Hedwig Pöllöläinen
grrlscientist
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August 4, 2009
The current Antarctic Trip Vote count is as follows; 3642 - 1902 - 1484 - 1281 - 1113 out of 411 candidates registered. I am now in fourth place so I need your votes more than ever to recapture first place, so please ask your friends and relatives to vote for me now!
If you've already voted, then…
August 4, 2009
tags: Old Town, Tallinn, Estonia, cities, image of the day
Inside St. Olav's Church
Photographed in Old Town, Tallinn, Estonia.
Image: GrrlScientist, 22 July 2009 [larger view]. (raw image)
This image would also benefit from a little Photoshop intervention to tone down the bleaching effects of…
August 4, 2009
tags: Old Town, Tallinn, Estonia, cities, image of the day
Old Courtyard (with Hotel Marriott)
This is not the best image but I really like the clouds and the contrast to the buildings (This courtyard really IS this uneven, by the way!) This is a situation where I should crop the raw image.…
August 4, 2009
Today's my fifth blogoversary, so suggest a few things for me and my readers to do. My celebrations have been somewhat complicated by the fact that I have a 2-inch diameter blister on the bottom of my foot. Even though I drained it (twice, actually), it is still quite painful to walk on. Boo!…
August 4, 2009
Who: Josh Rosenau, policy analyst at the National Center for Science Education
What: free public presentation, "Adventures in the Defense of Evolution: From Kansas to Turkey to New York"
Where: SLC Conference Center, 352 7th avenue (between 29th and 30th streets), 16th floor.
When: 700pm,…
August 4, 2009
The current Antarctic Trip Vote count is as follows; 3634 - 1878 - 1473 - 1276 - 1236 out of 408 candidates registered. I am now in fourth place so I need your votes more than ever to recapture first place, so please ask your friends and relatives to vote for me now!
If you've already voted, then…
August 4, 2009
tags: Superb Starling, Lamprotornis superbus, identify this bird, birds, mystery bird, bird ID quiz
[Mystery bird] Superb Starling, sometimes known in American aviculture as the Spreo Starling in honor of its previous genus name, Lamprotornis (Spreo) superbus, photographed in Ngorongoro Crater in…
August 4, 2009
tags: antarctica, music, streaming video
This video shows some of the stark landscape of Antarctica. The music is by the black meta band, Immortal -- you might want to turn the sound down on your computer to avoid workplace hassles [7:07]
August 3, 2009
tags: Antarctica, humor, funny, streaming video
My friend, Richard Carter, made this very sweet little video to help publicize my desire to go to Antarctica as your official penguin whisperer [0:33]
Please vote for me to go to Antarctica as your official blogger.
August 3, 2009
tags: Old Town, Tallinn, Estonia, cities, image of the day
Courtyard.
Restored courtyard in Old Town, Tallinn, Estonia.
Image: GrrlScientist, 22 July 2009 [larger view]. (raw image)
What do you suppose those two signs are pointing at? They provide distance, but no context for those distances.…
August 3, 2009
Since I have recently developed quite a history of visiting cold and snowy places, often during the winter, I wish to preserve that tradition. I am competing for the opportunity to go to Antarctica in February 2010 -- a dream adventure that I've always wanted to pursue (and almost did pursue when I…
August 3, 2009
tags: Old Town, Tallinn, Estonia, cities, image of the day
Streets.
Cobblestone streets in Old Town, Tallinn, Estonia.
Image: GrrlScientist, 22 July 2009 [larger view]. (raw image)
August 3, 2009
tags: Antarctica, humor, funny, streaming video
My friend, Richard Carter, made this very sweet little video to help publicize my desire to go to Antarctica as your official penguin whisperer [0:33]
Please vote for me to go to Antarctica as your official blogger.
August 3, 2009
I receive a fair number of books to review each month, 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.
Cold: Adventures…
August 3, 2009
tags: Mocking Cliff-Chat, Thamnolaea cinnamomeiventris, identify this bird, birds, mystery bird, bird ID quiz
[Mystery bird] Mocking Cliff-Chat, Thamnolaea cinnamomeiventris, photographed near Lake Manyara, a shallow alkaline lake in Tanzania, Africa. Lake Manyara was described as the "loveliest…
August 3, 2009
Who: Josh Rosenau, policy analyst at the National Center for Science Education
What: free public presentation, "Adventures in the Defense of Evolution: From Kansas to Turkey to New York"
Where: SLC Conference Center, 352 7th avenue (between 29th and 30th streets), 16th floor.
