November 26, 2008
That is the Discover Magazine's series of articles, which includes:
The 10 Most Influential People in Science
20 Best Brains Under 40
Teen Genius: 5 Promising Scientists Under 20
...and more (the series, as the numbers above do not add up to 50, must still be in progress).
November 26, 2008
Here - a compilation of ten facts:
Congratulations, liberal/progressive/terrorist! This is the first Thanksgiving in eight years where you represent the political majority. Because you know who voted with you? Oh, just fifty-three percent of the United States of America. HELL YEAH! Who's a member…
November 26, 2008
As expected, the entries have been flying in over the past few days. Keep them coming! You have only 3 or so days left to dig through your Archives for your best posts since December 20th 2007 and submit them. Submit one, or two, or several - no problem. Or ask your readers to submit for you.…
November 26, 2008
What do you think? I think he has not seen change.gov and change.org yet, as they undermine his (otherwise useful) argument. But you have to read (or listen to) the entire thing - it is long and below are a few short snippets:
Noam Chomsky: "What Next? The Elections, the Economy, and the World…
November 26, 2008
I and the Bird #89 is up on Bird Ecology Study Group
The 152nd Carnival of Homeschooling is up on The Common Room
November 26, 2008
It's Thanksgiving tomorrow and the question (of the title of this post) pops up on the internets again. See SciCurious and Janet for the latest local offerings.
Short answer: we don't know.
But there is endless speculation about it, each taking into account bits and pieces of information that we…
November 26, 2008
StoryCorps is declaring November 28, 2008 the first annual National Day of Listening:
This holiday season, ask the people around you about their lives -- it could be your grandmother, a teacher, or someone from the neighborhood. By listening to their stories, you will be telling them that they…
November 26, 2008
Inspired by The Open Laboratory, the Gamers in the blogosphere are planning to do something similar - the Open Game Table.
If you are a gaming blogger, take a look and participate....
November 26, 2008
Hmmm, juxtaposing these three posts is thought-provoking....what is education all about? Is the 'coolness' factor overpowering the 'usefulness' factor? Thoughts?
Planning to Share versus Just Sharing:
But inevitably, with a very few exceptions, these projects spend an enormous amount of time…
November 26, 2008
Jurassic Turtles Could Swim:
Around 164 million years ago the earliest aquatic turtles lived in lakes and lagoons on the Isle of Skye, Scotland, according to new research. Recent scientific fieldwork led by researchers from UCL and the Natural History Museum on Skye, an island off the north-…
November 26, 2008
Peggy Kolm wrote a book review in Nature of Academeology by Female Science Professor.
My copy arrived some weeks ago, but it will have to wait until I read at least three other books I promised to review....eh. Anyway, Peggy says:
FSP's stories of being a woman in a male-dominated field are…
November 25, 2008
If there is any period one would desire to be born in, is it not the age of Revolution; when the old and the new stand side by side ... when the glories of the old can be compensated by the rich possibilities of the new era? This time ... is a very good one.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
November 25, 2008
There are 11 new articles in PLoS ONE today. As always, you should rate the articles, post notes and comments and send trackbacks when you blog about the papers. You can now also easily place articles on various social services (CiteULike, Connotea, Stumbleupon, Facebook and Digg) with just one…
November 25, 2008
Ever since I first discovered it, I loved the idea of the Moodgrapher and I wish it continued to be developed (not all the functions work any more). What it does is plot, in various ways, changes in "moods" as reported by users of LiveJournal.
For instance, you can see the spike of "ecstatic" on…
November 25, 2008
Paul Sunstone: Why Bother to Promote A Healthy Attitude Towards Nudity?
On the other hand, there are at least two, broad reasons for somewhat caring how nudity is viewed (shameless pun intended). First, the notion that nudity is scandalous, immoral, and even dangerous contributes to all sorts of…
November 25, 2008
....drumroll....
Peggy Kolm! You can find Peggy on Biology in Science Fiction and Women in Science blogs.
The prize is a trip to NYCity, a brunch with bloggers, museum trips, lab tours and a big SciBlings-made gift basket.
Congratulations!
November 25, 2008
Scienceblogs.com is...
...hosting a limited-run group blog called What's New in Life Science Research, which will cover four separate topics in biotechnology: stem cells, cloning, biodefense, and genetically modified organisms. The blog is sponsored by Invitrogen, but like the Shell-sponsored Next…
November 25, 2008
For instance, the Earth going around the Sun instead of vice versa. Or Copernicus starting the Scientific Revolution which eventually brought about the technology - DNA fingerprinting - that could be used to positively identify Copernicus' remains.
November 25, 2008
From Museum 2.0, a marvelous blog I discovered last night:
Self-Censorship for Museum Professionals:
There are lots of things visitors can't do in museums. But what about the things that museum professionals can't (or feel they can't) do? This week at the ASTC conference, Kathy McLean, Tom Rockwell…
November 25, 2008
Go here to find out how to make paper Darwin, Einstein, Sagan and more....
November 25, 2008
Change.org/ideas (not the official Change.gov) is a place where people can post ideas for the Obama administration and readers can, Digg-like, vote the ideas up and down. This is how it works:
What is Ideas for Change in America?
Ideas for Change in America is a citizen-driven project that aims to…
November 25, 2008
You have only 6 days left to dig through your Archives for your best posts since December 20th 2007 and submit them. Submit one, or two, or several - no problem. Or ask your readers to submit for you.
Only submissions received through this form are valid.
Then take a look at your favourite bloggers…
November 25, 2008
Grand Rounds 5:10 are up on Canadian Medicine
The 59th edition of Encephalon is up on Ionian Enchantment
November 25, 2008
Old Flies Can Become Young Moms:
Female flies can turn back the biological clock and extend their lifespan at the same time, University of Southern California biologists report. Their study, published online this month in Molecular Genetics and Genomics, casts doubt on the old notion of a tradeoff…
November 24, 2008
The printing press is either the greatest blessing or the greatest curse of modern times, sometimes one forgets which it is.
- James Matthew Barrie
November 24, 2008
There are new articles published tonight in PLoS Biology, PLoS Medicine, PLoS ONE and PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases - here are my picks:
A Social Amoeba Discriminates in Favor of Kin:
Though seemingly simple life forms, microorganisms can display surprisingly complex behaviors, such as altruism…
November 24, 2008
Science Communicators of North Carolina:
Connect with SCONC in a cool Co-Working Environment!
Monday, November 24 at 6:30 p.m.
Join your fellow SCONC members for a casual evening in Carrboro on Nov. 24. Headlining this month's meeting -- remotely -- will be SCONC's ambassador to Norway. Tour the…
November 24, 2008
Can be yours:
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November 24, 2008
The Origin originated on this day exactly 150-minus-1 years ago.
