September 24, 2009
Nom nom nom.
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September 24, 2009
When I am in the mood to fish, and I'm at the lake, I pay special attention to the water.
I notice things moving or splashing. I notice the behavior of the terns, the herons, the bald eagles, the loons, and the mergansers. Those fish eating birds are watching the fish and have a better view than I…
September 24, 2009
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September 24, 2009
Democrat Paul Kirk has been named by Governor Deval Patrick as an interim replacement to fill Ted Kennedy's senate seat. Kirk will serve until the end of the present term and will not run for re-election.
September 24, 2009
Most of the time that you hear a Sbling mention the ads on scienceblogs.com we're whinging about one thing or another. Russian brides here, woo and snake oil there. You know the routine. So, I thought I'd note that we currently seem to be running an ad staring Jennifer Lopez encouraging you to…
September 24, 2009
The balloon and camera were launched at 7:44 AM, the balloon burst at 10:51 AM at 107,145 ft. and the camera landed via parachute at 11:40 AM, 89 miles from the launch site after a 3 hr. & 56 min. flight. The camera recorded a total of 4 hrs. & 22 min. of Hi-Def Video before it stopped…
September 24, 2009
This post could be like the end of the movie Casa Blanca, with two versions, because I know two Stephanies with birthdays today.
One is my oldest friend in Minnesota, long time partner in various adventures in life, best 'man' at my wedding, and is seen here sending laser beams out into space:…
September 23, 2009
No one in this country should ever have no options for where to beg for heath care.
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September 23, 2009
Is at Lab Rat. It's a very good one, please visit, click on all the links, digg/stuble/\/. and so on.
(Notice how I escaped the slash in slash dot.)
September 23, 2009
Because you are corrupt!!!! ... it turns out.
(Watch the whole thing ... Rachel gets really cute near the middle with a nice hat trick.)
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Here is the link to Ross's statement.
September 23, 2009
A part time teacher and US Census worker was lynched in Kentucky earlier today. The word "FED" was scrawled on his body.
Michele Bachmann, I wonder what your opinion of this killing is?
The AP and other agencies are just starting to report this.
September 23, 2009
M a-G vs. the Town of Bedford, New York. (See also this.)
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September 23, 2009
While I was living in an Armenian enclave near Boston, this happened: A Turkish-American jeweler with a shop in Somerville was driving his car somewhere around Medford, and was ambushed. Several bullets were fired into his car, killing him and totally ruining the Cadillac. The Armenians partied,…
September 23, 2009
The H1N1 Rap was written, composed, produced, and performed by John D. Clarke, MD, FAAFP. This music video is a fun, highly educational, and entertaining way to learn about prevention of the H1N1 virus.
September 23, 2009
OK, I'm taking steps to avoid unnecessary confusion and ensuing chaos on this blog. From now on, if you are going to comment on this blog, the first thing you must do if to fill out this form:
I, [state your name] am a [state your biological sex] and a [state your gender] and a [state your ethno-…
September 23, 2009
Sometimes people walk around with only half a brain, or a large portion of their brain disconnected, or simply having never developed, or an extra large brain, and we usually take little notice. But when there is a five or ten or twenty percent difference between two groups of people we are…
September 23, 2009
No one will take Muammar al-Gaddafi's speech at the UN seriously because he is generally seen as a raving lunatic. And he might be. However, he made numerous valid points (not all of which I agree with). I loved the part where he threw the book over his shoulder.
Interestingly, MSNBC made the…
September 23, 2009
This is the third of three parts of this particular falsehood. (Here is the previous part)
I previously noted that to survive as a Westerner, you can get away with participating in a culture that asks of you little more than to understand the "one minute" button on the microwave, while to survive…
September 23, 2009
Are women less skeptical than men? Follow that link to find Stephanie Zvan's analysis of the recently reported study that is making its way around the Internet. Stephanie seems to buy into the study uncritically, you know, like chicks tend to do ...... NOT!
September 23, 2009
Sarah Palin gave her first speech outside the US, to the CLSA Investors Forum, in Tokyo, on Reqaganomics, China and Human Rights, Tibet, and the economices of the United States and Asia. She apparently also covered Alaskan Moose. The speech was 90 minutes long. Several people left early, there…
September 22, 2009
Giant Waterbug Catches Fish
September 22, 2009
... or, maybe gets shallower. I'm not sure.
This is a follow-up on "Goldilocks, a Very Cold Winter Night, And a Strange Sense of Empty-ness" which was followed by "The Mystery of The Returned Outboard Motor". More information has come in.
The following note was transmitted from the people who…
September 22, 2009
This poll has many tens of thousands of responses so far. PZ turned it from 60-30 yes/no to 30-60, but his minions, though vast, are not vast enough.
So, all 11 of you: Get over there and vote! Like the charge of the light brigade!!!
September 22, 2009
Sbling Darren Naish has a book out! It's called Great Dinosaur Hunters and Their Discoveries.
Publisher's notes:
This elegantly illustrated volume is a journey through more than two centuries of remarkable discovery. Books on dinosaurs are usually arranged by classification or epoch, but this…
September 22, 2009
PZ Myers' review of Richard Dawkins' book, The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution, printed in Seed Magazine, is available on line here.
September 22, 2009
Lucky for Chris Joe wasn't there. He tends to interrupt the interviewee even more than these other guys do.
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September 22, 2009
Something terrible is happening. Pass it on.
Protect Insurance Companies PSA from Will Ferrell
September 22, 2009
Dario Ringach used animals in his research in neuroscience. When extremist animal rights activists tried to blow up his house in 2006, and accidentally almost blew up the wrong person's house (in characteristic fashion, they got the address wrong, and the bomb did not function) Ringach got spooked…
September 22, 2009
In the first part of this discussion, I reminded you that we are talking about "falsehoods." "Falsehood" is a term I and others have co-opted and have used for well over a decade in courses across the land on evolutionary biology and related topics. The idea is to identify a statement that, when…
September 22, 2009
You know, if the Rapture happens, God is going to take PZ first, so he can make PZ collect tickets at the Pearly Gates, then after everyone is in, including all of PZ's nemesi, St. Peter slams the door on him and makes him stand on a cloud forever.
So, I checked to see if PZ is still there, given…
