clock | January 4, 2008Bright Light Therapy Eases Bipolar Depression For Some:
Bright light therapy can ease bipolar depression in some patients, according to a study published in the journal Bipolar Disorders. Researchers from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine's Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic studied nine women with bipolar disorder to examine the effects of light therapy in the morning or at midday on mood symptoms.
Insect Attack May Have Finished Off Dinosaurs:
Asteroid impacts or massive volcanic flows might have occurred around the time dinosaurs became extinct, but a new arguemet is…
clock | January 4, 2008There are 17 days until the Science Blogging Conference. We have 220 registered participants and the registration is now closed.
The anthology should be published in time for the event. Between now and the conference, I am highlighting some of the people who will be there, for you to meet in person if you register in time.
Liz Burr is the Associate Producer at WIRED SCIENCE
If you are registered, you will get to meet her in person very soon.
Now is the good time to:
Find and exchange information about hotels, rides, etc. Do you want to share a room? Will you have a car with you then…
clock | January 4, 2008Zabranjeno Pušenje - the beginning of the New Primitives:
U Zenicu kada po´dem ja,
prati me pet ´sest drotova,
okru´zni sudija rekao 12 godina,
12 godina strogog zatvora!
Okru´zni sudija rekao 12 godina,
12 godina strogog zatvora!
Tu´zna je moja sudbina,
´zeno me kre´co hakija,
kre´co hakija presudila mu´cakij,
ne razumje´s ti to dru´ze sudija!
Kre´co hakija presudila mu´cakij,
ne razumje´s ti to dru´ze sudija!
(´Dabe ja to sve pri´cam)
Zenico mrzim svaki kamen tvoj,
zboktebe ja mrzim ´zivot svoj,
tko pre´zivi 12 godina u KPDom Zenic,
ta je pravi ha´dia!
Tko pre´zivi 12…
clock | January 3, 2008People who want to understand democracy should spend less time in the library with Aristotle and more time on the buses and in the subway.
- Simeon Strunsky
clock | January 3, 2008Final results of the Iowa caucuses:
Senator Barack Obama : 37.58%
Senator John Edwards : 29.75%
Senator Hillary Clinton : 29.47%
Governor Bill Richardson : 2.11%
Senator Joe Biden : 0.93%
Uncommitted : 0.14%
Senator Chris Dodd : 0.02%
Precincts Reporting: 1781 of 1781
(Percentages are State Delegate Equivalents.)
More important numbers:
Total Voter Turnout (approximate): 356,000
Percentage of total vote
24.5% Obama
20.5% Edwards
19.8% Clinton
11.4% Huckabee (R)
Biden and Dodd have quit the race.
Media pundits - catastrophic:
Frameshop: Obama And The 'Balance' Frame
With Obama's Win, What to…
clock | January 3, 2008Skeptics' Circle #77 is up on WhiteCoat Underground
Carnival of the Liberals #54 is up on Neural Gourmet
clock | January 3, 2008There are 18 days until the Science Blogging Conference. We have 220 registered participants and the registration is now closed.
The anthology should be published in time for the event. Between now and the conference, I am highlighting some of the people who will be there, for you to meet in person if you register in time.
Barbara Moffet is the Communications Director for the National Geographic Society
If you are registered, you will get to meet her in person very soon.
Now is the good time to:
Find and exchange information about hotels, rides, etc. Do you want to share a room? Will…
clock | January 2, 2008YU Grupa - Crni leptir:
Ulicna svetiljka baca svetlost u krug
dok crni leptiri lete pravo na nju
ali ne znaju da tu je kraj
da ih ubija njene svetlosti sjaj
Nekad sam leteo leptir bio i ja
svetlost me mamila, krila mi sprzila
crni leptiru bezi u noc
jutro sacekaj svetlost ce doc'
clock | January 2, 2008Persistence is the twin sister of excellence. One is a matter of quality; the other, a matter of time.
- Marabel Morgan
clock | January 2, 2008Fresh Fossil Evidence Of Eye Forerunner Uncovered:
Ancient armoured fish fossils from Australia present some of the first definite fossil evidence of a forerunner to the human eye, a scientist from The Australian National University says.
Parents Show Bias In Sibling Rivalry, Says Study:
Most parents would hotly deny favouring one child over another but new research suggests they may have little choice in the matter.
