Maintained by Seed's editors, web editors, and the other people who make Seed tick, Page 3.14 points you in the direction of some of ScienceBlogs' finest offerings, plus the tastiest tidbits of science news and opinion from around the web.
Ring in 2007 with manna for the science-starved.
From Mike the Mad Biologist, So This is What Theistic Geology Looks Like.
"You might not know this, but, due to pressure from Republicans beholden to batshit lunatic creationists theological conservatives, park rangers at the Grand Canyon are not allowed to discuss how old the Grand Canyon is."
From Framing Science, Communicating Climate Change.
"Despite historic amounts of media attention to global warming in 2006, most Americans still rank global warming as a lower level concern than other contemporary issues such as terrorism, the economy, or education. Republicans rank global warming below flag burning and the estate tax in importance."
From Aardvarchaeology, An Archaeologist in a Lab Coat.
"An elk killed and eaten by people is archaeology. An elk killed and eaten by wolves is not."
From Discovering Biology in a Digital World, How Do Antibiotics Kill Bacteria?
"In general, antibiotics keep bacteria from building the parts that are needed for growth: DNA replication, transcription, the synthesis of cell walls, and so on. "
From Retrospectacle, Neural Pathway Explains Why Addicts Become Addicts.
"Why is it that, over time, opiate drugs lose their rewarding effects? A new study published in Nature this month explains."
Comments
Speaking of Aardvarchaeology... when is it going to be added to the Blog List and pull-down menu?
Posted by: doctorgoo | January 3, 2007 12:27 PM
Aardvarchaeology should be in the blogroll come Monday, just as soon as our tech director gets back! Thanks for your concern...
Posted by: Sarah Dasher | January 3, 2007 1:32 PM