Hedwig Pöllöläinen
grrlscientist
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March 8, 2009
tags: fortress, Suomenlinna, Helsinki, Finland, image of the day
Suomenlinna.
Photographed at Suomenlinna on Kalevalapaäivä (Kalevala Day).
This is one of my favorite places to visit in Helsinki, Finland.
Image: GrrlScientist, 28 February 2009 [larger view].
March 8, 2009
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 a wide variety of science, nature and behavior books that…
March 8, 2009
tags: leucistic House Finch, Carpodacus mexicanus, birds, mystery bird, bird ID quiz
[Mystery bird] leucistic House Finch, Carpodacus mexicanus, photographed on Farm Island near Pierre, South Dakota. [I will identify this bird for you tomorrow]
Image: Terry Sohl, 16 February 2009 [larger view].…
March 8, 2009
tags: books, memoir, godlessness, losing faith, William Lobdell
I am most pleased to tell you that William Lobdell, an award-winning journalist from the LATimes, who is also a new book author, as well as a blog writer, college lecturer and public speaker and media consultant, will be in NYC this…
March 8, 2009
tags: atheism, godlessness, religion, Religion in America, streaming video
This streaming video highlights what would happen if all atheists were to leave America. It tells you who would leave, what would change, and gives a look at other countries that have virtually no Atheists. [2:18]
March 7, 2009
tags: Chambers Street, Park Place, World Trade Center, Oculus, Andrew Ginzel, Kristin Jones, subway art, NYC through my eye, photography, NYC
Oculus, #1 (1998).
Stone and glass floor mosaic at Park Place entrance, which connects to this station via a tunnel; also there are hundreds of stone…
March 7, 2009
Here's the latest carnivalia to keep you entertained;
Just Write blog carnival, 6 March 2009 edition, is now available for you to enjoy. This edition has several stories that I am interested to read, especially Results from the January 2009 Survey of Writer and Editors: 5 Ways to Boost Professional…
March 7, 2009
tags: Suomenlinna, Helsinki, Finland, image of the day
Päivä pääsi kalliosta.
Photographed at Suomenlinna on Kalevalapaäivä (Kalevala Day).
This is one of my favorite places to visit in Helsinki, Finland.
Image: GrrlScientist, 28 February 2009 [larger view].
Se on seppo Ilmarinen sanan…
March 7, 2009
tags: Streak-backed Oriole, Icterus pustulatus microstictus, birds, mystery bird, bird ID quiz
[Mystery bird] Streak-backed Oriole, Icterus pustulatus microstictus, photographed at the Water Ranch in Gilbert, Arizona. [I will identify this bird for you tomorrow]
Image: Richard Ditch, 15 December…
March 7, 2009
tags: ScienceOnline09, blogosphere
I sometimes wonder what sort of impact I have on the world, beyond re-arranging a few bazillion electrons, so I was surprised and charmed to learn that Glendon Mellow wrote a very sweet essay at his blog, The Flying Trilobite, that was inspired by my friend and…
March 7, 2009
tags: The Science Behind the Movie, Watchmen, physics, superheroes' superpowers, education, streaming video
In this streaming video, University of Minnesota physics professor James Kakalios discusses how he consulted with Warner Bothers to add a physics perspective to their upcoming movie, Watchmen…
March 6, 2009
tags: medical emergency, Finnish Emergency Medicine, Malmin sairaala, Malmi Hospital, Töölön sairaalan, Töölö Hospital, Klinikka 22, Helsinki Finland
Ambulanssi Töölön sairaalan tapaturma-aseman edessä, Helsingissä
[Ambulance in front of Töölö hospital, Helsinki, Finland]
Image:…
March 6, 2009
tags: Eurasian Red Squirrel, Sciurus vulgaris exalbidusi, cute overload, Helsinki, Finland, image of the day
Eurasian Red Squirrel, Sciurus vulgaris exalbidus.
Photographed on Bob O'Hara's balcony outside his apartment.
Image: Bob O'Hara, 5 March 2009 (visit the link to see the rest of the…
March 6, 2009
tags: Short-eared Owl, Asio flammeus, birds, mystery bird, bird ID quiz
[Mystery bird] Short-eared Owl, Asio flammeus, photographed at Fort Pierre National Grasslands in South Dakota. [I will identify this bird for you tomorrow]
Image: Terry Sohl, 9 December 2005 [larger view].
Photo taken with…
March 6, 2009
tags: The Science of Cuteness, cute overload, baby animals, behavior, streaming video
The "science of YouTube" guys are back, with a look at the true meaning of cute web videos [2:33]
March 5, 2009
tags: Rautatientori Metroasema, Central Railway Station Subway Art, Helsinki Finland, Metro -- Friday evening, Sanna Karlsson-Sutisnas, subway art, photography
Metro -- Friday evening, right side (Installed: 23 November 2007).
