Hedwig Pöllöläinen
grrlscientist
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September 18, 2008
tags: ratite, tinamous, evolution, biogeography, phylogenomics, convergence, flightlessness, Paleognath, homoplasy, vicariance
White-throated Tinamou, Tinamus guttatus.
Image: Wikipedia.
New research suggests the ostriches, emus, rheas and other flightless birds known as ratites have lost the…
September 17, 2008
tags: Cathedral Parkway, 110th street, Migrations, subway art, NYC through my eye, photography, NYC
Migrations (1999).
Artist: Christopher Wynter.
Detail 8 of the 110th street glass tile mosaic art as seen on the platform at Cathedral Parkway (Central Park West and 110th street) for the downtown…
September 17, 2008
tags: Spotted Sandpiper, Actitis macularia, birds, nature, Image of the Day
[Mystery bird] Spotted Sandpiper, Actitis macularia, photographed at Smith Point, Texas. [I will identify this bird for you tomorrow] [voice mp3: Gough, G.A., Sauer, J.R., Iliff, M. Patuxent Bird Identification Infocenter…
September 17, 2008
Blog carnivals that have recently been published include;
The newest installment of one of my favorite blog carnivals, Tangled Bank, issue 114.
Here is a new one for me; Business Books blog carnival, the 17 September edition. I see this carnival includes mention of that incredibly stupid book,…
September 17, 2008
I am writing a piece for the print media about scientists and science blogs, and I am running across some interesting numbers that I thought I'd share with you (with many thanks to my friend and colleague, Bob O'Hara, for his advice and help);
According to Technorati and Dave Sifry's reports, as…
September 17, 2008
What's on your mind these days? I'd like to read what you are thinking about these days, so feel free to share!
Added 11pm ET: Some of my random thoughts:
I need to open another Flickr account -- my fourth! -- to hold all my images so I can share them with you. This month, I filled up my two…
September 17, 2008
You are all invited to NYC's Apple Store (in Soho) for a free a "Pro Session" panel discussion with some of us ScienceBloggers. This session will be a conversation about the convergence of science, technology, and culture and will discuss how blogging is driving the global dialogue on scientific…
September 16, 2008
tags: Cathedral Parkway, 110th street, Migrations, subway art, NYC through my eye, photography, NYC
Migrations (1999).
Artist: Christopher Wynter.
Detail 7 of the 110th street glass tile mosaic art as seen on the platform at Cathedral Parkway (Central Park West and 110th street) for the downtown…
September 16, 2008
Here's a blog carnival that is hot off the presses for you to enjoy;
Festival of Frugality, 143rd edition. This is a huge blog carnival, and there's lots of great information there to help you trim your expenses (important now that so many Wall Street types are suddenly unemployed).
September 16, 2008
I just wanted to point you all to a new group blog that I am contributing to, A Vote for Science, that was started by Seed Media Group to provide readers with a one-stop blog for political coverage as it pertains to science, medicine and technology issues. I made an inaugural entry there that you…
September 16, 2008
As a resident of NYC, I spend a lot of time listening to WNYC, which is one of the finest talk radio stations in the country and is also one of the several National Public Radio affiliates in NYC. To help prepare voters for the upcoming election, the morning host, Brian Lehrer, is collaborating…
September 16, 2008
tags: Clapper Rail, Rallus longirostris, birds, nature, Image of the Day
[Mystery bird] Clapper Rail, Rallus longirostris, photographed at Smith Point, Texas. [I will identify this bird for you tomorrow]
Image: Joseph Kennedy, 5 September 2008 [larger view].
Nikon D200, Kowa 883 telescope TSN-PZ…
September 16, 2008
tags: ornithology, birds, avian, National Geographic
Painting the Sky
A brilliant blur as it plucks a butterfly from the air, the European bee-eater, Merops apiaster, leads a colorful life on three continents.
Image: Jözsef L. Szentpéteri/National Geographic [larger view].
My contact, an…
September 16, 2008
I receive a fair number of books to review each week, so I thought I should do what several magazines and other publications do; list those books that have arrived in my mailbox so you know that this is the pool of books from which I will be reading and reviewing on my blog.
Lost Land of the…
September 16, 2008
tags: Northern cardinal, Cardinalis cardinalis, birds, Central Park, Image of the Day
Mama Shakespeare's Guacamole?
Female Northern Cardinal, Cardinalis cardinalis.
Image: Bob Levy, author of Club George [larger].
