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Greg Laden

Greg Laden is a biological anthropologist and science communicator. His research has covered North American prehistoric and historic archaeology and African archaeology and human ecology. He is an OpenSource and OpenAccess advocate. Greg's wife, Amanda, is a High School biology teacher, his daughter Julia is a world traveler and his son Huxley is 2.

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Oprah To Be Boycotted By Republican Right Wing Women
September 16, 2008
Republican right wing women threw a hissy fit (as Republicans are famous for doing) because Oprah Winfrey chose to not interview Sarah Palin. The Oprah Empire appears to be unaffected by this reactionary bullying. So, does this mean that Palin's policies when she becomes president will include…
Loggerhead Turtles
September 16, 2008
Vote for the best biology project video
September 16, 2008
I. The Mitosis Cycle by Numbuh4 Best Cell Movie Ever by Jman1547 AP PKU Biology Project by prometheusjptr Don't just vote, tell us why. Dpeak to details. is the science good/bad, how is the acting, did you like the sound track, etc. Did you laugh, did you cry, did you learn?
A Vote for Science and stuff
September 16, 2008
Don't forget to visit "A Vote for Science" (where I've posted this, and there are several other interesting items as well). Are you feeling frustrated with the current election? The most current polls actually show McCain and Palin winning in Minnesota!!!! Unbelievable. There are two things…
This video will make you hungry and possibly nostalgic
September 15, 2008
Hat Tip: Sorting Out Science
Dust Devils in Gusev Crater, Mars
September 15, 2008
Gusev Crater is decorated by tracks made by dust devils that have been observed by the Mars Exploration Rover Spirit, Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC), and HiRISE images. Dust devils are of interest because they may clean the solar panels that provide power to Spirit, and are partially responsible for…
A Vote for Science: ScienceBlogs Newest Blog is Blogging!!
September 15, 2008
You've heard about ScienceDebate 2008, an effort to cajole the candidates for the US presidential election into addressing science issues. Not long ago, Obama agreed to address the questions that the ScienceDebate 2008 team put forward (with your help) and just now, McCain has finally gotten on…
She would be a disciple of the Lord Jesus Christ before she would be the Vice President
September 15, 2008
For the last three or four decades, a delusional cult has spread within the United States, the leaders of which have every intention of taking over the country, in fact, the world. Sounds funny, but it really is not. If you don't think this is true, you are naive, and if you have not seen this…
X + Y = WHAT???
September 14, 2008
That depends ... on what X and Y are! And if that does not come naturally to you, perhaps you should read The Complete Idiot's Guide to Pre-Algebra by Amy Szczepanski and Andrew Kositsky. The CIG to PA is built just like the other books in the Idiot's series, using familiar conventions to keep…
Barack Obama at Google
September 14, 2008
Hat Tip Doug
Elwyn Tinklenberg for Congress in MN #6!!!!
September 14, 2008
Would you prefer this: or this: Even if you do not live in MN 6th district, you must CLICK HERE and send money to Tinklenberg's campaign.
Happy Birthday To Gnu
September 14, 2008
25 years ago, more or less, I was a graduate student and beginning a teaching career, but short of cash. I remember an opportunity arose for me to make some money programming. I thought, "OK, I can make some money in this computer biz, and use that to cover doing what I really want to do,…
Dave Gallo: The Deep Oceans: a ribbon of life
September 13, 2008
With vibrant video clips captured by submarines, David Gallo takes us to some of Earth's darkest, most violent, toxic and beautiful habitats, the valleys and volcanic ridges of the oceans' depths, where life is bizarre, resilient and shockingly abundant.
Sb Poetics: Today in Politics
September 13, 2008
Ay yi yi, McCain weighs in on Palin's qualifications As long as you're being rational about this, McCain and Sleazy Campaigning And yet another political roundup...
Michelle Bachmann is a TOTAL NUTCASE!!! Do you hear me???? Total. Nutcase!
