Hedwig Pöllöläinen
grrlscientist
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September 21, 2007
So of course, I had to share it with you.
Courtroom drama custody ruling
A seven year old boy was at the centre of a courtroom drama today when he challenged a court ruling over who should have custody of him.
The boy has a history of being beaten by his parents and the judge awarded custody to his…
September 21, 2007
tags: latte, online quiz
What Your Latte Says About You
When it comes to what you like, you have your own unique tastes. And people don't really understand them.
You are a very serious person. You don't have time for silly antics.
Intense and energetic, you aren't completely happy unless you…
September 21, 2007
tags: blog carnivals, encephalon, cognition, learning
Okay, this is the last time I will ask you to send me submissions for the upcoming issue of the blog carnival, Encephalon, which I am hosting on Monday, 24 September. A few submissions have trickled in so far, but I want my efforts to be…
September 20, 2007
A couple days ago, I mentioned that I, along with several other blog writers, had been invited to participate in a conference call-interview with several experts who were going to discuss the topic of bipolar disorder with us so we could write about it on our blogs. Well, thanks to a friend here in…
September 20, 2007
tags: gender issues, gender disparity, blogosphere, science blogs, life science blogs
Image: Anemi
I have been thinking more about TheScientist's recent online article, "Vote for your favorite life science blogs", where they asked this same question of seven of the "top" life science bloggers…
September 20, 2007
tags: raccoon, Procyon lotor, Image of the Day
"Ah, that's better. Zzzzzzzzzzzz."
A raccoon, Procyon lotor, sleeps in the hollow of a tree in Central Park.
Image: Bob Levy, author of Club George. [wallpaper size].
More about this image below the fold.
The photographer writes:
Hint: Enlarging…
September 20, 2007
After spending last night in frustrated despair over my many seemingly insurmountable woes, all of which were exemplified by my truncated blog entry, the IT man at ScienceBlogs, Tim, rescued me by sending a copy of the text this morning so I could republish it for you to read. After several…
September 20, 2007
tags: carnival of the vanities, blog carnival
I just learned that the 20 September edition of the Carnival of the Vanities is now available for you to read. This blog carnival is the original one, and it is still going strong. The theme for this blog carnival is to collect the best writing in the…
September 19, 2007
At least one of my articles (the running article that I published earlier, that took me four hours to write) was destroyed tonight by the ScienceBlogs server when the IT people replaced a burned out memory module. Unfortunately, I do not have a copy of the finished piece since I had published it…
September 19, 2007
tags: researchblogging.org, mental health, depression, major depressive disorder, MDD, exercise, James A. Blumenthal
Image: Lucozade Sport.
"A lot of people know from their own experience that when they exercise, they feel better," observed James A. Blumenthal, a professor of psychology at Duke…
September 19, 2007
tags: raccoon, Procyon lotor, Image of the Day
... A real life animal pirate! Arrrr!
"Hey, how can a raccoon get any sleep with all that noise goin' on down there?"
A raccoon, Procyon lotor, peeks down at his fan club from the hollow of a tree in Central Park.