The photographer writes;
Mama Shakespeare interrupted her meal to pay me a visit…
September 16, 2008
tags: powerpoint, How NOT to use Powerpoint, humor, streaming video
Since I've been speaking and attending other people's presentations, I thought this video regarding how NOT to use Powerpoint is appropriate. Not only that, but it is funny, too -- do you recognize any speakers' techniques in this…
September 15, 2008
tags: Cathedral Parkway, 110th street, Migrations, subway art, NYC through my eye, photography, NYC
Migrations (1999).
Artist: Christopher Wynter.
Detail 6 of the 110th street glass tile mosaic art as seen on the platform at Cathedral Parkway (Central Park West and 110th street) for the downtown…
September 15, 2008
Blog carnivals are a great way to see a wide variety of ideas and opinions on a variety of subjects. So here's a few newly published blog carnivals for you to peruse;
Total Mind and Body Fitness, issue 67.
Review Bloggers Carnival, 27th edition. This blog carnival focuses on any sort of review,…
September 15, 2008
tags: annual science communication conference, ScienceOnline'09, SciO09, Sigma Xi, Research Triangle Park, science blogging conference, nature blog writing
You are all cordially invited to the third annual ScienceOnline'09 conference which is scheduled for 16-18 January 2009 at the Sigma Xi Center…
September 15, 2008
tags: Eastern kingbird, Tyrannus tyrannus, birds, nature, Image of the Day
[Mystery bird] Eastern kingbird, Tyrannus tyrannus, photographed at Smith Point, Texas. [I will identify this bird for you tomorrow]
Image: Joseph Kennedy, 5 September 2008 [larger view].
Nikon D200, Kowa 883 telescope…
September 15, 2008
tags: Birds in the News, BirdNews, ornithology, birds, avian, newsletter
ABSTRACT: Rainbow Lory, Trichoglossus haematodus.
Image: John Del Rio. [larger view].
Birds in Science
UK Scientists have found bird fossils dating back around 55 million years that could help shed light on a period of time…
September 14, 2008
tags: Sandwalk, Down House, Darwin, nature, photography, London, England, Bromley, England
Part of The Sandwalk, which is located on the periphery of a large parcel of land that is occupied by Darwin's Down House and associated grounds comprised of flower gardens, food plant gardens, and a…
September 14, 2008
tags: Cathedral Parkway, 110th street, Migrations, subway art, NYC through my eye, photography, NYC
Migrations (1999).
Artist: Christopher Wynter.
Detail 5 of the 110th street glass tile mosaic art as seen on the platform at Cathedral Parkway (Central Park West and 110th street) for the downtown…
September 14, 2008
tags: Couch's kingbird, Tyrannus couchii, birds, nature, Image of the Day
[Mystery bird] Couch's kingbird, Tyrannus couchii, photographed at Smith Point, Texas. [call: mp3 and also a wav file, (Audio file copyright 2007, Kevin Colver)] [I will identify this bird for you tomorrow]
Image: Joseph…
September 14, 2008
There are 305,140,705 people in the United States of America, and US Census Bureau statistics reveal that there are at least 88,799 different last names and 5,163 different first names in common use in the United States. Some names are more common than others. For example, there are 50,389 John…
September 14, 2008
tags: Birdbooker Report, bird books, animal books, natural history books, ecology books
"One cannot have too many good bird books"
--Ralph Hoffmann, Birds of the Pacific States (1927).
The Birdbooker Report is a special weekly report of wide variety of science, nature and behavior books that are…
September 13, 2008
tags: Sandwalk, Down House, Darwin, nature, photography, London, England, Bromley, England, sciblog
A gate in a brick wall next to the greenhouse behind Darwin's Down House, where Darwin conducted a lot of his botany experiments.
Image: GrrlScientist 31 August 2008 [larger view].
Sunday, the…
September 13, 2008
tags: Cathedral Parkway, 110th street, Migrations, subway art, NYC through my eye, photography, NYC
Migrations (1999).
Artist: Christopher Wynter.
Detail 4 of the 110th street glass tile mosaic art as seen on the platform at Cathedral Parkway (Central Park West and 110th street) for the downtown…
September 13, 2008
tags: bipolar disorder, manic-depression, mental health, mental illness, behavior
Image: Gerald Slota, The New York Times Magazine.
A couple days ago, I heard an interview with Jennifer Egan on WNYC about her upcoming article in tomorrow's New York Magazine about bipolar disorder, often known as…
September 13, 2008
If I had been unlucky enought to be born to Sarah Palin (who besides being McCain's VP candidate, is clearly < sarcasm alert > a towering intellectual giant with a talent for naming babies < /sarcasm alert >), I would have been named ..
McCain Fortress Palin
That's when I give this…