Hedwig Pöllöläinen
grrlscientist
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January 7, 2008
tags: subway art, laughing gull, AMNH, American Musuem of Natural History, NYCLife, NYC
A laughing gull, Larus atricilla,
as portrayed in tiles on the walls of the NYC uptown subway stop
(A-B-C) at 81st and Central Park West. (ISO, no zoom, no flash).
Image: GrrlScientist 2008 [wallpaper size].…
January 7, 2008
tags: Learning in the Great Outdoors, blog carnivals
The 8th edition of Learning in the Great Outdoors is now available for you to read and enjoy. Best of all, they included one of my submissions, although it is an older one, but you might not have read it.
January 7, 2008
tags: red-winged blackbird, Agelaius phoeniceus, birds, NYC, Central Park, Image of the Day
My good friend, the published author Bob Levy, has sent me eight images that document the lives of a little family of red-winged blackbirds living in Central Park, NYC. These images will appear as the Image…
January 7, 2008
tags: Birds in the News, BirdNews, ornithology, birds, avian, newsletter
Clark's Grebe, Aechmorphus clarkii, in the foreground with a Western Grebe, Aechmorphus occidentalis, behind. Both were photographed on the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge (north end of the Great Salt Lake) in the spring of…
January 7, 2008
tags: God, MySpace, humor, streaming video
An amusing music video by Bradley Bandara, based upon the Eric Bazilian song One of Us, which was a 1996 hit when sung by Joan Osbourne. This video features a badly-costumed supreme being accepting and rejecting friend requests, responding to prayers in…
January 6, 2008
tags: subway art, California quail, AMNH, American Musuem of Natural History, NYCLife, NYC
A whooping crane, Grus americana, standing in
front of the shadow of a Dodo, Raphus cucullatues,
as portrayed in tiles on the walls of the NYC uptown subway stop
(A-B-C) at 81st and Central Park West. (ISO…
January 6, 2008
tags: red-winged_blackbird, Agelaius phoeniceus, birds, NYC, Central Park, Image of the Day
My good friend, the published author Bob Levy, has sent me eight images that document the lives of a little family of red-winged blackbirds living in Central Park, NYC. These images will appear as the Image…
January 5, 2008
tags: subway art, California quail, AMNH, American Musuem of Natural History, NYCLife, NYC
A California quail, Callipepla californica,
with the shadow of a pigeon (passenger pigeon?) behind it,
as portrayed in tiles on the walls of the NYC uptown subway stop
(A-B-C) at 81st and Central Park West…
January 5, 2008
tags: gull, birds, National Geographic, Image of the Day
Seagulls.
Image: Bartosz Nikiciuk 2007 (photo appears here with permission by National Geographic). [larger view].
January 4, 2008
tags: subway art, woodpecker, AMNH, American Musuem of Natural History, NYCLife, NYC
A pileated woodpecker, Dryocopus pileatus, as portrayed in tiles on the walls of the NYC uptown subway stop (A-B-C) at 81st and Central Park West. (ISO, no zoom, no flash).
Image: GrrlScientist 2007 [wallpaper…
January 4, 2008
tags: gull, birds, Oregon coast, National Geographic, Image of the Day
Gull on Oregon Coast.
Seagull at Bandon, Oregon.
Image: Alex Morley 2007 (photo appears here with permission by National Geographic). [larger view].
January 4, 2008
tags: Nora, piano-playing cat, behavior, streaming video
Nora is a cat who lives with a piano teacher, and she also loves to play the piano, as you will see in the video, below. Nora's solo was later followed by a duet with a student. Perhaps not surprisingly, Nora now has a CD available called Cat…
January 3, 2008
tags: Iowa caucus news, politics, Obama, Democrats
With 97% of the Iowa precincts reporting, there finally is a clear winner;
Barak Obama 38% (16 delegates)
John Edwards 30% (14 delegates) Was John Edwards really in second place? If so, why did he end up with one delegate fewer than Hillary Clinton…
January 3, 2008
tags: Iowa caucus news, politics, Huckabee, Republican
Is this an indication of the deep chasm that separates Americans today?
With 86% of precincts reporting;
Mike Huckabee 34%
Mitt Romney 25% Apparently, his former prochoice and "don't ask, don't tell" positions really hurt him.
