An Interview with Orli of Neurontic
Today's ScienceBlogger interview is with "science enthusiast and interpreter," Brooklynite, and freelance journalist Orli Van Mourik of Neurontic.
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March 30, 2007
Today's ScienceBlogger interview is with "science enthusiast and interpreter," Brooklynite, and freelance journalist Orli Van Mourik of Neurontic.
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March 29, 2007
A Japanese team has tested an Alzheimer's vaccine that appears to be safe and effective in mice. Human trials could follow.
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March 28, 2007
Meet Alex Palazzo, cellular biologist and "postdoctoral fellow-at-large" of The Daily Transcript.
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March 27, 2007
A Dutch scientist demonstrates that suppressing mental distraction takes energy—and that tired brains can't do it.
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March 26, 2007
What will people of the future make of blogging?
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March 23, 2007
A new blog for children to discuss global warming posts a letter from a Brooklyn "six-year-old I'd like to nominate for President."
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March 22, 2007
The 3.14 Interview tackles the "excessively outspoken and sardonic" Steinn Sigurdsson of Dynamics of Cats.
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March 21, 2007
After a bit of a hiatus, ScienceBlogger interviews are back! And today, in honor of his one-year blogging anniversary, we feature Steve Higgins of Omni Brain.
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March 19, 2007
ScienceBlogs gives a warm welcome to its newest member.
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March 14, 2007
The British government has introduced a sweeping bill that would cut the UK's carbon emissions by 60 percent by 2050. Britain's environmental minister, David Miliband, introduces the bill on YouTube.
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March 13, 2007
"Big time, Dave, it's huge! Let the griping begin! We've opened the lines and we wanna hear from you. What do YOU think about these match ups? Is this just about right? Or does it make about as much sense as a taco in a Chinese restaurant?"
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March 12, 2007
U.S. Interior Department to traveling government officials: Just don't mention the polar bears.
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March 10, 2007
If you're thinking about pollen much and you're not a farmer or a beekeeper, chances are you probably suffer from wicked seasonal allergies. Then again, you could be an artist. Kysa Johnson, a painter whose work explores microcosmic and macrocosmic...
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March 9, 2007
A squid-themed virtual birthday card for Pharyngula's PZ Myers.
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March 8, 2007
Category: Spectacle
The flaming, 20-foot Rube Goldberg machine that closed the Inaugural Meeting of the Athanasius Kircher Society, in glorious video.
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March 7, 2007
Jessica Hagy of Indexed gets a book deal. Graph-lovers everywhere rejoice.
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March 6, 2007
Category: Culture
"Isn't it funny how we do to our kids the very things our parents did to us?"
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March 5, 2007
"Have a little respect for your scientific minority. Without them you would still be freezing, starving, and dying of horrific diseases."
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March 2, 2007
The latest ScienceBlogger hopes to make it as a geoscientist without having to grow a beard.
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March 1, 2007
Do you feel unsatisfied, irritated, impatient with yourself? An art exhibition of a spoof pharmaceutical taps into real anxieties.
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