December 13, 2006
Let me state up front that this is not a topic I know anything about, but I have always had a curiosity for it, so let me just throw some thoughts out into the Internets and see if commenters or other bloggers can enlighten me or point me to the most informative sources on the topic. This is…
December 13, 2006
Now behind the Wall, but plenty of excerpts available in this March 26, 2005 post...
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Ha! The New York Times has this neat article, that is almost half as good as my early (and so far most frequently linked) post "Everything You…
December 13, 2006
If you missed the Hardball last night, you can watch it here.
Here is Raleigh News & Observer:
'Hardball' not so hard for Edwards:
Likely Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards passed the world leader pop quiz Tuesday night.
He correctly identified the leaders of Canada, Mexico, Iraq,…
December 13, 2006
Embryonic Patterning Makes The Feathers Fly: Dots Versus Stripes In Chicken Feathers Controlled By Patterning Pathway :
At the American Society for Cell Biology's 2006 conference, scientists will describe their latest research on patterning, on the molecular and systems level.
Midges Send…
December 13, 2006
OK, is there a blog missing from this list?
Tales from the Microbial Laboratory
Talking Points Memo
Tall, Dark, and Mysterious
The Taming of the Band-Aid
Tangled Bank
Tart juice
TBogg
Terra Sigillata (old)
Terra Sigillata (new)
Terry
Tete-tete-tete
The Thinking Meat Project
Thomasburg Walks
Those…
December 13, 2006
The Carnival Of Education: Week 97 is up on Education Wonks.
Carnival of Homeschooling - Week 50 is up on Apollo's Academy.
December 13, 2006
David Elstein is coming to the 2007 North Carolina Science Blogging Conference. Are you?
Technorati Tag: sciencebloggingconference
December 12, 2006
The only reason for time is so that everything doesn't happen at once.
Albert Einstein, 1879 - 1955
December 12, 2006
Hysteria is real, study finds:
Hitherto unexplained cases of partial paralysis or numbness may have a physical cause after all, scientists say.
Why laughter is contagious:
You can catch it without asking for it, or even necessarily wanting it. Now, scientists say they have an idea of why.
Humor…
December 12, 2006
This neighborhood tomcat is very friendly and sometimes comes by to say Hello to our cats and the dog.
December 12, 2006
There have been some explanations before about the ability of Santa Claus to deliver all the presents during a single night, but this explanation is new to me:
Santa Science:
"Based on his advanced knowledge of the theory of relativity, Santa recognizes that time can be stretched like a rubber…
December 12, 2006
When the Rockridge Insitute was first founded, there were forums on the site for a few months, which were then shut down. Today, the Institute starts a new blog/forum Rockridge Nation, "a community of progressives working to frame the issues and restore our values to the heart of public life. This…
December 12, 2006
...but they do not.
December 12, 2006
...to tune in to Hardball (MSNBC) in one hour from now (5EST), though it will get repeated late at night again.
December 12, 2006
Thanks to a bout of warm weather, the new triplet lion cubs at the NC Zoo in Asheboro have been placed in the exhibit yesterday.
Until recently, the visitors could watch them on TV. You can see some pictures here and here and watch some videos here.
December 12, 2006
Scientists building a better mosquito:
Without mosquitoes, epidemics of dengue fever and malaria could not plague this planet.
The skin-piercing insects infect one person after another while dining on a favorite meal: human blood.
Eliminating the pests appears impossible. But scientists are…
December 12, 2006
Look through your blog's archives since November 16th. Have you written something about microorganisms? Viruses, Bacteria, Archaea, Protista? Basic biology, medical aspects or ecology of microorganisms? If not, can you write one today or tomorrow? Or perhaps you vividly remember a post written…
December 12, 2006
There are not enough science blogs in this new directory. Perhaps we can all do something to change that. Feel free to use my "blogrolling" posts for ideas.
December 12, 2006
A paper in CMAJ on the medical ethics of muggles just came out:
Duty of care to the undiagnosed patient: Ethical imperative, or just a load of Hogwarts?
Here is the abstract - the entire paper is freely available:
With the restoration of You-Know-Who to full corporeal form, the practice of the dark…
December 12, 2006
Of Religion and Morality (December 02, 2005)
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From I Am An Atheist, via Pratie Place, come these "commandments":
As an atheist you have a number of rights and responsibilities. These include (but are not limited to):
1. Have no gods.
2. Don't worship…
December 12, 2006
Grand Rounds, Vol. 3 No. 12 are now up on Anxiety, Addiction and Depression Treatments blog.
Carnival of the Green # 57 is up on Organic Authority.
December 12, 2006
New Insights Into The Origin Of Life On Earth:
In an advance toward understanding the origin of life on Earth, scientists have shown that parts of the Krebs cycle can run in reverse, producing biomolecules that could jump-start life with only sunlight and a mineral present in the primordial oceans…
December 12, 2006
Ms. SuperScience loves to include anecdotes in her science classes. Now she wonders, how much personal information may be over the line. An interesting ethical (and pedagogical) question. And some creepy comments - go add some more of those!
December 12, 2006
S is the most popular initial letter for blog names, it appears! Can you even wade through all of these and remember those I missed?
Sadly, No!
The Saga of Runolfr
Saheli: The Gathering
Salamander Candy
Salto sobrius
Samarkeolog: human rights, cultural heritage and community
Sand Creek Almanac…
December 12, 2006
You can post your nominations in the comments here. There is no Nursing category, though, which makes me quite mad.
December 12, 2006
Scott Singleton is coming to the 2007 North Carolina Science Blogging Conference. Are you?
Technorati Tag: sciencebloggingconference
December 11, 2006
They who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night.
Edgar Allan Poe
December 11, 2006
...so Marbles is taking a little nap on the book.
December 11, 2006
If Buzz Skyline was my physics teacher back in high school, and taught lessons like this one (reading aloud NSFW, silent reading is OK), I'd be a physicist today, not biologist.
December 11, 2006
David Warlick and Sicheii Yazhi comment on the next week's TIME cover story,
How to Bring Our Schools Out of the 20th Century:
This week the conversation will burst onto the front page, when the New Commission on the Skills of the American Workforce, a high-powered, bipartisan assembly of Education…