Lack Of Deep Sleep May Increase Risk Of Type 2 Diabetes:
Suppression of slow-wave sleep in healthy young adults significantly decreases their ability to regulate blood-sugar…
clock | January 2, 2008Four Stone Hearth #31: Silver Screen Edition is up on Walking the Berkshires
Festival of the Trees #19 is up on Hoarded Ordinaries
The 152nd Carnival of Education is up on So You Want to Teach?
Grand Rounds Vol 4 Number 15 are up on Other things amanzi
The 2nd anniversary of the Carnival of Homeschooling is up on Why Homeschool
clock | January 2, 2008Holidays slightly altered the publication dates at PLoS this week, so I had to wait until Wednesday to bring you my picks from PLoS Biology, PLoS Medicine and PLoS ONE. Of course, look beyond my own picks and look at all the new articles to see what you are interested in:
Recurring Ethanol Exposure Induces Disinhibited Courtship in Drosophila:
Alcohol has a strong causal relationship with sexual arousal and disinhibited sexual behavior in humans; however, the physiological support for this notion is largely lacking and thus a suitable animal model to address this issue is instrumental. We…
clock | January 2, 2008Well, The Day has arrived! After reading all of the 486 entries at least once (and many 2-3 times) and after calculating all of the judges' ratings of all the posts, Reed Cartwright and I are happy to announce which blog posts will be published in the second science blogging anthology, the "Open Laboratory 2007".
First, I want to thank the judges (at least those who do not wish to remain anonymous - let me know if I missed one of you) for spending their holiday break reading, commenting on and grading all the submitted posts and making our job that much easier. Those are: Anna Kushnir,…
clock | January 2, 2008There are 19 days until the Science Blogging Conference. We have 200 registered participants and a few people on the waiting list. The Sigma Xi space accommodates 200 and we have ordered food for 200 and swag bags for 200. Apart from the public list, we also have a list with a couple of anonymous bloggers as well as about a dozen of students who will be coming with their teachers. So, the registration is now officially closed and all future registrants will be placed on a waiting list.
The anthology should be published in time for the event. Between now and the conference, I am…
clock | January 1, 2008Another one from 1985...
Zbog nekih lutaka koje sam voljela
nocas te dozivam da me zabavljas
donesi oblake, nemirne korake
cesljaj me satima i pricaj prstima
Zbog toplih jastuka gdje sam te sakrila
nocas zaboravljam da sam izgubila
donesi haljine, staklene lancice
obuci miriše i mazi me
Ref.
Bas je dobro nocas sve je toplo
a ja sam lazljiva
budi dobar, nocas budi hrabar
jer ja sam lazljiva
Zbog nekih lutaka koje sam voljela
nocas te dozivam da me zabavljas
donesi oblake, nemirne korake
cesljaj me satima i pricaj prstima
Zbog toplih jastuka gdje sam te sakrila
nocas zaboravljam da sam…
clock | January 1, 2008If a person gives you his time, he can give you no more precious gift.
- Frank Tyger
clock | January 1, 2008...just busy with the Conference and Anthology.
Judging of the entries for the anthology is over and Reed and I have determined the winners. The authors have been notified and, unless one of them wants to pull a post out, I will post the links to all the winning posts here on my blog tomorrow, so come back to this spot tomorrow.
clock | January 1, 2008There are 20 days until the Science Blogging Conference. We have 200 registered participants and a few people on the waiting list. The Sigma Xi space accommodates 200 and we have ordered food for 200 and swag bags for 200. Apart from the public list, we also have a list with a couple of anonymous bloggers as well as about a dozen of students who will be coming with their teachers. So, the registration is now officially closed and all future registrants will be placed on a waiting list.
The anthology should be published in time for the event. Between now and the conference, I am…
clock | December 31, 2007A friend of my Mom's asked for it, so here it is, Oliver Dragojevic and Skalinada:
Mirno spavaj, duso moja
noc je 'ladna, zvizda tvoja sjaja nima
Na sto vrata ja san kuca
tople rici, mrvu srca nigdi nima
Pismo mala, reci svima
moj je zivot pusta stina, mira nima
Miljun pasi ja san prosa
sad se pitan di san dosa, srice nima
Skalinada, skalinada
tu se penje, tu se pada
to je sudba, to je nada, skalinada
Skalinada, skalinada,
svaki korak jedna skala,
svaka skala jedna nada, skalinada
skalinada, skalinada, skalinada, skalinada
Sudbo moja, ol' ne vidis
na toj stazi di me vodis sunca nima
U…