November 4, 2008
You already know that the Program for ScienceOnline09 contains several sessions that look, from different angles, at the question of reputation and authority in science, online and offline.
Related to this, as a recent lively discussion on science blogs demonstrated, is the question of the use of…
November 4, 2008
If you are wondering why I posted this picture and what it all (including the title of this post) means, you need to read the comment threads on these posts:
The Transition to Daylight Savings Time and the Risk of Myocardial Infarction
The Response from Janszky and Ljung -- Dr. Isis Defends the…
November 4, 2008
Low-Hanging Fruit is a website which collects data about drug/compound screens against parasitic organisms.
Michelle Arkin and James McKerrow explain:
The apples on the tree at the website represent links to data for the parasites indicated. In some cases, this data is a simple list of hits to be…
November 4, 2008
This is an uber-liberal enclave in NC, so more than 80% excited voters already voted early. Still, it was hard to find parking this morning.
November 4, 2008
The next Sigma Xi lunch pizza in RTP will be noon MONDAY, Nov. 17. Come hear Rob Dunn, assistant professor of zoology at NC State, talk about "Climate Change and the Neglected Majority." Dunn, among other things, is interested in insects and how changes in their distribution affect ecosystems.…
November 3, 2008
Those disputing, contradicting, and confuting people are generally unfortunate in their affairs. They get victory, sometimes, but they never get good will, which would be of more use to them.
- Benjamin Franklin
November 3, 2008
Totally cool:
Phase Coupling of a Circadian Neuropeptide With Rest/Activity Rhythms Detected Using a Membrane-Tethered Spider Toxin:
The regulation of the daily fluctuations that characterize an organism's physiology and behavior requires coordination of the cellular oscillations of individual "…
November 3, 2008
Continuing with the series of posts highlighting sessions in the Program at the upcoming ScienceOnline09, here are some sessions that deal with collaboration and networking between scientists and between their data.
Community intelligence applied to gene annotation:
This session is moderated by…
November 3, 2008
Mendel's Garden #25 is up on evolgen
The Last Edition of the Carnival to Replace Michele Bachmann. Ever. is up on Tangled Up in Blue Guy
Carnival of the Green # 152 is up on Real Central VA
November 3, 2008
This is a website worth spending some time on and looking at every page:
This website is linked to a British Academy funded research project on the post-World War Two memorialisation of one of the main sites of the Holocaust in Nazi-occupied Serbia, the Semlin Judenlager. Established by Nazi…
November 3, 2008
Let's see if social web services can be used for the science and research causes? Please read: MacBook for me - the power of Web!
I'd like to see her use that MacBook when she comes to ScienceOnline09 in January....
November 3, 2008
Jennifer Rohn's first lab lit novel, 'Experimental Heart' is now available for sale! It is described as "A literary thriller/romance set in the London research scene, 'Experimental Heart' is a thought-provoking, page-turning lab adventure that exposes the hidden world of modern scientists":
During…
November 3, 2008
...to this day, every time I walk through the front door, I say, I ALWAYS say: "Honey, I'm home!"
November 3, 2008
Ageism More Prevalent Than Racism Among Presidential Voters, Study Finds:
An ongoing study by UCLA and Stanford University researchers of 20,000 registered voters has found that far more of them would vote against Sen. John McCain because of his age than would vote against Sen. Barack Obama because…
November 2, 2008
Each time a man stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope ... and crossing each other from a million different centers of energy and daring those ripples build a current that can sweep down the mightiest…
November 2, 2008
The monthly recap of posts I liked, but you may have missed. Lotsa politics, understandably, but not all - I did manage to post some other cool stuff as well. Where are the SuperReaders when one needs them?!
From Telecommuting to Coworking
Bloggers at the Zoo - movies #10
Offal is Good
Wikipedia,…
November 2, 2008
The list is now final. Here are the top 13:
#13 Deep-sea corals
#12: Yeti Crab
#11 Venus's Flower Basket
#10: Echinothuriid Sea Urchins
#9: Bathynomus, the GIANT ISOPOD!!!!
#8 Red Lure Jellyfish
#7 Predatory Tunicates
#6: Giant Sea Spiders
#5 Barreleye Fish
#4 Gold-Footed or Scaly Foot Snail
#3…
November 2, 2008
An Evolutionary Look at Sperm Holds Secrets of Mobility, Fertility:
The fusion of sperm and egg succeeds in mammals because the sperm cells hyperactivate as they swim into the increasingly alkaline female reproductive tract. One fast-moving sperm drives on through the egg's fertilization barrier.…
November 2, 2008
If you live in (most places in) the United States as well as many other countries, you have reset your clocks back by one hour last night (or last week). How will that affect you and other people?
One possibility is that you are less likely to suffer a heart attack tomorrow morning than on any…
November 2, 2008
Vote early and vote often.
- Al Capone, 1899 - 1947
Suffrage, n. Expression of opinion by means of a ballot. The right of suffrage (which is held to be both a privilege and a duty) means, as commonly interpreted, the right to vote for the man of another man's choice, and is highly prized…
November 1, 2008
$100 invested at 7% interest for 100 years will become $100,000, at which time it will be worth absolutely nothing.
- Robert Anson Heinlein
November 1, 2008
Carnival of Evolution #5 is up on The Other 95%
Berry Go Round #10 is up on 10000birds
Festival of the Trees #29 is up on Via Negativa
November 1, 2008
Here is the fifth interview in the series on Miss Baker's Biology class blog - Stephen's interview with Brian Switek.
Previously in this series:
ScienceOnline09 - an interview with...me!
ScienceOnline09 - an interview with Eric Roston
ScienceOnline09 - an interview with Clinton Colmenares…
November 1, 2008
Extinct Sabertooth Cats Were Social, Found Strength In Numbers, Study Shows:
The sabertooth cat (Smilodon fatalis), one of the most iconic extinct mammal species, was likely to be a social animal, living and hunting like lions today, according to new scientific research. The species is famous for…
November 1, 2008
Choose one:
NaNoWriMo
InaDWriMo
NaBloPoMo
Then sit down and write something every day - a novel, an academic piece, or a blog post.
November 1, 2008
Annals of McCain - Palin, XLI: how I palled around with terrorists:
No one who knows me would ever consider me a domestic terrorist. I am, in fact, a pacifist. You may think that's naive, but it would be a real stretch to consider my pacifism to be the same as terrorism, even if you think it helps…
November 1, 2008
At first I thought this was fake, but apparently the call was real. If true - what a moment!
October 31, 2008
You don't tell deliberate lies, but sometimes you have to be evasive.
- Margaret Thatcher
