Carnivals and fun things to read

Imagine yourself curled up and cozy, a glass of wine (or pop) in your hand, a blazing fire, and a wonderfully entertaining book in your hand.

Hmmmm. What are you reading?

Oh, of course! It's the open laboratory edited by our very own Science Blogger, Bora Zivkovic, who really does seem to (a) Blog Around the Clock. The secrets out, now you can have a pleasant time reading science blogs and you don't even need a computer.

But if you do have a computer, there are carnivals awaiting. Mendel's Garden is in bloom over at Neurotopia.

And if you really want to dig into a carnival, check out Four Stone Hearth, a new blog about anthropology and archaeology.

Enjoy, enjoy, enjoy.

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