clock | August 17, 2008Do not believe that it is very much of an advance to do the unnecessary three times as fast.
- Peter Drucker
clock | August 17, 2008Glow worms glimmer on cue:
University of Queensland researcher and lecturer Dr David Merritt has discovered that Tasmanian cave glow-worms are energy conservationists: they switch their lights off at night-time.
The discovery was made during a partially funded UQ Firstlink study, which revealed that the glow-worm's prey-luring light output is governed by circadian rhythms, regardless of ambient light levels.
The study aimed to investigate the physiology and behaviours of cave dwelling glow-worms, which are actually the immature or larval stage of a mosquito-like fly found in Queensland, New…
clock | August 17, 2008Continuing with asking for your help in fixing my Blogroll:
Every couple of days or so, I will post here a list of blogs that start with a particular letter, and you add in the comments if you know of something that is missing from that list.
See so far:
Numbers and Symbols
A
B
C
Today brought to you by letter D. This is what is on the Blogroll right now. Check also the Housekeeeping posts for other D blogs I have discovered in the meantime. Check links. Tell me what to delete, what to add:
The Daily Dish
DailyKos - Darksyde Diaries
DailyKos - My Diaries
The Daily Mammal
The Daily Transcript…
clock | August 17, 2008
Second Life and Social Media: Networking Gold Mine or Time Sink?
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clock | August 17, 2008On the right (use the left-right arrows to see more detail):
I hear the guy on the left is also famous.
And how does it feel to lose by 1/100th of a second!? If he won a bronze instead, he would have been happier.
clock | August 16, 2008If only we'd stop trying to be happy we could have a pretty good time.
- Edith Wharton
clock | August 16, 2008Pangeables
Advances in the History of Psychology
All in the Mind
Laura's Psychology Blog
Cognition and Language Lab
clock | August 16, 2008For those just coming back from their summer vacations, too busy to dig among hundreds of brief posts, here is a list of the posts that I myself consider to be my best in July and August 2008 (and perhaps SuperReaders can pick a few more of these - only 2-3 of those have been picked so far):
July:
Darwinist
Scientists are Excellent Communicators ('Sizzle' follow-up)
The Giant's Shoulders #1
Running the green light....
Crackpottery
Blog Carnivals - what is in it for you?
Are Science Movies Useful?
Berry Go Round #7
When religion goes berserk!
Crayfish, warming up for a fight!
The importance of…
clock | August 16, 2008And here is tireless Vedran again: Aggregator of RSS Feeds about endocrinology
clock | August 16, 2008Downtown Revival:
The decline of downtown Gastonia, N.C., began long before Jennifer Harper was born, exacerbated by the collapse of the state's textiles manufacturing industry and the exodus of retailers to suburban shopping malls. But the young Gastonia native is lending her design skills to help restore the town center to its prime - and its roots.
Harper, who graduates in August with a master's degree in industrial design from North Carolina State University, walked into city hall a few months ago when she heard that city officials were planning a new convention center for the downtown…
clock | August 15, 2008Never give up, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn.
- Harriet Beecher Stowe
clock | August 15, 2008Why Rage? Because Henry inspired me (though Mrs.Gee made him edit out the 'excessive' language). Why 2.0? Because I am all gung-ho about everything 2.0. So there!
So, like Henry, I will now proceed to rage about something....
Hotels
I've been traveling a lot lately, often staying in some very top-of-the-line hotels around the USA and Europe. Lovely hotels. Very comfortable. Very clean. Great service. Good food. Lots of cool amenities. More and more environmentally friendly. Nothing really to complain about. And I certainly do not want to single out Millennium UN Plaza hotel just…
clock | August 15, 2008Snooze Button For Body's Circadian Clock:
We may use the snooze button to fine-tune our sleep cycles, but our cells have a far more meticulous and refined system. Humans, and most other organisms, have 24-hour rhythms that are regulated by a precise molecular clock that ticks inside every cell. After decades of study, researchers are still identifying all the gears involved in running this "circadian" clock and are working to put each of the molecular cogs in its place. A new study by Rockefeller University scientists now shows how two of the key molecules interact to regulate the clock's…
clock | August 15, 2008Welcome to the first experimental issue of the newest science blog carnival - Praxis. Why experimental? Because we still have to see where to set the boundaries. If it is "Life in Academia", then pretty much everything on science blogs is eligible and the effect is diluted. If we narrow it down to one topic, e.g., Open Access publishing, then there will not be sufficient posts and sufficient interest to keep the carnival alive. We'll have to define a happy middle. We want people to find each other here - folks that write about the business of science, about publishing and Science 2.0,…
clock | August 15, 2008From The National Humanities Center:
The National Humanities Center will host the third and final conference on "The Human & The Humanities," November 13 - 15, 2008, once again attracting scientists and humanities scholars to discuss how developments in science are challenging traditional notions of "the human." Events will begin on the evening of November 13 with a lecture from noted neurologist and author Oliver Sacks at the William and Ida Friday Center in Chapel Hill, NC.
This event is free, but guests must register in advance to guarantee seating.
Other speakers and special guests…
clock | August 15, 2008Vedran has done it again: Aggregator of RSS feeds concerning web accessibility
clock | August 15, 2008The 2nd edition of the Giants' Shoulders is up on The Lay Scientist
Oekologie #18 is up on Seeds Aside
Friday Ark #204 is up on Modulator
Carnival of Space #67 is up on Next Generation
Praxis #1 coming soon, right here....
clock | August 15, 2008First Line of Defense:
A new facility at North Carolina State University will help provide increased protection to first responders by testing their turnout gear against potentially harmful chemical and biological threats.
The Man-in-Simulant Test (MIST) laboratory, located in NC State's College of Textiles, will allow researchers to evaluate the capabilities of protective garments against non-toxic vapors that resemble chemical and biological agents. The new facility will give researchers the necessary technological advances to provide test results and analysis faster than similar facilities…