June 20, 2006
This is an early post of mine, written on February 11, 2005, a rare one in which I discuss my own lack of religion:
I had major computer problems last week so didn't think I would have the time to write a blog entry of my own for the third installment of the Carnival Of The Godless (found here),…
June 19, 2006
Pedro Beltrao, who blogs on Public Rambling is starting Bio::Blogs, a carnival of bioinformatics and computational biology.
June 19, 2006
There is another science blogger joining us in the DonorsChoose fundraiser. Check out the challenge set up by Deep-Sea News blog.
Pharyngula has closed the challenge, so you can help other bloggers complete their challenges now.
June 19, 2006
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The 32nd edition of the Carnival of the Green is now up on Savvy Vegetarian.
June 19, 2006
The July issue of Discover Magazine has an excellent article on The Future of Terrorism. You should readthe whole thing, online or in hardcopy. Here are some choice quotes by people interviewed for the article:
"The war on terrorism is really a proxy for saying what is really a war on militant…
June 19, 2006
This is the first in a series of posts from Circadiana designed as ClockTutorials, covering the basics of the field of Chronobiology. It was first written on January 12, 2005:
There are traditionally three approaches to research and teaching of physiology: biochemical, energetic, and homeostatic…
June 19, 2006
Melatonin is secreted in human mother's milk with a daily rhythm - high at night, undetectable during the day (see the figure under the fold):
It has been known for a long time that mother's melatonin entrains the circadian rhythms in the SCN (suprachiasmatic nucleus) of the embryos - thus they…
June 19, 2006
Sandra Porter was out of town, but now she's back and she is joining the DonorsChoose drive - the 20th scienceblogger to do so. Furthermore, she is adding some cool new prizes to the prize pool - check 'em out. Go to Sandy's challenge here.
Also, one of the non-scienceblog science blogs - the…
June 19, 2006
Friday, May 26th
Afternoon
So, about noon or so, we finally got to the American Museum of Natural History. I was pretty smart, actually... A few months ago, when we first started thinking about making this trip, I decided not to renew my subscription to Natural History Magazine, but to subscribe…
June 19, 2006
From today's Quotes of the Day:
Blaise Pascal was born at Clermont-Ferrand, in the Auvergne region of France, on this day in 1623. Educated at home by his father, he was a child prodigy and made significant contributions to the construction of mechanical calculators and the study of fluids. In…
June 18, 2006
Ready for some history blogging? New edition of Early Modern Carnivalesque is up on The Virtual Stoa.
June 18, 2006
If you look up, just below the banner, there is a new button "Banner Art".. My recent post about the banner is soon going to go off the page, so this is the way to make the information available at all times with just one click....
June 18, 2006
The Tar Heel Tavern (carnival of North Carolina blogging) #69 is up on Poetic Acceptance, and, as the number implies, the theme is Reciprocity.
In other news, Rivka of 'Respectful of Otters' is back from a long hiatus and is blogging again.
June 17, 2006
On June 18th (year undisclosed, under the pain of torture, not to mention prolonged abstinence), a baby girl was born. She was born in Richmond, VA, quite by accident - although from an old Raliegh family, her father was doing his residency in Richmond at the time. She grew up in Raleigh, and,…
June 17, 2006
On June 17th, 1858 (I know, I missed by less than an hour), Charles Darwin received a letter from Alfred Russel Wallace. The letter contained the explanation of the principle of natural selection. Thus, Darwin was forced to act, and act fast. After reading both Wallace's and his own acccount of…
June 17, 2006
The very first edition of Mendel's Garden, the carnival of genetics, is up on The Force That Through....
Pediatric Grand Rounds, Volume 1 Edition 5, is up on Unintelligent Design.
June 17, 2006
Back To The Woom is a blog that needs to get much more exposure. It is written by a very smart couple here in Raleigh, NC. The posts are always very thoughtfull and well-researched and the topics range from Ann Raynd to immigration, from capital punishment to harsh capitalism. Always worth your…
June 17, 2006
My readers have, so far, raised $557.52 and fully funded two of the 25 challenges [update: five of 25]! Way to go! Thank you. There is still plenty of time until July 1st to fund some more science teachers and their underprivileged students. Janet has an update on the entire ScienceBlogs…
June 16, 2006
Last week we looked at the organ systems involved in regulation and control of body functions: the nervous, sensory, endocrine and circadian systems. This week, we will cover the organ systems that are regulated and controlled. Again, we will use the zebra-and-lion example to emphasize the way…
June 16, 2006
I am sorry to hear that First Year Teacher is leaving my state, but after reading the Resignation Letter, I understand why.
June 16, 2006
Next Teaching Carnival (higher ed) will be on or after June 16th, 2006 on Raining Cats and Dogma.
First Mendel's Garden (genetics) will be on June 18th, 2006 on The force that through....
Next Pediatric Grand Rounds will be on June 18th, 2006, on Unintelligent Design.
Next Carnival of the Green (…
June 16, 2006
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June 16, 2006
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Message from the proprietors of the Carnival of the Liberals:
Dear Liberal Carnivalers,
Did you think we'd disappeared? Don't worry (or celebrate), you're not getting rid of us that easily!
Some logistical issues caused a bit of a delay and resulted in The Uncredible Hallq swapping…
June 16, 2006
Greensmile of The Executioners Thong blog has a question. He (sorry for gender confusion - edited) is offering to set up an automated webpage which people can use to send letters to the advertisers and sponsors of TV shows that allow right-wing talking points (e.g., having Coulter a as a guest) to…
June 16, 2006
Interesting:
Melatonin may be found in grapes
MILAN, Italy, June 16 (UPI) -- Scientists in Italy say they have discovered that the grapes used in popular red wines may contain high levels of the sleep hormone melatonin.
Melatonin is naturally secreted by the pineal gland in the brain, especially at…
June 16, 2006
Animalcules 1.9, the carnival of microscopic life, is up on Aetiology. This is the first time I don't have anything there - just too swamped with everything. I promise I'll be good next time.
June 16, 2006
It is impossible to cover all organ systems in detail over the course of just two lectures. Thus, we will stick only to the basics. Still, I want to emphasize how much organ systems work together, in concert, to maintain the homeostasis (and rheostasis) of the body. I'd also like to emphasize…
June 16, 2006
There are some excellent news from Seed overlords. They will add to our DonorsChoose educational action for science and math programs for underfunded schools. You can see the donation thermometer on the sidebar of about 20 blogs here, including mine. We are doing excellent - my readers have…
June 16, 2006
This was first posted on http://www.jregrassroots.org/ forums on July 10, 2004, then republished on Science And Politics on August 18, 2004. That was to be just the first, and most raw, post on this topic on my blog. It was followed by about a 100 more posts building on this idea, modifying it,…
June 15, 2006
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