grrlscientist | August 18, 2008Here's a few blog carnivals for you to read;
Carnival of Children's Literature, the Beach Edition. This is all about cool new children's literature that's available (or soon will be).
Observations on Life blog carnival, 17 August edition. This is a large blog carnival and contains a huge variety of topics to read bout, too. Unfortunately, this blog carnival will be on hiatus until next year, and perhaps forever.
grrlscientist | August 18, 2008tags: Birds in the News, BirdNews, ornithology, birds, avian, newsletter
Orange phase Dusky Lory, Pseudeos fuscata.
Image: John Del Rio. [larger view].
Birds in Science News
Ever since Darwin, evolutionary biologists have wondered why some lineages have diversified more than others. Over 20 years ago, Jeff Wyles, Allan Wilson, and Joseph Kunkel proposed that big brains might favor adaptive evolutionary diversification in animals by facilitating the behavioral changes needed to use new resources or environments, a theory known as the behavioral drive hypothesis. When these authors…
grrlscientist | August 17, 2008tags: West 66th street/Lincoln Center Subway Art, Artemis, Acrobats, Divas and Dancers, subway art, NYC through my eye, photography, NYC
Artemis, Acrobats, Divas and Dancers.
Artist: Nancy Spero, 1999. Installed 2004.
West 66th Street/Lincoln Center Subway tile mosaic art #38
as seen at NYC's Lincoln Center stop at Broadway for the uptown (northbound) 1 train.
Image: GrrlScientist 2008 [larger view].
Glass mosaic murals depicting scenes of theater, dance, and orchestra-related subjects are scattered throughout this station.
I have photographed tile artworks from several NYC subway…
grrlscientist | August 17, 2008tags: new bird species, African forest robin, Stiphrornis pyrrholaemus, Gamba Complex, Moukalaba-Doudou National Park, ornithology, birds, avian, Smithsonian, researchblogging.org
A male specimen of the newly-discovered olive-backed forest robin, Stiphrornis pyrrholaemus, is carefully examined in the hand of Brian Schmidt, the Smithsonian ornithologist who discovered the species.
Image: Brian Schmidt.
A new species of bird has been identified by ornithologists from the Smithsonian Institution. The bird, which was first discovered in Gabon, a small country in Africa, was unknown to the…
grrlscientist | August 17, 2008tags: Long-billed Curlew, Numenius americanus, birds, nature, Image of the Day
Long-billed Curlew, Numenius americanus, at Bolivar Flats, Texas.
Image: Joseph Kennedy, 25 July 2008 [larger view].
Nikon D200, Kowa 883 telescope TSN-PZ camera eyepiece 1/1600s f/8.0 at 1000.0mm iso400.
grrlscientist | August 17, 2008tags: 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).
Here's this week's issue of the Birdbooker Report by Ian "Birdbooker" Paulsen, which lists ecology, environment, natural history and bird books that are (or will soon be) available for purchase. This edition is absolutely packed with book titles that you will want to read!
FEATURED TITLE:
James, Jamie. The Snake Charmer: A Life and Death in Pursuit of Knowledge. 2008. Hyperion. Hardbound: 260 pages. Price…
grrlscientist | August 17, 2008tags: book review, economic insecurity, politics, social programs, insurance, poverty, employment, education, housing
What ever happened to the American Dream? Well, if you are like me, you will admit that your pursuit of the American Dream is like chasing after a mythical horse that disappeared out the barn door literally decades ago. For example, even though I did everything right -- staying out of trouble, staying out of debt, avoiding all chemical and behavioral addictions, postponing pleasure by working hard and sacrificing so I could earn a top-notch education doing something I love and…
grrlscientist | August 16, 2008tags: West 66th street/Lincoln Center Subway Art, Artemis, Acrobats, Divas and Dancers, subway art, NYC through my eye, photography, NYC
Artemis, Acrobats, Divas and Dancers.
Artist: Nancy Spero, 1999. Installed 2004.
West 66th Street/Lincoln Center Subway tile mosaic art #37
as seen at NYC's Lincoln Center stop at Broadway for the uptown (northbound) 1 train.
Image: GrrlScientist 2008 [larger view].
Glass mosaic murals depicting scenes of theater, dance, and orchestra-related subjects are scattered throughout this station.
I have photographed tile artworks from several NYC subway…
grrlscientist | August 16, 2008tags: Long-billed Curlew, Numenius americanus, birds, nature, Image of the Day
Long-billed Curlew, Numenius americanus, at Bolivar Flats, Texas.
Image: Joseph Kennedy, 25 July 2008 [larger view].
Nikon D200, Kowa 883 telescope TSN-PZ camera eyepiece 1/2000s f/8.0 at 1000.0mm iso400.
grrlscientist | August 16, 2008Here's a brand-spanking-new blog carnival for you to read;
Carnival of the Future, the inaugural issue. This blog carnival dedicated to predictions by bloggers about the future. The focus is on politics, art and atheism, although I slipped one in about wildlife.
grrlscientist | August 16, 2008tags: Harry Potter news, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, poster teasers
The sixth Harry Potter film, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, was supposed to be released 21 November 2008, but Warner Brothers film studios announced yesterday that the film's release has been delayed until 17 July 2009, due to a corporate brain fart.