Fred Thompson…
January 3, 2008
tags: Iowa caucus news, politics
I am listening to live coverage of the Iowa Caucus on WNYC radio and here is an update:
Democrats: Obama (30%), Clinton (32%) and Edwards (34%), with 12% of the precincts reporting in Iowa.
Republicans: Huckabee (CNN projected winner), Romney and McCain, in that…
January 3, 2008
tags: National Academy of Sciences Press, Science, Evolution, and Creationism, books
The National Academy of Sciences Press has revised their excellent book, Science, Evolution, and Creationism, which you can download for free. The book is a revision of an older version, which I own a hard copy of…
January 3, 2008
tags: subway art, ostriches, AMNH, American Musuem of Natural History, NYCLife, NYC
The ostrich, Struthio camelus, as portrayed in tiles on the walls of the NYC uptown subway stop (A-B-C) at 81st and Central Park West. (ISO, no zoom, no flash).
Image: GrrlScientist 2007 [wallpaper size].
Read…
January 3, 2008
tags: books, book reviews
Thanks to you, I read a LOT of books (and watch a few DVDs as well), but end up reviewing approximately one in four (or is it one in five?) of all books I read (and rarely review any DVDs that I watch). This doesn't seem right, even though I have had the great pleasure to…
January 3, 2008
tags: books, Open Laboratory
I know that you all are dying to begin collecting the Open Lab anthologies, so I wanted to let you know that this is still possible because the inaugural edition, Open Laboratory 2006: The Best Science Writing in the Blogosphere, is still available for you to purchase.…
January 3, 2008
tags: Eclectus roratus solomonensis, parrots, pets, birds, avian, behavior
Sophie, a female Solomon Islands Eclectus parrot, Eclectus roratus solomonensis,
who looks just like my own Elektra.
Image: Courtesy of Denise and Dave Bell/Eclectus House.
As you might have surmised by looking at the…
January 3, 2008
tags: dragonfly, insects, National Geographic, Image of the Day
Dragonfly.
I found this little guy on one of the hostas this summer; he was covered in dew, sleeping.
Image: Noah Rosen 2007 (photo appears here with permission by National Geographic). [larger view].
January 3, 2008
tags: robofly, microrobotic fly, engineering, biobot, nanotechnology, streaming video
Robotics researchers have long been envious of flying insects, many of which are able to perform all sorts of spectacular acrobatics despite their small wings and smaller brains. Researchers at Harvard University…
January 2, 2008
tags: christmas tree, holiday lights, UES, Upper East Side, NYCLife, NYC
Image: GrrlScientist 2007 [wallpaper size].
January 2, 2008
This online quiz might explain why I am not very excited about any of the candidates who are running for president this time around;
Okay, I've never heard of Mike Gravel until this moment, have you? What were your results?
Updated later: Okay, I am working on a beer at the moment and my results…
January 2, 2008
tags: dung beetle, insects, National Geographic, Image of the Day
Dung beetle.
Racing to complete a day's work, a dung beetle loses control of its prize possession on the tar road that runs through Kruger National Park, South Africa.
Image: Scott Francis 2007 (photo appears here with permission…
January 2, 2008
tags: books, Open Laboratory
I just wanted to let you know that the book, Open Laboratory 2007: The Best Science Blog Writing of 2007 is now in production, and one of my submissions will be included in the book.
So, to give you a synposis of the book, the two main editors, Reed and Coturnix chose…
January 2, 2008
tags: Carnival of Storytelling, blog carnivals
The 8th edition of the Carnival of Storytelling is now available for you to read and enjoy. Best of all, they included one of my submissions!
January 2, 2008
tags: beer bottles, christmas tree, humor, holidaze, holidays, streaming video
This is an amusing idea for how to recycle all those empty beer bottles that you have laying around your dorm room, now that the holidays are ending [1:40]
January 1, 2008
tags: festival of the trees, blog carnivals
Hey treehuggers, the 19th edition of the Festival of the Trees is now available for you to read. They also included a contribution from me!
January 1, 2008
tags: subway art, coelacanth, AMNH, American Musuem of Natural History, NYCLife, NYC
Latimeria species, the legendary coelacanth, a living fossil,
as portrayed in tiles on the walls of the NYC uptown subway stop
(A-B-C) at 81st and Central Park West. (ISO, no zoom, no flash).
Image: GrrlScientist…