grrlscientist | August 20, 2007tags: cartoon, extinction
Since I am still getting my blog feet under me (the last of my fellow SciBlings left late this afternoon), I thought I'd share this cartoon that was sent to me by a reader.
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grrlscientist | August 20, 2007tags: Skipper, butterflies, Image of the Day
This is some sort of Skipper butterfly on a thistle flower, photographed on Konza Prairie July 2007. I don't know the species, but it is common and perhaps some of your readers can ID it.
Image: Dave Rintoul, KSU [larger]
grrlscientist | August 20, 2007tags: brain, blog carnivals
There are two blog carnivals that were published today that focus on the brain. The first one, Brain Fitness Carnival: August 2007, is a collection of links from around the web on topics related to brain fitness, neuroscience, mental development and a bit more. The second one, Brain Blogging, published its fifteenth edition today. Be sure to support both of these carnivals by popping in to each and reading their selections.
grrlscientist | August 20, 2007tags: Clark's Grebe, Aechmorphus clarkii, Image of the Day
Clark's Grebe, Aechmorphus clarkii.
Image: Dave Rintoul, KSU [larger]
Due to a weekend of scientific congress and drunken debauchery [Editor's Note: scientists don't drink!!] with my SciBlings here in NYC, I was unable to complete this week's issue of Birds in the News. I did try, but the spirit is willing while the flesh is weak, especially when pickled in 180 proof bourbon.
grrlscientist | August 20, 2007tags: walking with monsters, life before dinosaurs, evolution, streaming video
This streaming video gives you a snapshot of evolution prior to the rise of the dinosaurs. Even though it's kinda long, it's definitely worth watching .. although that giant spider gave me the heebie-jeebies! [9:17]
grrlscientist | August 19, 2007tags: medicine, blog carnivals
Medicine 2.0, is now available for you to enjoy, if you can rip yourself away from watching tacky YouTube videos, that is.
grrlscientist | August 19, 2007tags: SciBlings, photography
After assisting Mo as he purchased a huge camera in NYC during the get-together with my fellow SciBlings (I suffered intense camera envy because my own camera was lost when I moved from Seattle to NYC), I also acted as Mo's photographic model. I know; it is obvious that, in the modeling department at least, you get what you pay for! (But please do remember that I also walked through a downpour to the party where that pic was taken -- I clean up very nicely, or I'd like to believe that I do.)
Needless to say (I hope), my knees were closer to the camera than the…
grrlscientist | August 19, 2007tags: SciBlings, Romeo and Juliet
Romeo.
And I'll still stay, to have thee still forget,
Forgetting any other home but this.
Juliet.
'Tis almost morning; I would have thee gone:
And yet no farther than a wanton's bird;
That lets it hop a little from her hand,
Like a poor prisoner in his twisted gyves,
And with a silk thread plucks it back again,
So loving-jealous of his liberty.
Romeo.
I would I were thy bird.
Juliet.
Sweet, so would I:
Yet I should kill thee with much cherishing.
Good night, good night! parting is such sweet sorrow
That I shall say good night till it be morrow.
My fellow…
grrlscientist | August 18, 2007tags: SciBlings
So here we are, a much smaller and more exhausted group than we were at this same time yesterday. We are sitting at the outdoor dining area in the B Bar and Grill, ordering dinner and drinks, and waiting for some of the public to show up. Besides me, I have been joined by PZ, Bora and Mrs. Bora, Mo, Mike and Professor Steve Steve, and we also expect that Majikthise will join us soon, too.
So Bora, Mrs. Bora and Mo are looking for a place to smoke out here and they noticed an ashtray located next to a blue bench, so they asked if they had to sit on the blue bench in order to…
grrlscientist | August 18, 2007tags: SciBlings
I am sitting here at the main filming table at the SB get-together at this very monent, getting ready to expose myself on camera, watching Mr. "Thoughts from Kalifornia" (Traveling from Kansas) strip his clothing in preparation to moderate our table's discussion. The cameras are not yet running, but the antics associated with getting ready for the filming are more interesting than the actual filming .. maybe.
I will try to write about this on my blog, live from my table, as the events unfold, or until my battery dies.
RPM: Framing is full of shit.
PZ: laughter.
Later;
RPM: I…
grrlscientist | August 18, 2007tags: SciBlings
Damn, I am having so much fun! Each person that I've met has been like a Christmas present to myself, a delightful surprise, warm, funny, and kind, intelligent and talented .. how much joy can one person experience, walking into a room full of their best friends, only to discover that everyone there truly likes and admires each other and were likewise looking forward to meeting everyone else?
Writing my blog has been one of the best things I've ever done in my life, it was a fabulous accident, really. Writing has always kept me sane when I was going through the rough times,…
grrlscientist | August 17, 2007tags: communication style, online quiz
You Communicate Like a Man
When you communicate, you like to get to the point.
You're not afraid to say what's on your mind - and leave it at that.
Talking about your emotions drains you. You rather keep them to yourself.
You prefer solving problems to wallowing in your sorrows.
Do You Communicate Like a Man or a Woman?
Ho hum. I've often been told that I am too direct. What about you?
grrlscientist | August 17, 2007tags: unlocking car door with tennis ball, magic tennis ball, streaming video
This streaming video shows you a very cool trick; how to unlock a car door using just a tennis ball! [1:16]
grrlscientist | August 16, 2007tags: SciBlings
Many of my SciBlings are traveling this weekend -- to NYC! They all are coming to visit me, as a matter of fact! This is why I have not been writing much recently, although I peek in here often because I miss all of you and wish you could all be here for the festivities. Oh, wait, you can be here because we plan to reveal our precise location this Saturday afternoon on a few of our blogs so those of you who are in the NYC area can come by to meet us, and to worship some of us while no doubt, smirking at others of us. I do want to remind you that several of us SciBlings are…
grrlscientist | August 16, 2007tags: Mr Woo, robots, streaming video
Paul Merton Meets Mr Woo and his army of walking robots -- all of which were made from other people's trash. This streaming video makes you wonder what Mr Woo could have made of himself if he only had the opportunity of a formal education. [5:06]
grrlscientist | August 15, 2007tags: native bee species, bees, Image of the Day
This little bee was working the Gaillardias along White Oak Bayou (Texas) around 6:30 p.m. Notice the bulging pollen sacs on its hind legs.
Image: Biosparite [larger]
grrlscientist | August 15, 2007tags: gay bomb, military research, streaming video
Wow, what will the military think of to waste our tax dollars on next? There are just so many things wrong with this supposed military research program that I am at a loss as to where to start commenting [3:12].
grrlscientist | August 14, 2007tags: Neon Skimmer, Libellula croceipennis, dragonfly, Image of the Day
Battered male Neon Skimmer, Libellula croceipennis.
This dragonfly was apparently perched for the night when I photographed it at 6:30 p.m. in Houston along White Oak Bayou.
Image: Biosparite [larger]
This is a sexually dimorphic dragonfly species; males are bright red with amber wing color while females are paler with clear wings. Males appear to glow bright red in the sun, hence the name "neon"; females are gold-colored in the sun.
These colorful insects are found throughout the southwestern USA, including southern…
grrlscientist | August 14, 2007tags: research, medicine, grand rounds, blog carnivals
The 47th issue (third volume) of the medical blog carnival, Grand Rounds, is now available for you to read. There are 41 entries that they linked to, so there's plenty there to keep you informed and entertained.
grrlscientist | August 14, 2007tags: global warming, climate change, streaming video
According to this streaming video, global warming is apparently not a new phenomenon: It was predicted in the early 1950s [1:18].