September 12, 2008
Grow old along with me! The best is yet to be, The last of life, for which the first was made; Our times are in his hand who saith, A whole I planned, Youth shows but half; trust God: See all, nor be afraid!
- Robert Browning
September 12, 2008
Under the fold....
Alaska is right next to Russia:
She was referring to the Diomede Islands which straddle the International Date Line in the Bering Straits. Big Diomede is on the Russian side of the line and Little Domede is on the Alaskan side. There is a village of about 150 Eskimos on Little…
September 12, 2008
There are 10 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. Here are my own picks for the week - you go and look for your own favourites:
Circadian Control of the Daily Plasma Glucose Rhythm: An…
September 12, 2008
Ezra explains in words, but a Picture is Worth a Thousand of those:
BTW, the whole 'drill, baby, drill' chant at the RNC Convention, like pretty much everything in the scenography and theatrics there, was deeply sexual, designed to appeal to sexually anxious males. What do you think their…
September 12, 2008
Or, in this case, "I am not a liar".
Remember, don't think of an elephant?
Saying that Palin is not a liar elicits the 'liar' frame together with her name. Mentioning her name and the word "lying" in the same sentence reminds people she is lying.
When Nixon said he was not a crook, everyone…
September 12, 2008
From SCONC:
Thursday, Sept. 25
11:30 a.m - 1 p.m
(Free lunch if you're early)
Lecture: "Shaking Up Computer History: Finding the Women of ENIAC"
Historian, computer programmer, telecommunications lawyer, and film producer Kathy Kleiman will speak about the women who programmed the first all-…
September 12, 2008
Female Spiders Eat Small Males When They Mate:
Female spiders are voracious predators and consume a wide range of prey, which sometimes includes their mates. A number of hypotheses have been proposed for why females eat males before or after mating. Researchers Shawn Wilder and Ann Rypstra from…
September 11, 2008
In order to preserve your self-respect, it is sometimes necessary to lie and cheat.
- Robert Byrne
September 11, 2008
Don't Think of a Maverick! Could the Obama Campaign Be Improved?:
In 1980, Richard Wirthlin -- Ronald Reagan's chief strategist -- made a fateful discovery. In his first poll he discovered that most people didn't like Reagan's positions on the issues, but nevertheless wanted to vote for Reagan. The…
September 11, 2008
For those who object I only bash McCain and never say anything nice about Obama:
- I bash conservatism and GOP. It is irrelevant who is their candidate. This time they are serving up a real doozy, but all the others they had in the primaries are just as bad.
- I want to stop them, and since the…
September 11, 2008
So, let's see what's new in PLoS Genetics, PLoS Computational Biology, PLoS Pathogens and PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases this week. As always, you should rate the articles, post notes and comments and send trackbacks when you blog about the papers. Here are my own picks for the week - you go and…
September 11, 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. Here are my own picks for the week - you go and look for your own favourites:
Practice Makes Imperfect: Restorative Effects of Sleep on…
September 11, 2008
Sure, she would attack Russia, but at least she is not aware that she can do it pre-emptively.
But that's OK. She'll learn at the foot of the master.
Ooops!
September 11, 2008
Four Stone Hearth #49 is up on A Hot Cup of Joe
The 95th Skeptics' Circle is up on Skeptimedia
September 11, 2008
....is to read how Grrrl visited the Harry Potter spots in London:
My Quest: To Visit all the Harry Potter Film Sites in London, Part 1:
The Leaky Cauldron, Gringott's Wizarding Bank.
My Quest: To Visit all the Harry Potter Film Sites in London, Part 2:
Platform 9 3/4, Diagon Alley, Lambeth Bridge…
September 11, 2008
....is to read how Tiana and Kate had fun doing it:
Afternoon Delight With The Discovery Institute
In which it should have become clear that we were both drunk and lying
Dawkins and Myers, Websites and Pride, and Still More Lies
Dover and Dropping All Pretense
Good Manners
September 11, 2008
From SCONC:
Wednesday, Sept. 24
Noon, with free lunch
Sigma Xi pizza lunch with Anne Yoder, director of the Duke University Lemur Center: "Historical biogeography of Madagascar: using genes to study the evolution of an island."
3106 E. Hwy 54, RTP
September 10, 2008
There is a time to be timid. There is a time to be conciliatory. There is a time, even, to fly and there is a time to fight. And I'm going to fight like hell. (On Congressional moves toward impeachment)
- Richard M. Nixon
September 10, 2008
Under the fold, as we do here every day....
The Wars of John McCain:
John McCain believes the Vietnam War was winnable. Now he argues that an Obama administration would accept defeat in Iraq, with grave costs to American honor and national security. Is McCain's quest for victory a reflection of an…
September 10, 2008
Josh Marshall:
Let's face it. Lipstick on a pig is a classic American phrase. And there's just no better way to describe the McCain-Palin ticket:
September 10, 2008
There are 12 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. Here are my own picks for the week - you go and look for your own favourites:
Obesity as a Perceived Social Signal:
Fat accumulation…
September 10, 2008
A lovely article in Bon Appetit about the food scene in Durham and Chapel Hill - here are a few short snippets:
America's Foodiest Small Town:
Imagine a place where foodies not only have a favorite chef, but also a favorite farmer; a place where the distance between the organic farm and the award-…
September 10, 2008
The 188th edition of Carnival of Education is up on The Core Knowledge Blog
Carnival of the Liberals #73 is up on Redonkulous Redundancy
September 10, 2008
This month's Theme Of The Month in PLoS ONE are bats! Midway between the release of Batman II and Halloween, this sounds like an appropriate choice. Peter Binfield provides more information.
A number of our bat papers have received media and blog coverage (and not just by Anne-Marie!), but it is…
September 10, 2008
Tom Tomorrow gets it right:
September 10, 2008
Vedran continues to spread the Openness in Serbia:
"Anglo-American School Belgrade, a small private school in Belgrade, started its academic year with an opening ceremony celebrating the joy of learning.
Teachers who gathered on the first day of school learned about the intention of the school…
September 10, 2008
Anthropologists Develop New Approach To Explain Religious Behavior:
Without a way to measure religious beliefs, anthropologists have had difficulty studying religion. Now, two anthropologists from the University of Missouri and Arizona State University have developed a new approach to study…
September 10, 2008
From SCONC:
Monday, Sept. 22
5:30 - 7:00 PM
Lecture: "Hot, Flat and Crowded"
New York Times columnist and Pulitzer-Prize winning author Thomas Friedman will discuss his new book on the technology needed to address the energy and climate crisis and how America can be a leader in the "Green…
