September 17, 2007
There is a new online survey up, designed by some of my SciBlings, about the background and online habits of science bloggers and science blog readers (not just scienceblogs.com, but all science blogs). Please take a minute to respond:
This survey attempts to access the opinions of bloggers, blog-…
September 17, 2007
My SciBling Craig McClain is one of the people considered by a major cable channel to host a show about the deep sea. You can help him get this cool job by showing your support in the comments on this post. Please do.
September 16, 2007
It is a commonplace observation that work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion.
- C. Northcote Parkinson, Parkinson's Law, 1958
September 16, 2007
Mathematics Might Save You A Trip To The ER:
Since the days of Hippocrates, people have known that certain illnesses come and go with the seasons. More recently, researchers have learned that these cyclic recurrences of disease, known as seasonality, are often related to the weather. In order to…
September 16, 2007
Too busy with the pseudo-moving right now, so just a quick set of links to other people's good stuff:
An amazing, fantastic post on Laelaps about horse evolution (also noted by Larry Moran). While at first glance, this post on Pondering Pikaia on naturally occurring hybrids in fish is not related…
September 15, 2007
God Himself chasteneth not with a rod but with time.
- Baltasar Gracian, 1601 - 1656
September 15, 2007
Who Went There? Matching Fossil Tracks With Their Makers:
Fossilized footprints are relatively common, but figuring out exactly which ancient creature made particular tracks has been a mystery that has long stumped paleontologists. In the latest issue of the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, a…
September 15, 2007
It will be on October 9-11, 2007 in Indianapolis:
The Open Minds Conference is the first national K-12 gathering for teachers, technicians and educational leaders to share and explore the benefits of open source in education. Virtual Learning Environments that provide 24X7 access to teaching and…
September 15, 2007
Oekologie #9 is up on Fish Feet
Boneyard #5 is up on The Ethical Palaeontologist
September 15, 2007
Mrs. Coturnix and I (amidst all of the packing and cleaning), are also celebrating our anniversary today. I just put some champaign to chill and, just in time for this, the mailman brought us something to drink out of:
Brought to you from the same folks who make serotonin earrings. Well, geeks…
September 15, 2007
Extra Gene Copies Were Enough To Make Early Humans' Mouths Water:
To think that world domination could have begun in the cheeks. That's one interpretation of a discovery, published online September 9 in Nature Genetics, which indicates that humans carry extra copies of the salivary amylase gene.…
September 14, 2007
Time deals gently only with those who take it gently.
- Anatole France, 1844 - 1924
September 14, 2007
A few days ago I wrote about the Zoo School in Asheboro, NC. It is even better than I thought - I got in touch with their lead teacher and she told me that all of their students have laptops in the classroom with wireless access. Their classrooms also have Smartboards and other cool technology.…
September 14, 2007
Yes, we can play now - 52 with no Jockers! Though, to play rummy, we'd need a whole another deck. And we can get there fast if you hurry up!
September 14, 2007
A few days ago PZ Myers announced he will have some special guest bloggers on Pharyngula soon. While the first commenters were guessing Big Names, like Dawkins, my comment was: "I am hoping for your students....". A little later, PZ Myers updated his post to announce that yes, indeed, it will be…
September 14, 2007
In the news today, I received a link to this press release:
Open education resource site HippoCampus launches:
The Monterey Institute for Technology and Education has launched an interactive homework help Web site funded by the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation. The Monterey-based institution…
September 14, 2007
As always on Fridays, there are new papers published in PLoS Genetics, PLoS Pathogens and PLoS Computational Biology. I like to take my own picks, and today I pick this pre-publication (there is a provisional PDF online) in my own field:
Meta-analysis of Drosophila Circadian Microarray Studies…
September 14, 2007
Carnival of the Liberals #47 is up on Plural Politics.
Friday Ark #156 is up on the Modulator.
September 14, 2007
BBC reports that scientists working in the UK government have adopted a Scientific Ethics Code, written by Professor Sir David King. Here is the Code:
Act with skill and care, keep skills up to date
Prevent corrupt practice and declare conflicts of interest
Respect and acknowledge the work of…
September 14, 2007
Unfortunately, due to the Murphy's Law of conference dates, I will have to miss this fantastic meeting, because I will at the time be at another fantastic meeting, but if you can come, please do - registration will be open online in a few days.
Autonomy, Singularity, Creativity
The conference…
September 13, 2007
All of us are watchers - of television, of time clocks, of traffic on the freeway - but few are observers. Everyone is looking, not many are seeing.
- Peter M. Leschak
September 13, 2007
Fire Ants Killing Baby Song Birds At High Rates:
Red imported fire ants may be killing as many as a fifth of baby song birds before they leave the nest, according to research recently completed at Texas A&M University.
Ecologist Finds Dire Devastation Of Snake Species Following Floods:
In…
September 13, 2007
The latest edition of the Four Stone Hearth is up on John Hawks Weblog.
September 13, 2007
Well, I was busy with work and everything, but behind the scenes, Mrs.Coturnix took some vacation time and started completely re-doing our apartment with a help of two of her best friends. It already looks better than ever and feels great, but it is not done yet. Oh, no. This weekend, we'll be…
September 13, 2007
Carnival of Space #20 is up on Music of the Spheres
September 13, 2007
Fighting against pseudoscience, quackery and superstition sometimes resembles the Wild, Wild West, so it is quite appropriate that the latest edition of the Skeptic's Circle is a Western set in a Saloon in a small town somewhere Out West: Brent Rassmussen narrates.
September 13, 2007
OK, that is an overstatement (for now). Will Raymond for Town Council!
There. That's better.
I thought Will must be busy as I did not hear from him lately and he did not show up at any of the recent bloggy events in the area. So, he was busy preparing for his second run for the Town Council. He…
September 12, 2007
One day at a time - this is enough. Do not look back and grieve over the past, for it is gone: and do not be troubled about the future, for it has not yet come. Live in the present, and make it so beautiful that it will be worth remembering.
- Ida Scott Taylor
September 12, 2007
Tangled Bank #88 is up on Behavioral Ecology Blog
History Carnival LVI is up on Walking the Berkshires
The 136th Carnival of Education is up on History Is Elementary
The newest edition of the Carnival of the Liberals will be posted some time today at Eteraz.org
September 11, 2007
Though I am not naturally honest, I am so sometimes by chance.
- William Shakespeare
