus accipitrinus, streaming video As some of you know, I will soon be adding a four-month-old young parrot to my household. For those of you who have not heard of a hawk-headed (red-fan) parrot, Deroptyus a. accipitrinus, or who are not familiar with them, here is a video of a…
NYC Grrl Invades Texas
Posted by "GrrlScientist" on October 25, 2007 Can you find the bar-tailed godwits here among the avocet and marbled godwits? Image: Mary Scott, Birding America. Thanks to a reader who would rather remain anonymous, I am going to go to Texas tomorrow and will return to all of you on Tuesday. I have scheduled a few things to publish on this blog…
I’m In The Minority ..
Posted by "GrrlScientist" on October 25, 2007 Are we becoming a nation of pajama-wearing web-surfing loners? (Orphaned image). Zogby International and 463 Communications recently polled 9,743 Americans online regarding their attitude towards the internet.
Just a Wee Bit O’ Braggin’
Posted by "GrrlScientist" on October 25, 2007 Hey, look at this. Does it look familiar to you? Well, considering that I think my blog doesn’t get enough traffic, I was both pleased and surprised when I noticed that various stories on it occupied four of the five “most emailed” slots on scienceblogs last night. Not bad, eh?
Mystery Butterfly
Posted by "GrrlScientist" on October 25, 2007 tags: mystery butterfly, Image of the Day Image: Karen Davis. [wallpaper size] I am almost certain that I know what this species is, but because you enjoy naming species, I thought I’d let you have some fun with this lovely image. What species is this? Location: College Park, Maryland, 16 October 2007 My guess is…
Restoring the Oceans
Posted by "GrrlScientist" on October 25, 2007 tags: oceans, marine reserves, fish, streaming video This video explores how the establishment of marine reserves can save our oceans from overexploitation from overfishing and other damages. Narrated by Mariella Frostrup. [12:53]