Despite this disappointing news, the winning movie poster was chosen by my readers anyway (see above).
Poster number one was the overwhelming favorite, as you can see from the final poll results;
Meanwhile in other news, millionaire teenaged actress…
grrlscientist | August 15, 2008tags: West 66th street/Lincoln Center Subway Art, Artemis, Acrobats, Divas and Dancers, subway art, NYC through my eye, photography, NYC
Artemis, Acrobats, Divas and Dancers.
Artist: Nancy Spero, 1999. Installed 2004.
West 66th Street/Lincoln Center Subway tile mosaic art #36 [detail 2]
as seen at NYC's Lincoln Center stop at Broadway for the uptown (northbound) 1 train.
Image: GrrlScientist 2008 [larger view].
Glass mosaic murals depicting scenes of theater, dance, and orchestra-related subjects are scattered throughout this station.
I have photographed tile artworks from several NYC…
grrlscientist | August 15, 2008
UN Millennium Hotel lobby flowers, NYC.
Image: GrrlScientist 2008. [larger view].
Now that I am recovering from a very painful pinched nerve in my neck (FINALLY!), I will tell you about the get-together that my colleagues and I enjoyed, thanks to Seed Media Group.
My colleagues who traveled to NYC stayed at the beautiful Millennium Hotel, where a lot of the visiting dignitaries stay when attending meetings at the United Nations, across the street. Unfortunately, I never saw the rooms, but I did take the opportunity to photograph the lobby, which was quite impressive to my eye;
UN…
grrlscientist | August 15, 2008tags: Long-billed Curlew, Numenius americanus, birds, nature, Image of the Day
Long-billed Curlew, Numenius americanus, at Bolivar Flats, Texas.
Image: Joseph Kennedy, 25 July 2008 [larger view].
Nikon D200, Kowa 883 telescope TSN-PZ camera eyepiece 1/2000s f/8.0 at 1000.0mm iso400.
grrlscientist | August 15, 2008tags: AMNH, American Museum of Natural History, horses, special exhibits, SciBlings in NYC 2008
And God took a handful of South wind and from it formed a horse, saying:
"I create thee, Oh Arabian.
To thy forelock, I bind Victory in battle.
On thy back, I set a rich spoil
And a Treasure in thy loins.
I establish thee as one of the Glories of the Earth...
I give thee flight without wings."
-- Ancient Bedouin Legend
Trotting Horse Mount
This skeleton of Lee Axworthy, the first trotting stallion to break the two-minute mile, was mounted by Samuel Harmsted Chubb, an anatomist and research…
grrlscientist | August 15, 2008Okay, as promised, here is my weekly Open Thread where I celebrate you, my readers, by chatting about anything that's on your minds. For example, is there a current event that you wish would receive more news coverage? Is there a particular feature you'd like this blog to have? Have you read a book or watched a movie you want to recommend to us? Do you have a question that you wish to ask? Did you recently do something that, as a kid, you swore you'd never do? Did you just meet the love of your life? Did you go jogging at midnight with your underwear on your head? Are you a lurker who has…
grrlscientist | August 15, 2008Several more blog carnivals have been published for you to read;
Carnival of the Vanities, 14 August 2008 edition. This blog carnival links to the best writing in the blogosphere, regardless of topic.
Oekologie, issue 18. This blog carnival focuses on ecological blog writing.
The Boneyard, issue 22. Even though I've forgotten about this blog carnival, they haven't forgotten about me.
On Giants' Shoulders, the second issue of this new blog carnival that focuses on the formative years of scientific research, upon which many of our current scientific paradigms have been built.
Carnival Against…
grrlscientist | August 14, 2008tags: West 66th street/Lincoln Center Subway Art, Artemis, Acrobats, Divas and Dancers, subway art, NYC through my eye, photography, NYC
Artemis, Acrobats, Divas and Dancers.
Artist: Nancy Spero, 1999. Installed 2004.
West 66th Street/Lincoln Center Subway tile mosaic art #36 [detail 1]
as seen at NYC's Lincoln Center stop at Broadway for the uptown (northbound) 1 train.
Image: GrrlScientist 2008 [larger view].
Glass mosaic murals depicting scenes of theater, dance, and orchestra-related subjects are scattered throughout this station.
I have photographed tile artworks from several NYC…
grrlscientist | August 14, 2008Today started off painfully, but I finally managed to get out of my apartment and onto the subway so I could take care of some cats that I am petsitting right now. I figured that if my neck pain remained so bad that I had to either scream or barf, the subway was the place to do so, since I'd blend in with the natives. Fortunately, after consuming numerous analgesics like they were popcorn, I am now, several hours later, able to function reasonably well. I still am feeling pain, but fortunately nothing like earlier this week (and nothing like earlier in the day). Hopefully, the trend of…
grrlscientist | August 14, 2008tags: Long-billed Curlew, Numenius americanus, birds, nature, Image of the Day
Long-billed Curlew, Numenius americanus, at Bolivar Flats, Texas.
Image: Joseph Kennedy, 25 July 2008 [larger view].
Nikon D200, Kowa 883 telescope TSN-PZ camera eyepiece 1/1600s f/8.0 at 1000.0mm iso400.