Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted)

This streaming video is the third of a four-part series by the Smithsonian Institute. It features fieldwork that scientists engage in by trekking through the tropical rainforests and sending probes to the bottom of the sea at the National Museum of Natural History, aka, the Smithsonian. [2:31].

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(Trying to) Learn Finnish with Sulkasiipi, Part 7

Sat, 22 Nov 2008 01:59:58 -0500

tags: Suomi, Helsinki, Finland, travel, language, streaming video

This charming little video attempts to teach me how to say the alphabet in Finnish, along with more numbers, so I thought you'd also enjoy it. I really wish I'd found these videos a few weeks ago [3:09].

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42nd Street Times Square Passageway Subway Art 34

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 20:59:59 -0500

tags: Times Square, 42nd street, The Revelers, subway art, NYC through my eye, photography, NYC

The Revelers (2007).

Artist: Jane Dickson. Photographed in the passageway at 42nd Street/Times Square traveling east between the 8th Avenue/Port Authority Bus Terminal A, C, & E trains) and the 7th Avenue/Broadway (1, 2, & 3 trains) platforms.

I watched the workmen install these mosaics (I wish I had photographed the process to share with you) and photographed them all after the adhesive had dried.

Image: GrrlScientist 9 September 2008 [larger view].

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Finland Rocks

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 14:59:58 -0500

tags: Helsinki, Finland, nature, image of the day

Unidentified plants, mosses, and lichens in Munkkivuori (Helsinki).

Image: GrrlScientist, 18 November 2008 [larger view].

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Today's Mystery Bird for you to Identify

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 09:59:59 -0500

tags: mystery bird, identify this bird, birds, mystery bird, bird ID quiz

[Mystery bird] photographed in California. [I will identify this bird for you tomorrow]

Image: John del Rio [larger view].

Please name at least one field mark that supports your identification.

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Research Inside the National Museum of Natural History

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 08:59:59 -0500

tags: Smithsonian, National Museum of Natural History, research, science, streaming video

This streaming video is part one of a four-part series by the Smithsonian Institute. It features some of the scientists who work behind the scenes at the National Museum of Natural History, aka, the Smithsonian. In this video, you'll catch a glimpse of some of my colleagues from when I was a postdoc [2:32].

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Helsinki Finland Update

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 07:59:59 -0500

Finnish Lawn Ornaments.

Chilean Flamingos, Helsinki Zoo.

Image: GrrlScientist, 20 November 2008 [larger view].

What have I done and seen so far in Helsinki? So far, I've;

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(Trying to) Learn Finnish with Sulkasiipi, Part 6

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 01:59:59 -0500

tags: Suomi, Helsinki, Finland, travel, language, streaming video

This charming little video attempts to teach me how to say numbers in Finnish, so I thought you'd also enjoy it. I really wish I'd found these videos a few weeks ago [3:09].

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42nd Street Times Square Passageway Subway Art 33

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 20:59:55 -0500

tags: Times Square, 42nd street, The Revelers, subway art, NYC through my eye, photography, NYC

The Revelers (2007).

I watched the workmen install these mosaics (I wish I had photographed the process to share with you) and photographed them all after the adhesive had dried.

Image: GrrlScientist 9 September 2008 [larger view].

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Mystery Bird: Ring-necked Duck, Aythya collaris

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 09:59:59 -0500

tags: Ring-necked Duck, Aythya collaris, birds, bird ID quiz, mystery bird

~~[Mystery bird]~~ Ring-necked Duck, Aythya collaris, photographed at Hermann Park, Houston, Texas. [I will identify this bird for you tomorrow]

Image: Joseph Kennedy, 11 March 2008 [larger view].

Nikon D200, Kowa 883 telescope TSN-PZ camera eyepiece 1/250s f/8.0 at 500.0mm iso400.

Please name at least one field mark that supports your identification.

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Collections Inside the National Museum of Natural History

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 08:59:59 -0500

tags: Smithsonian, National Museum of Natural History, collections, education, science, streaming video

This streaming video is the second of a four-part series by the Smithsonian Institute. It features the extensive collections that that are archived at the National Museum of Natural History, aka, the Smithsonian. [2:34].

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(Trying to) Learn Finnish with Sulkasiipi, Part 5

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 01:59:59 -0500

tags: Suomi, Helsinki, Finland, travel, language, streaming video

This charming little video attempts to teach me a few simple sentences in Finnish, so I thought you'd also enjoy it. I really wish I'd found these videos a few weeks ago [1:22].

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PERKELE!

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 00:59:59 -0500

tags: Suomi, Helsinki, Finland, travel, language, streaming video

This video teaches me how to say "dammit" in Finnish -- I must be well-equipped to express myself while in Helsinki, don't you think? [0:42].

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