clock | November 27, 2006
A short-but-sweet study (March 18, 2006):
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I remember from an old review that John Palmer did a study on the diurnal pattern of copulation in humans some years ago. You can see the abstract here.
Now, Roberto Reffinetti repeated the study and published it in the online open-source Journal of Circadian Rhythms here.
The two studies agree: The peak copulatory activity in people living in a modern society is around midnight (or, really, around bedtime) with a smaller secondary peak in the morning around wake-time.
Dig through the papers yourself for…
clock | November 27, 2006Opposites Do Not Attract, Parrot Study Finds:
A study conducted at the University of California, Irvine, found that a female budgerigar prefers to mate with a male that sounds like her.
Dragonfly's Metabolic Disease Provides Clues About Human Obesity:
Parasite-infected dragonflies suffer the same metabolic disorders that have led to an epidemic of obesity and type 2 diabetes in humans.
Wild Gorillas Carriers Of A SIV Virus Close To The AIDS Virus:
A recent article in Nature reports the discovery of gorillas living in the wild in Central Africa infected with an HIV-1 related virus, called…
clock | November 27, 2006
Danita Russell of Random Ramblings is coming to the 2007 North Carolina Science Blogging Conference. Are you?
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clock | November 26, 2006As always, check the list and see if anything is wrong or missing:
Hairy Museum of Natural History
The Half Decent Pharmaceutical Chemistry Blog
Halfway There
Harper Valley
Happening-here?
Happy Furry Puppy Story Time with Norbizness
Head in a Cloud
Head Nurse
Heaven is not the sky
Hellbound Alleee
Helmintholog
Henry's Webiocosm Blog
Highly Allochthonous
History Carnival
hodgeslab.org
Hogg's Blog
The Homely Scientist
Homunculus
Horganism (Discover Magazine)
Hot Cup of Joe
How Did I Get Here
Hpb etc.(Rob Skipper)
Hugo Schwyzer (old)
Hugo Schwyzer (new)
Hullabaloo
Humans in Science
HUNBlogs…
clock | November 26, 2006Recovering alcoholics with poor sleep perceptions will likely relapse:
"The usual perception of alcohol's effects on sleep in nonalcoholics is that it helps sleep," explained Deirdre A. Conroy, the corresponding author who conducted the research while a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Michigan. "In truth, alcohol may help people fall asleep but it usually leads to poor quality sleep in the second half of the night and overall less deep sleep. As people drink more regularly across nights to fall asleep, they become tolerant to the sedating effects of alcohol and subsequently use more…
clock | November 26, 2006Pam has moved from here to here. You have to register to comment, but the process is easy. The new site is built on Soapblox and looks gorgeous. Oh, and you'll be able to post your own diaries in the near future.
So, change your bookmarks, blogrolls and newsfeeds and enjoy your morning cup of Pam's brew.
clock | November 26, 2006Laurie David, one of the producers of An Inconvenient Truth, wrote a piece for today's Washington Post describing her efforts to make 50,000 DVD copies of that movie available to America's science teachers through NSTA. They said no. And, more weirdly, they explained why.
Read the rest here. Horrifying. Go here to tell them what you think.
clock | November 26, 2006 I am sure glad that others have started parsing the numbers of the new report on 'The Internet as a Resource for News and Information about Science'.
Duane Smith takes a close look at a couple of tables in the report and concludes that, while relatively few people say they get their information on evolution directly from the Bible and Church, many do so indirectly, by beeing steeped in their comunities' beliefs transmitted by family, friends and neighbors (as well as local and church-run media). Interesting take (and I agree with him on this). What have you found so far?
clock | November 26, 2006Carnival of the Godless 54: Christmas Shopping Time! is now up on Hellbound Alleee
clock | November 26, 2006
Robert Reddick is coming to the 2007 North Carolina Science Blogging Conference. Are you?
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clock | November 25, 2006Let's keep moving down the alphabet. Let me know what is missing from this list...
Galactic Interactions
The Geek Counterpoint
Gene Expression
Genesalive - another science blog
Genetics and Health
The Geomblog
German Joys
Get Busy Livin', or Get Busy Bloggin'
Getting Real (Over Coffee)
Getting Things Done in Academia
Gingerivers
Girl with a one-track mind
Girl in the Locker Room!
Give Up Blog
Global Voices Online
Glorfindel of Gondolin
The Glory of Carniola
GNIF Brain Blogger
God is for Suckers!
Good Math, Bad Math (old)
Good Math, Bad Math (new)
Graduate Students
Grand Rounds
Gray Falcon…
clock | November 25, 2006You know that I think that Wallace Arthur is one of the sharpest writers on evolution today and that his Biased Embryos and Evolution is one of the best books I've read recently on the topic. I just saw that he has a new book out, Creatures of Accident. Has anyone read it yet? Is it good? Just in case, I placed it on my amazon wish list, so, if you think it is worth my while, I can get it once I get hold of some cash.
clock | November 25, 2006As seen on Facebook (I could not find the originals anywhere online - if you do, please let me know so I can attribute it correctly):
clock | November 25, 2006Pot may be good and bad, researchers propose:
The truth about marijuana might be more complex than either its opponents or its champions suggest, some scientists argue.
We're more genetically diverse than thought:
Research has found that at least one in 10 human genes vary in the number of copies of certain DNA sequences.
A step toward quantum computers:
Physicists say they've taken a step toward making computers that work at blinding speeds thanks to the weird realities of quantum physics.
One cell makes almost any heart tissue, study finds:
New research could be a stride forward for therapy…
clock | November 25, 2006Love for animals, even the dead ones, can sometimes go too far, dontcha think?
clock | November 25, 2006Srbija najbolja na Astronomskoj olimpijadi (my translation):
Serbia, whose most modern telescope was built at the beginning of the 20th century and was brought to Belgrade as part of WWI war reparations, won two gold and two bronze medals at the 11th World Astronomy Olympiad in Bombay earlier this month. Olympic winners from Serbia are students of the first [ninth] grade of the Mathematical Gymnasium in Belgrade: Luka Milicevic and Natasa Dragovic. Milicevic competed in the younger category as he is 15 years old, while Dragovic is only 14. On the Serbian team were also Aleksandar…
clock | November 25, 2006
Rob Gluck of Ivory-bills Live is coming to the 2007 North Carolina Science Blogging Conference. Are you?
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