Image: Bob Levy, author of Club…
September 19, 2007
tags: pirate, talk like a pirate day
As you all know, today is talk like a pirate day, a day that is so important to all of us pirates because of the tight correlation between the increase in global temperatures and the decrease in pirates worldwide! So join with me and my parrots by declaring your…
September 19, 2007
tags: laughing cat blog carnival, blog carnival
Those of you who cannot get enough of cats will be pleased to learn that there is another cat carnival out there for you to enjoy. This one is new; The Laughing Cat blog carnival just published its second edition. It includes some really amusing links…
September 19, 2007
tags: blog carnivals, encephalon, cognition, learning
Yep, here I am again, asking you to send me submissions for the upcoming issue of the blog carnival, Encephalon, which I am hosting on Monday, 24 September. Of course, I want my efforts to be recognized as the best ever on behalf of this…
September 18, 2007
tags: book review, history, biography, James Smithson, Jacques Louis Macie, Smithsonian Institution, Heather Ewing
As a nearly life-long resident of the West Coast, I have visited the Smithsonian Institution exactly once in my entire life, and to be honest, I didn't notice the bust of its founder,…
September 18, 2007
tags: blog carnivals, Carnival of Family Life
Hey you guys, here's another issue of a blog carnival that is new to me! This is the 17 September issue of The Carnival of Family Life that was just published for you to enjoy. This is a huge blog carnival, so get ready to be there for awhile, poking…
September 18, 2007
tags: birds, Moluccan Red Lories, Eos bornea rothschildi, Green-naped Rainbow Lorikeets, Trichoglossus haematodus haematodus, Seram, Indonesia, Image of the Day
A pair of Moluccan Red Lories, Eos bornea rothschildi (upper, center and right), and a pair of Rainbow Lorikeet, Trichoglossus…
September 18, 2007
The Scientist has just published an online version of an upcoming print story on their site. This story asks the question, What are your three favorite life science blogs? I noticed that they asked seven men this question (not one woman, hello??!) and predictably, nearly all of the top blogs that…
September 18, 2007
For approximately one year now, every Monday morning, ScienceBlogs has been sending out a weekly digest of what is happening with the various blogs on the site. I have found it to be useful since I no longer have time to read everyone's blog, but I can at least catch the weekly highlights on the…
September 18, 2007
tags: online mental health fair, bipolar disorder, manic-depressive illness, manic depression, Revolution Health
It has come to my attention that Revolution Health is currently running an Online Mental Health Fair, with a special focus on reaching college students and their parents. College is a…
September 18, 2007
I am back in the library today, but I am well-armed this time: I brought a big bar of Cadbury's Royal Dark Chocolate with me, so I am writing stories for you all once again. Yummy! Because of course, as we learned in the Harry Potter books, it's chocolate that keeps the Dementors away, right?
Well…
September 18, 2007
tags: blog carnivals, Grand Rounds
This week's edition, issue 3.52, of the blog carnival Grand Rounds is now available. This blog carnival focuses on stories with medical significance, and is one of the longest running blog carnivals out there!
September 17, 2007
tags: oekologie, blog carnival
I am late noting this, but the 9th edition of the Oekologie blog carnival has been available for you to read since Saturday. So go there and be sure to read their linked stories -- there's lots there for you to read and appreciate.
September 17, 2007
tags: researchblogging.org, salmon, trout, spawning, molecular biology, cloning, conservation, endangered species
A trout germ cell is transplanted into the body cavity of a newly hatched salmon embryo. This is part of the process that allowed adult salmon to successfully spawn trout offspring.…
September 17, 2007
tags: medicine 2.0, blog carnival
The latest edition of the medical blog carnival, Medicine 2.0 is now available for you to read. Be sure to go there and explore the different essays they have linked, some of which include a critical look at the evolution of medicine itself.
September 17, 2007
tags: earthquakes, tsunamis, geology
I carefully follow the news of Indonesia and other places in the South Pacific Ocean because that's where my research birds come from. So I was listening to radio reports of the recent spate of Sumatran earthquakes with great concern, worried that yet another…
September 17, 2007
tags: Garden Fest, blog carnival
The September issue of the Garden Fest blog carnival is now available for you to enjoy. This is a new blog carnival for me, so be sure to go there and support them by reading their linked articles.
September 17, 2007
tags: researchblogging.org, bipolar disorder, manic-depressive illness, unipolar depressive disorder, clinical depression, seasonal affective disorder, SAD, circadian clock, light therapy
"Starry Night" (1889) is an oil painting by Dutch post-impressionist artist Vincent van Gogh. It was added to…
September 17, 2007
As you no doubt have noticed, Birds in the News has not made its usual appearance today at noon. The reason is that I was unable to find any wifi hotspots from Friday afternoon onwards, until today when I returned to the library. As a result, I didn't have a chance to write this week's issue of…
September 14, 2007
I was working on some stories for you, but I have not been feeling very well once again. I thought I was getting better, but as of yesterday, I have not been feeling well. Except this time, my malaise is mood-based. I hate taking meds for a variety of reasons, and so I tend not to do so after I've…