April 27, 2007
Philosophia Naturalis #9 is up on Science And Reason.
April 27, 2007
I am starting my BIO101 for adults course again on Monday and this time I am deteremined to use a blog in the classroom. To begin with, I copied my lecture notes here (still needs some fiddling and editing before Monday) and we'll see how it works out.
April 27, 2007
Dogs Copy Other Dogs' Actions Selectively, The Way Humans Do:
A distinguishing feature of human intelligence is our ability to understand the goals and intentions of others. This ability develops gradually during infancy, and the extent to which it is present in other animals is an intriguing…
April 26, 2007
I think scientists should stop wasting valuable resources trying to cure cancer and focus on more important issues, like keeping me from drooling in my sleep.
- Bill Hewins
April 26, 2007
The first edition of Carnival of Space is up on Why Homeschool.
Submit your entries for the next edition here and volunteer to host here.
April 26, 2007
John James Audubon was born on his father's plantation in Haiti on this day in 1780. Despite being born of his father's mistress, he was raised in France by his father's wife and educated with other young aristocrats. He took an early interest in drawing birds, when he found himself without an…
April 26, 2007
Excellent article by Jeff Jarvis: The obsolete interview (hat-tip: Anton). As I've been interviewed several times this year, I agree. The world is changing: media, just like science publishing (see below) and getting a job (see further below) will change....
April 26, 2007
Thus reports The Scientist:
Researchers from three different labs have identified a new circadian gene in the mouse, according to two papers in Science and one paper in Cell published online this week. Mutagenesis screens revealed that mutations in a protein called FBXL3 lengthen the mouse…
April 26, 2007
With Bob Geary of The Independent Weekly. Listen to the whole thing here or read an excerpt here.
April 26, 2007
I'll have to find my remote control and remember how to use it, because the 08 campaign season is officially starting tonight with the first Democratic presidential debate in South Carolina, at 7pm ET on MSNBC. You all know who I am rooting for.
April 26, 2007
Yes, we are working on it. Anton just put up the new wiki and the first scaffolding for the program. At this point in time we certainly invite your suggestions, but mostly are looking for sponsors in order to see how ambitious we can be next year in comparison to the First Conference.
Oh, and don…
April 26, 2007
I am teaching my BIO101 again starting this Monday. The class is very small, so the discussions and student presentations will not last very long. Thus, I will have extra time at the end of each lecture. This can be a good time to show some videos. So, if you know of good movies available online…
April 26, 2007
The 59th Skeptics' Circle is up on Pooflingers Anonymous
April 26, 2007
Horses Suffer From Obesity, Just Like Humans:
Horses are inheritably couch potatoes. An overeating, slothful horse leads to an obese horse. Unlike humans, however, horse owners often don't see the dangers of an obese horse. Caretakers may see no harm in giving their horses rich foods, but obesity…
April 26, 2007
They are asking you to rate them here.
I have never heard of about half the people on the list - perhaps they are 'influential' in their small circles. Others are celebrities, and they may be influential in distracting people from things that matter. Some used to be influential in the past, or…
April 25, 2007
In three minutes, 98 percent of all the matter there is or will ever be has been produced. We have a universe. It is a place of the most wondrous and gratifying possibility, and beautiful, too. And it was all done in about the time it takes to make a sandwich.
- Bill Bryson
April 25, 2007
Update: The issue has been resolved amicably and Shelley has some further thoughts. And some even more further thoughts. The discussion will continue here on Scienceblogs and elsewhere in the follwoing days....
If you read other Scienceblogs and not just me, you are likely quite aware of the "…
April 25, 2007
It is the malaria week right now, isn't it? Check out this nifty website about the efforts to fight malaria in Kangaba, Mali. Just click and drag on each picture and you can swing it around full 360 degrees.
Hat-tip: Anton
April 25, 2007
Cold Spring Harbor 72nd Symposium: Clocks & Rhythms, May 30 - June 4, 2007. Abstract deadline is way past due, but just to go and be there (and blog from there) would be super-awesome.
April 25, 2007
If you have a moment, this is a useful study to participate in:
Do you blog? If yes, then please consider participating in an online survey from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's School of Information and Library Science. The study, Blogger Perceptions on Digital Preservation, is…
April 25, 2007
116th Carnival of Education is up on The Education Wonks
April 25, 2007
High Melatonin Content Can Help Delay Aging, Mouse Study Suggests:
A study carried out by researchers from the University of Granada's Institute of Biotechnology shows that consuming melatonin neutralizes oxidative damage and delays the neurodegenerative process of aging. In this study researchers…
April 25, 2007
There is a job opening for a science writer at Analytical Chemistry. If you are a science writer, or you know any science writers (or people who want to be science writers) who want to live in the DC area and have studied science at a graduate level, please encourage them to contact Liz Zubritsky…
April 25, 2007
Tangled Bank #78 is up on About:Archaeology.
April 25, 2007
Carnival Of The Liberals #37 is up on BogsBlog: Clarity Amid The Muck.
In two weeks, Carnival Of The Liberals will be hosted here by me, so send your entries via this automated submission form.
April 24, 2007
If you can't sleep, then get up and do something instead of lying there worrying. It's the worry that gets you, not the lack of sleep.
- Dale Carnegie
April 24, 2007
Carnival of Postdocs #3 is up on What's Up, Postdoc?
Grand Rounds, Volume 3, #31 is up on Med Valley High
Carnival of the Green #74 is up on The Evangelical Ecologist
Pediatric Grand Rounds Volume 2 Edition 1: The Year In Review.....is up on Unintelligent Design
Carnival of Homeschooling - Bee…
April 24, 2007
Blogs! A new world! Breaking new frontiers all the time!
A few days ago, PLoS ONE posted a few job ads, including this one. A friend of mine saw it and thought the job-description was pretty much a Bora-description (another friend wrote in an e-mail that all it is missing is a clause "must be a…
April 24, 2007
Science publisher extends journalists' access:
A leading science publisher is granting journalists from developing countries access to its scientific papers that are not otherwise freely available. Elsevier announced the initiative at the World Conference of Science Journalists in Australia last…
April 24, 2007
Barry Saunders is a local columnist for Raleigh News & Observer who I never thought was very funny (there is a mysoginist streak in his writing) so I rarely read him these days. But the other day I could not help but notice that he started his column with the old "no atheists in foxholes"…
