December 12, 2008
Correct. The hypothetico-deductive method is just one aspect of the Scientific Method. When are they going to finally update the textbooks?
December 12, 2008
Melissa puts the whole auto-makers non-bailout non-deal most succinctly and correctly of them all:
In short, the GOP demanded that the bailout be contingent upon busting unions, and, when their demand wasn't met, they tanked the deal.
With each such stunt, over the years, Republicans lost another…
December 12, 2008
From Reproducible Ideas:
Even when lab work and statistical analysis carried out perfectly, microarray experiment conclusions have a high probability of being incorrect for probabilistic reasons. Of course lab work and statistical analysis are not carried out perfectly. I went to a talk earlier…
December 12, 2008
Finally explained! And in the comments....
December 12, 2008
Tending to recent immigrants and other travelers, Carlos Franco-Paredes diagnoses diseases that few other physicians in North America have ever seen:
Q: What's the most important diagnostic tool you use?
A: The Internet. We rely on it heavily, probably more than other specialists do. Online, we…
December 12, 2008
Maxine:
Nature Education, a new division of Nature Publishing Group, has launched Scitable, a free online educational resource for undergraduate biology instructors and students.
Scitable, which currently covers the field of genetics, is built on a library of overviews of key science concepts…
December 12, 2008
Is here. Bookmark for future reference.
December 12, 2008
Prime time makes a scientific discovery
"My husband, who's a physicist at CalTech, says, 'Physics is the new black,' " says Jennifer Ouellette, who regularly blogs about the subject on cocktailpartyphysics.com. The author of such science-friendly books as "The Physics of the Buffyverse," in which…
December 12, 2008
Ideas in Ecology and Evolution is a new Open Access journals which is also experimenting with the review process.
Bob O'Hara and commenters go into details. I hope it does not end like Medical Hypotheses: a great source of blog-fodder for snarky bloggers and not much else. We'll keep an eye....
December 12, 2008
Starting this month, a new PBS documentary-three years in the making-will change the way Americans see life on Earth. Scientists the world over now agree that Earth is experiencing runaway mass extinction of life across virtually all ecosystems.
The bottom line? Life on Earth is dying off, fast.…
December 12, 2008
I and the Bird #90: Christmas Count Tally Rally - is up on Jeffrey A. Gordon
December Change of Shift is up on Marijke: nurse turned writer
Friday Ark #221 is up on Modulator
December 12, 2008
If you go to the Science page of New York Times, starting today, you will see on the right side, just below the "Most popular" box a brand new widget - "Selected Posts From Sb Scienceblogs" that looks like this:
Soon, we'll reciprocate the link by linking to NYTimes science content as well. A…
December 12, 2008
I grew up in the big city. I like visiting big cities. The moment you drop me in NYCity, San Francisco, or London, I get into my "city mode" - the quicker pace of walking, a different demeanor. It's fun - for a few days. I don't want to move into and live in a big city again. I am much happier…
December 12, 2008
It appears that the clash of generations in regards to journalism is also happening in journalism schools: Screw AP style! Why I don't want to be a journalist anymore.
5 of my friends began their college careers as eager journalists. 5 of my friends are now either in a different field or no longer…
December 12, 2008
Boy Or Girl? It's In The Father's Genes:
A Newcastle University study involving thousands of families is helping prospective parents work out whether they are likely to have sons or daughters. The work by Corry Gellatly, a research scientist at the university, has shown that men inherit a tendency…
December 11, 2008
One reason I don't drink is because I wish to know when I'm having a good time.
- Nancy Astor
December 11, 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. You can now also easily place articles on various social services (CiteULike, Connotea, Stumbleupon, Facebook and Digg) with just one…
December 11, 2008
Paper number 0000001 was published in PLoS ONE on December 20th 2006 - exactly two years ago. So, we will have various types of celebrations, of course. One of those, the one you can and should participate in, is the Second Birthday Synchroblogging Competition.
So, how does it go? How can you…
December 11, 2008
Scott Derrickson, director of the new version of The Day the Earth Stood Still, talks about his take on the iconic sci-fi movie. And Nobel laureate, Richard Roberts, discusses the importance of open-access science publishing. Plus, we'll test your knowledge about some recent science in the news.…
December 11, 2008
Sam Dupuis (yes, the son of John) contacted Michael Nielsen and posted a nice, smart, long blog interview. Check it out.
December 11, 2008
In today's NYTimes:
As Barack Obama ponders whom to pick as agriculture secretary, he should reframe the question. What he needs is actually a bold reformer in a position renamed "secretary of food."
A Department of Agriculture made sense 100 years ago when 35 percent of Americans engaged in…
December 11, 2008
For instance, to protest Creationist bills in state and local legislatures:
December 11, 2008
Under Bush, Science Learned It Must Speak Up:
Barack Obama received a relatively quiet endorsement on Aug. 23 from 61 of the country's Nobel laureates in physics, medicine and chemistry -- scientific heavyweights who used the occasion to both call for a scientific renewal in America and critique…
December 11, 2008
Last night was the first time we had a Triangle blogger meetup at the new Carrboro Creative Coworking place. Wayne Sutton, John Rees, Rob G, Jeff Cohen, Jim Buie, Brian Russell and I got together and talked about Twitter and FriendFeed, about engaging the commenters and moderating comments, and…
December 11, 2008
Acoustic Phenomena Explain Why Boats And Animals Collide:
Researchers at Florida Atlantic University have laid the groundwork for a sensory explanation for why manatees and other animals are hit repeatedly by boats. Last year, 73 manatees were killed by boats in Florida's bays and inland waterways…
December 10, 2008
For us who live in cities Nature is not natural. Nature is supernatural. Just as monks watched and strove to get a glimpse of heaven, so we watch and strive to get a glimpse of earth. It is as if men had cake and wine every day but were sometimes allowed common bread.
- Gilbert Keith…
December 10, 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. You can now also easily place articles on various social services (CiteULike, Connotea, Stumbleupon, Facebook and Digg) with just one…
December 10, 2008
YouTube Usage Decoded:
Why are certain videos on YouTube watched millions of times while 90 percent of the contributions find only the odd viewer? A new study reveals that increased attention in social systems like the YouTube community follows particular, recurrent patterns that can be represented…