When: 700pm,…
August 3, 2009
tags: Antarctica, nature, wildlife, ecotourism, Polar environments, streaming video
Below the jump is a wonderfully produced amateur video, which includes gorgeous photography combined with a stunning piece of music by Delirium and sung by Sarah McLaughlin; "Silence (Delerium)" [6:33]
The song is…
August 3, 2009
tags: penguins, humor, funny, animation, streaming video
Below the jump is an amusing video, that asks the question, "Do Penguins Fly?" and makes an unexpected discovery [2:15]
August 2, 2009
The current Antarctic Trip Vote count is as follows; 3589 - 1734 - 1457 - 1269 - 1230 out of 404 candidates registered. I am now in fourth place so I need your votes more than ever to recapture first place, so please ask your friends and relatives to vote for me now!
If you've already voted, then…
August 2, 2009
While the economy is still performing CPR on itself, you may find yourself without a job. Worse still, if you are like me, you may not be able to find another one. In the meantime, here are 101 ways to improve your life (and take up some extra time) when you can't find a job no matter how hard you…
August 2, 2009
tags: Old Town, Tallinn, Estonia, cities, image of the day
Doorway.
Wooden doorway in Old Town, Tallinn, Estonia.
Image: GrrlScientist, 22 July 2009 [larger view]. (raw image)
August 2, 2009
tags: Antarctica, humor, funny, streaming video
My friend, Richard Carter, made this very sweet little video to help publicize my desire to go to Antarctica as your official penguin whisperer [0:33]
Please vote for me to go to Antarctica as your official blogger.
August 2, 2009
tags: Birdbooker Report, bird books, animal books, natural history books, ecology books
"How does one distinguish a truly civilized nation from an aggregation of
barbarians? That is easy. A civilized country produces much good bird
literature."
--Edgar Kincaid
The Birdbooker Report is a special…
August 2, 2009
Image: wemidji (Jacques Marcoux).
Nam et ipsa scientia potestas est (And thus knowledge itself is power)
-- Sir Francis Bacon.
Scientia Pro Publica (Science for the People) is a blog carnival that celebrates the best science, nature and medical writing targeted specifically to the public that…
August 2, 2009
tags: American Avocet, Recurvirostra americana, birds, mystery bird, bird ID quiz
[Mystery birds] American Avocet, Recurvirostra americana, photographed in Texas. [I will identify this bird for you in 48 hours]
Image: Joseph Kennedy, 29 March 2009 [larger view].
Nikon D200, Kowa 883 telescope…
August 2, 2009
The current Antarctic Trip Vote count is as follows; 3562 - 1601 - 1439 - 1263 - 1228 out of 401 candidates registered. I am now in fourth place so I need your votes more than ever to recapture first place, so please ask your friends and relatives to vote for me now!
If you've already voted, then…
August 2, 2009
tags: religion, humor, funny, bible, Lewis Black, streaming video
Lewis Black takes a look at religions and explains them to the public .. he uses some rather colorful language, too [5:56]
August 2, 2009
tags: religion, humor, funny, bible, The Chasers, streaming video
According to the polls, 63% of Americans believe the bible is literally true. But apparently, they are either lying or too stupid to know what is actually in the bible, as you will see in this video [5:56]
August 1, 2009
tags: Old Town, Tallinn, Estonia, cities, image of the day
Glass-Winged Butterfly.
Glass-Winged Butterfly (endemic to Ecuador) in the
Natural History Museum in Old Town, Tallinn, Estonia.
Yes, you are reading the actual specimen tag through
the butterfly's wings.
Image: GrrlScientist, 22 July…
August 1, 2009
tags: Old Town, Tallinn, Estonia, cities, image of the day
Tunnel.
Tunnel leading to courtyard that has been restored as an
outdoor theatre and restaurant in Old Town, Tallinn, Estonia.
Image: GrrlScientist, 22 July 2009 [larger view]. (raw image)