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Bora Zivkovic

My scientific specialty is chronobiology (circadian rhythms and photoperiodism), with additional interests in comparative physiology, animal behavior and evolution. I am not an MD so I cannot diagnose and treat your sleep problems. As well as writing this blog, I am also the Online Discussion Expert for PLoS. This is a personal blog and opinions within it in no way reflect the policies of PLoS. You can contact me at: Coturnix@gmail.com

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March 5, 2010
If you must play, decide on three things at the start: the rules of the game, the stakes, and the quitting time. - Chinese proberb
March 5, 2010
On Wednesday, Bride Of Coturnix and I went to Ignite Raleigh. There was an Ignite show in many cities around the world that night, and the one in Raleigh was one of the biggest, with 702 people in attendance, in Lincoln theater (which is far too small for such a crowd - but crowdiness made it more…
March 5, 2010
From the American Scientist: Our American Scientist pizza lunch talk falls later than usual this month to accommodate our magazine's May-June issue deadline. Keep open the noon hour on March 30 and come hear Geoff Ginsburg, director of the Center for Genomic Medicine at Duke University, discuss…
March 5, 2010
Science and Entertainment: Beyond Blogging Saturday, January 16 at 2 - 3:05pm D. Science and Entertainment: Beyond Blogging - Tamara Krinsky and Jennifer Ouellette Description: Over the past several years, the Internet has tangibly changed the way that movies and TV shows are produced and…
March 5, 2010
The new Change of Shift is up on mamatrauma Friday Ark #285 is up on Modulator
March 5, 2010
There are 19 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, Mendeley, Connotea, Stumbleupon, Facebook and Digg) with…
March 4, 2010
He is not only dull himself; he is the cause of dullness in others. -Samuel Johnson
March 4, 2010
Continuing with the tradition from last two years, I will occasionally post interviews with some of the participants of the ScienceOnline2010 conference that was held in the Research Triangle Park, NC back in January. See all the interviews in this series here. You can check out previous years'…
March 4, 2010
From the NC Museum of Life Sciences: Program Type: Science Talk Date: Mar. 9, 7 pm - Mar. 9, 8 pm Location: Museum of Natural Sciences - Auditorium Fee: $6 General Public, $4 Members, $3 Students The Ecological and Economic Importance of Sharks, Threats They Face, and How You Can Help Lecture,…
March 4, 2010
Science and Entertainment: Beyond Blogging Saturday, January 16 at 2 - 3:05pm D. Science and Entertainment: Beyond Blogging - Tamara Krinsky and Jennifer Ouellette Description: Over the past several years, the Internet has tangibly changed the way that movies and TV shows are produced and…
March 4, 2010
There are 27 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, Mendeley, Connotea, Stumbleupon, Facebook and Digg) with…
March 4, 2010
I and the Bird #120 is up on Sand creek almanac Berry-Go-Round #25 is up on Foothills Fancies
March 3, 2010
Life is about enjoying yourself and having a good time. - Cher
March 3, 2010
Continuing with the tradition from last two years, I will occasionally post interviews with some of the participants of the ScienceOnline2010 conference that was held in the Research Triangle Park, NC back in January. See all the interviews in this series here. You can check out previous years'…
March 3, 2010
From the NC Museum of Natural Sciences: OUR BODIES: The Final Frontier Tuesday, March 23, 2010 - 6:30-8:30 pm with discussion beginning at 7:00 followed by Q&A Location: Tir Na Nog 218 South Blount Street, Raleigh, 833-7795 We have come to think of the world as known. It…
March 3, 2010
Science and Entertainment: Beyond Blogging Saturday, January 16 at 2 - 3:05pm D. Science and Entertainment: Beyond Blogging - Tamara Krinsky and Jennifer Ouellette Description: Over the past several years, the Internet has tangibly changed the way that movies and TV shows are produced and…
March 3, 2010
There are 25 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, Mendeley, Connotea, Stumbleupon, Facebook and Digg) with…
March 2, 2010
I've just learned about his illness. Let's hope it's nothing trivial. -Irvin S. Cobb
March 2, 2010
You may be aware that, as of recently, one of my tasks at work is to monitor media coverage of PLoS ONE articles. This is necessary for our own archives and monthly/annual reports, but also so I could highlight some of the best media coverage on the everyONE blog for everyone to see. As PLoS ONE…
March 2, 2010
Often when a scientific paper gets cited, one wants to see how exactly it was cited. Thus one needs to download the citing article. There are numerous ways to do so, but starting today, you can get this done with just a click or two on all PLoS articles. How? Go to the Metrics tab of the article,…
March 2, 2010
At North Carolina State University next week: Seminar: Wednesday, March 10th, 4PM Dr. Dan Ariely James B. Duke Professor of Behavioral Economics, Duke University Who Put the Monkey in the Driver's Seat? Venue: Room 101 David Clark Laboratories The NCSU, W. M. Keck Center for Behavioral Biology is…
March 2, 2010
Neurophilosophy Code of Life The Culture of Chemistry Neurotopia NeuroDojo The Loom Urban Science Adventures Aardvarchaeology Archy The Flying Trilobite Rigor Vitae Bench TwentyOne Page 3.14 The Scientific Activist Science After Sunclipse Mr Science Show Byte Size Biology Neurotopia A Blog Around…
March 2, 2010
Continuing with the tradition from last two years, I will occasionally post interviews with some of the participants of the ScienceOnline2010 conference that was held in the Research Triangle Park, NC back in January. See all the interviews in this series here. You can check out previous years'…
March 2, 2010
Duke's Periodic Tables at the Broad Street Cafe March 9, 2010 | 7:00 P.M. Nanomaterials in Ecosystems: Should we worry? Nanotechnology has the enormous potential to change our society. New advances in medicine, energy production, environmental cleanup and better access to clean water…
March 2, 2010
Science and Entertainment: Beyond Blogging Saturday, January 16 at 2 - 3:05pm D. Science and Entertainment: Beyond Blogging - Tamara Krinsky and Jennifer Ouellette Description: Over the past several years, the Internet has tangibly changed the way that movies and TV shows are produced and…
March 2, 2010
Scientia Pro Publica #22 is up on Reciprocal Space Carnival of Evolution #21: The Superstar Edition is up on Mauka to Makai Festival of the Trees #45 is up on The Voltage Gate Grand Rounds Volume 6 number 23 are up on Doctor Anonymous
March 2, 2010
Four of the seven PLoS journals post new articles on Monday nights - let's see what is exciting and bloggable 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…
March 1, 2010
The writer who possesses the creative gift owns something of which he is not always master - something that at time strangely wills and works for itself. - Charlotte Bronte
March 1, 2010
At Morehead Planetarium in Chapel Hill this week: SCIENCE & ETHICS: AIRPORT SECURITY Thursday, March 4, 7 p.m. Michael Zunk, Federal Security Director, TSA, RDU International Airport Come hear Mr. Zunk discuss scanning technologies while busting some popular myths on airport security screening…
March 1, 2010
Continuing with the tradition from last two years, I will occasionally post interviews with some of the participants of the ScienceOnline2010 conference that was held in the Research Triangle Park, NC back in January. See all the interviews in this series here. You can check out previous years'…