September 13, 2008
Uffda. Sorry world. We'll try to get her unelected, OK? Hat tip PZ Myers
Hackers Hit Large Hadron Collider Computer System
September 13, 2008
According to a report in The Telegraph: ... as the first particles were circulating in the machine near Geneva, a Greek group had hacked into the facility and displayed a page with the headline "GST: Greek Security Team." The people responsible signed off: "We are 2600 - dont mess with us. (sic)"…
Happy Birthday the Integrated Circuit!
September 13, 2008
You are 50 years old today!
Carnivals
September 13, 2008
Carnival of Mathematics Carnival of the Recipes The 95th Skeptics' Circle The 64th Carnival of Feminists New and Exciting in PLoS ONE Friday Ark #208 Carnival of the Liberals #73 Carnival of Cinema Carnival of the Green #144! Carnival of Food and Travel : #3 Welcome To The 142nd Festival Of…
Houston, we have a problem: Attending to structure and process of science and science education policy
September 13, 2008
Candidate's promises and positions do not always match what is constitutionally or procedurally possible. It is possible to wrap oneself in the Constitution and hide behind it at the same time. Several years ago, a child died when a string attached to his 'hoodie' was caught in the frame of…
Do not go here
September 13, 2008
Do not click THIS. Don't. And if you do click it, do not follow the link. Just don't. But if you do follow the link, don't press "play," and if you do press play make sure there are no children or nuns around. Enjoy.
Win friends and fix up your data with regular expressions
September 12, 2008
In many instances, a well thought-out regular expression can convince most non-technical people in the room that you're a computer genius who's brain possesses more synapses, forming more bridges and firing more rapidly than anyone's ever should. Oh this is so true. The other day I was working on…
Okapi: More lies than Sarah Palin!!!
September 12, 2008
Well, not really lies, but untruths. As perhaps the only person blogging on Scienceblogs.com who has actually eaten an okapi (Okapi johnstoni), I feel the need to clarify some misconceptions that are floating around about this beast. If you go to the Sb home page, you'll find numerous links to the…
"Flee Ike or Face Certain Death" (What you need to know about Hurricane Ike)
September 12, 2008
"Flee Ike or Face Certain Death" This is what is being told to residents of Galveston Texas and surrounding areas. I don't know if that is strictly true or not, but it is close enough that you should listen. Or put it this way: If you stay, and you are wrong, those last few minutes as you are…
Ike Update
September 12, 2008
I have a much larger post coming out about Ike and hurricanes in general, but for now here is a quick update: Ike is going to come ashore between Seven PM tongight and Seven AM tomorrow morning. Since it is a very large storm, the most severe winds will be affecting a very large area. You can…
Major Blunder in Science Reporting will Fuel Creationist Claims
September 12, 2008
Life Science Teachers: Take special note! This is not yet an error in the mainstream press, but there is an error afoot, currently represented in the widely read slashdot, which I imagine will propagate. The purpose of this post is to alert you to this problem and prepare you for the occasion…
Ike! Welcome to Texas!
September 12, 2008
The very outermost bands of Ike, which is a very large hurricane, are stroking the Texas coast this morning. These outer rain band are actually affecting Loiuisana as well. The center of Ike's projected path is Galveston/Houston Texas, and landfall of the eye of the storm is currently projected…
Obama: "WTF?"
September 11, 2008
I know that by blogospheric standards this is ancient but I just came across this particular video and thought I'd share (This is from yesterday). Hat Tip: Minnesota Campaign Report
Palin For President!
September 11, 2008
Hat Tip The Faithful Penguin
It turns out it IS all about sex.
September 11, 2008
Boob ogling is not the only place where male power brokering and sexual politics play out. It turns out that when the crazy Republicans at the RNC were shouting "Drill Baby Drill" they were not merely making an inappropriate (for prime time) sexual reference about oil drilling, they were (…
Minnesota Science Standards
September 11, 2008
The Minnesota Science Standards are currently in the process of review and updating. This is what the governor of Minnesota thinks. He's wrong about the "local" thing. He is such a ball-less ass. Oh, I so wish he was in Palin's position. Maybe. If you are in Minnesota and want to provide…