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Felice Frankel on Seeing Science

Photographer Felice Frankel says the best way to learn science is through art.

ScienceBlogs at DLD

Pictures from the Digital, Life, Design Conference in Munich.

Live Blogging from the NC Science Bloggers Conference!

Just one day to go before the second annual North Carolina Science Blogging Conference at Research Triangle Park! Can't attend? ScienceBlogs correspondent Virginia Hughes will be blogging live.

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Science Novelist Speaks in NYC

Next Monday, October 22, Barrett will read from her new novel, The Air We Breathe, at the 92nd Street Y in New York City.

Make "Family Science Night" Happen!

One DonorsChoose project, created by a fifth grade teacher in rural North Carolina, aims to get parents involved in their kids' science projects.

Machines on a Beach

Theo Jansen's kinetic 'beach animals' blend engineering with fine art.

Singularity Summit 2007

Three heady days in San Francisco on "Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Humanity."

Why, Thank You! We Like the Times, Too.

The New York Times launches My Times—and gives a nod to ScienceBlogs.

Google Moon

Google boldly goes where no online mapping service has gone before.

A Short Introduction to Outer Space

An Eisenhower-era relic of space history, reproduced on the web.

Welcome, Angry Toxicologist

Take a moment to check out ScienceBlogs' latest addition, Angry Toxicologist, for hawk-eyed health commentary with a side of erudition and humor.

Making the Cover of Seed

In this short video, Seed's art director narrates the creation of the cover art for the August 2007 issue of Seed—from E. coli-covered stamps and an agar-filled petri dish.

New to ScienceBlogs: Neurophilosophy

Welcoming ScienceBlogs' newest addition, Neurophilosophy.

Kids Like Science Weird

Started on June 3 by "20-something geek" and ScienceBlogs fan Mina Murray, Weird Science is a blog written specifically for adolescents.

Cool Video Alert

Geeky music video does wonders with dice.

Seven New Wonders

The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World were chosen by Philon of Byzantium in 200 B.C. Could it be time for an update?

Virtual Crowding

Paul Torrens' geosimulation lab uses virtual reality to study crowd dynamics.

Economics Drives Beef Into the Limelight

Why is beef on everybody's brain?

Don't Know Much Biology

University of Chicago biologist Jerry Coyne responds to Republican presidential hopeful Sam Brownback about evolution, education, and the rejection of science.

On Folding Paper

A piece of paper can't be folded in half more than seven times? Molecule of the Day didn't buy it.

"Memory," Online

Check out an online "Memory" exhibit put out by San Francisco's interactive museum, Exploratorium.

The Biggest Baking Soda Volcano Ever

Seed correspondents are Live-Blogging the International Science and Engineering Fair. Come see what the next generation of cutting-edge scientists is up to.

Voyage of the Endurance, Now in Google Maps

Armchair explorers don't have to eat seals.

Spinal Tap Reunites to Save World from Global Warming

The Earth isn't the only thing that's hotter than ever.

Photos from the Beyond

New York's American Museum of Natural History presents Beyond, a new IMAX show of 30 tweaked--and stunning!--space photos.

Lego My Scientist

Alan Saunders pays tribute to scientists with "Lego vignettes."

The Science Spring Showdown Sweet Sixteen: Fossil Fuels vs. Erlenmeyer Flask

It's game day. How did Fossil Fuels fare against Erlenmeyer Flask in the penultimate match in the Mortar and Pestle Division of the Science Spring Showdown?

Ask a ScienceBlogger Returns!

What's the difference between psychology and neuroscience? In an age of deepening understanding of the brain, does it make any sense to study the mind? Dave and Greta Munger of Cognitive Daily take on the first question in ScienceBlogs' new query series.

March Madness, Science Style

"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?"

I'm Ready For My Close-Up!

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...

Rube Goldberg Contraption With Plenty of Fire

The flaming, 20-foot Rube Goldberg machine that closed the Inaugural Meeting of the Athanasius Kircher Society, in glorious video.

We're Preparing Some Space in Our Bookshelves...

Jessica Hagy of Indexed gets a book deal. Graph-lovers everywhere rejoice.

Have Some Respect For Your Scientific Minority

"Have a little respect for your scientific minority. Without them you would still be freezing, starving, and dying of horrific diseases."

"Terminal Happiness" With Havidol

Do you feel unsatisfied, irritated, impatient with yourself? An art exhibition of a spoof pharmaceutical taps into real anxieties.

Introducing ScienceBlogs Select

A new filtered feed brings the highlights of ScienceBlogs right to your reader.

Geek Love

Why the stereotype of the lonely brainy woman is a trope whose time has come; plus, a new photo gallery (and contest) celebrating "girl-geeks" of style and substance.

Seed and Threadless, Sitting In a Tree

Sharpen your pencils, fire up your computers, and enter an unbeatable science is culture t-shirt design for your chance to win a 60-gig iPod, $1500 in cash, and, you better believe it, an Uncle Milton green gel ant farm.

Podcasting Kilimanjaro

Tune in to daily podcasts from the route up Mount Kilimanjaro, the world's tallest free-standing mountain and, at 19,340 feet, the highest peak in Africa.

One Billion Bulbs

Screwing our way to a greener future.

Richard Simmons at the NYC Toy Fair

Combatting the cycle of TV addiction.

Yo-Ho, I'm a Pirate!

Sinking whaling ships since 1979.

The Truth

You can influence the Truth.

The Joy of Science

ScienceBlogger Zuska conducts an online course on pleasure, excitement, and desire in feminist theories of science. Join in, read along, and get your jouissance on.

It's Hard to Be King

Climate change is gaining coverage in mainstream media. This Flash game from the BBC furthers the cause.

Waiting to Exhale

Watch the Earth breathe.

Mind the GDP, I Mean, the Gap

A little-known Google tool to tickle your infographic fancy.

It Came From the Lab

Two photographic points of view on labware.

And Now For Something Completely Different

From McSweeney's Books, Animals of the Ocean: In Particular the Giant Squid, by Dr. and Mr. Doris Haggis-on-Whey, looks like it's for kids, but it is actually for people like you.

Seeds of Peace (and Quiet)

Plants don't really need soil; just ask the French.

Air Pollution, Over Time.

A century of city smog can take its toll.

And the Amoeba Will Lie Down With the Newt

Science education + sixties mod design sense = compelling artwork from the inside of a childrens' biology book.

Children of Men

If fertility levels were to remain unchanged at today's levels, world population would rise to 244 billion persons in 2150 and 134 trillion in 2300, clearly indicating that current levels of high fertility cannot continue indefinitely.

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Hay Fever Cured With Hookworms

This first-hand story, as its author notes, "isn't for the faint hearted and for some should not be read while eating."

Solve the "Smithy Code"

You may have seen the rather exciting NY Times article this morning: "Judge Embeds a Puzzle in 'Da Vinci Code' Ruling." Apparently, Judge Peter Smith stuck 40 bold/italic letters into his ruling on a suit against Dan Brown (Brown won)....

Science and culture, 17th century style

In my former life, long before I had even heard of Seed, I studied 17th century English literature and dipped occasionally into history of science. One of my favorite figures in 17th century science was mad, bad Margaret Cavendish, the...

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