Rautatientorin Metroasema (Central Railway Station) Subway Art,…
March 5, 2009
tags: Snow and sun, Aurinko Ja Lumi, Suomenlinna, Helsinki, Finland, image of the day
Aurinko Ja Lumi.
Photographed at Suomenlinna on Kalevalapaäivä (Kalevala Day).
This is one of my favorite places to visit in Helsinki, Finland.
Image: GrrlScientist, 28 February 2009 [larger view].
March 5, 2009
tags: Tallinn Estonia, travel, photography, Europe
Tallinna sadam, Eesti Vabariik (The Port of Tallinn, Estonia).
Image: Ralf Roletschek (Wikipedia) [larger view].
I am SO EXCITED! As if spending three glorious weeks in Helsinki, Finland isn't enough, I will be visiting Eesti Vabariik, or…
March 5, 2009
tags: OpenLab2008, Open Laboratory 2008, science writing, blog writing, books
Great news: as of today, Open Lab 2008 is now available for you to read and enjoy! My regular readers are aware that once again, one of my pieces was accepted in this year's OpenLab -- quite an honor since there are only…
March 5, 2009
tags: Attwater's Prairie Chicken, Tympanuchus cupido attwateri, birds, mystery bird, bird ID quiz
[Mystery bird] Attwater's Prairie Chicken, Tympanuchus cupido attwateri, photographed in Texas. [I will identify this bird for you tomorrow]
Image: Joseph Kennedy, 6 December 2008 [larger view].…
March 5, 2009
tags: coal mining, mountaintop removal, clean coal, electricity, streaming video
This video shows us the dirty lie behind so-called "clean coal" -- which is one of the main sources of power on the East Coast of the United States [1:55]
March 4, 2009
tags: Rautatientori Metroasema, Central Railway Station Subway Art, Helsinki Finland, Metro -- Friday evening, Sanna Karlsson-Sutisnas, subway art, photography
Metro -- Friday evening, detail 4c (Installed: 23 November 2007).
Rautatientorin Metroasema (Central Railway Station) Subway Art,…
March 4, 2009
tags: doorway, Porttikäytävä, Suomenlinna, Helsinki, Finland, image of the day
Porttikäytävä.
Photographed at Suomenlinna on Kalevalapaäivä (Kalevala Day).
This is one of my favorite places to visit in Helsinki, Finland.
Image: GrrlScientist, 28 February 2009 [larger view].
March 4, 2009
tags: Brewer's Sparrow, Spizella breweri, birds, mystery bird, bird ID quiz
[Mystery bird] Brewer's Sparrow, Spizella breweri, photographed in Arizona. [I will identify this bird for you tomorrow]
Image: Richard Ditch, 2008 [larger view].
Date Time Original: 2008:03:13 09:12:01
Exposure Time: 1…
March 4, 2009
tags: falconry, raptors, airport bird strikes, Birdman of JFK, streaming video
A single bird can take out a jet engine, with potentially catastrophic results. There is, however, an ingenious and natural way way of keeping the birds out of the path of airplanes as they take off and land -- falconry…
March 3, 2009
tags: Rautatientori Metroasema, Central Railway Station Subway Art, Helsinki Finland, Metro -- Friday evening, Sanna Karlsson-Sutisnas, subway art, photography
Metro -- Friday evening, detail 4b (Installed: 23 November 2007).
Rautatientorin Metroasema (Central Railway Station) Subway Art,…
March 3, 2009
There's some blog carnivals available out there for you to read. Here's just a few;
Grand Rounds, a medical blog carnival, which is one of the first I ever contributed to, and the second blog carnival I ever hosted. They are asking me to host again ..
Book Review Carnival, 12th edition. This is a…
March 3, 2009
tags: Suomenlinna, Helsinki, Finland, image of the day
Photographed at Suomenlinna on Kalevalapaäivä (Kalevala Day).
This is one of my favorite places to visit in Helsinki, Finland.
Image: GrrlScientist, 28 February 2009 [larger view].
March 3, 2009
tags: Rough-legged Hawk, Buteo lagopus, birds, mystery bird, bird ID quiz
[Mystery bird] light-morph Rough-legged Hawk, Buteo lagopus, photographed on the Fort Pierre National Grasslands in South Dakota. [I will identify this bird for you tomorrow]
Image: Terry Sohl, 26 November 2008 [larger view…
March 3, 2009
tags: human-chimp hybrid, humanzee, chuman, science, streaming video
Humans and chimps have DNA that is something close to 99% identical, so could there ever be a human-chimpanzee hybrid -- a Humanzee? Watch this video to learn the answer to this question [2:28]