Sheril R. Kirshenbaum
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February 8, 2008
Okay, so it's Fashion Week in New York. But there's something I just don't get. Sure, beauty is in the eye of the beholder, yadda, yadda, yadda...and yes, everyone is beautiful in their own way, but uh, will someone please explain to me what's going on with the male models?
"Where the masculine…
February 7, 2008
Ah, February... that very special time of year for celebrating the one we love (or bemoaning the greeting card industry). While flipping through the month's Scientific American, I came upon this article about 'Why We Kiss' and immediately found myself intrigued.
Now I expect most of us hope to…
February 6, 2008
"The ocean holds a special place in all of our souls. A place where life came about, evolved and was cradled. A historical refuge from extinction. A place where bountiful resources nurtured early civilizations. A superhighway and living market for modern civilizations. Yet a place where we can rest…
February 5, 2008
As much as I love New York, Superbowl XLII's got nothing on Super Tuesday!
So folks, with 3,156 delegates to be allocated, let's hear some predictions for today's historic 24-state White House nominating showdown...
February 4, 2008
Last Thursday night, my Blue Devils triumphed over N.C. State 92-72. But what turned the Cameron Crazies green?
The answer here...
February 1, 2008
Lots going on just one day into February...
In Science magazine, Donald Kennedy has an excellent editorial called 'The Real Debate':
We in the United States are sliding down a ramp that will take us, in just 4 days, to the much anticipated "Super Tuesday" in the presidential nomination cycle, when…
February 1, 2008
From TreeHugger:
For anyone who doesn't have Superman vision, the text from this striking image says: "Don't let this be our future. Save our rainforest, stop global warming".
Sure it's creative and interesting. Alarmist to some and frightening to others. As for me, I'm reminded of Charles…
January 30, 2008
Wander into the Hall of Ocean Life at the American Museum of Natural History and surely every child will be gazing up in wonder at the life size blue whale. Most adults will too for that matter. There's something mystical about a world within our own--different from all we know yet exploding with…
January 29, 2008
How's that for role reversal on Science Blogs?
Well, leave it to the good folks at Carnegie Mellon...
Scientists have long studied how information, influence or physical items move through networks. But by combining that field of research with how to optimally detect the flow in a cost-effective…
January 29, 2008
From the NYTimes:
The secret messages hidden in scientist J. Craig Venter's synthetic bacterial genome have now been revealed. They are -- his name, and that of his research institute and co-workers.
January 28, 2008
Craig McClain--scibling, intrepid deep sea explorer, and all around cool guy over at Deep Sea News has provided a great reminder of how vast oceans are...
Randomly place a point on our planet and it would be deep sea. In our daily activities so far removed from this environment, we begin to think…
January 25, 2008
A Leopard in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa. The region is a spectacular desert landscape comprised of scrublands and red dunes. The park supports herds of blue wildebeest, leopard, gemsbok, springbok, black mane lions, raptors, and more.
~ Nicolas Devos, Biologist and Wildlife…
January 24, 2008
It should be no surprise to readers that I'm a huge fan of marine scientist, scibling, and friend Jennifer Jacquet. In many ways, I consider her my scienceblogging counterpart on the west coast. Last Saturday, we shared the Framing Science panel with Chris and even managed to have some fun in…
January 23, 2008
The Science Times is finding creative ways to compare complex social networks thoughout the animal kingdom to politics as usual.
Just as there are myriad strategies open to the human political animal with White House ambitions, so there are a number of nonhuman animals that behave like textbook…
January 22, 2008
I enjoy receiving email and appreciate all of the feedback, links, and comments that have hit my inbox since Saturday's panel with Jennifer and Chris on Framing Science. While the focus of my portion highlighted ScienceDebate2008, several readers have written with specific questions on Framing…
January 18, 2008
Yup, we had a slumber party prior to the conference...aren't we, like, the perfect dental ad?
January 18, 2008
More evidence the Research Triangle in North Carolina is where the sciblings are...
Right now, Chris is on his way across the country to meet me in the NC for this weekend's Science Blogging Conference. Expect to read coverage throughout the blogosphere as we have over 200 bloggers, scientists,…
January 16, 2008
"The COMPETES legislation was a great step forward for U.S. efforts in science, technology, innovation and education - and it will yield results. But the debate on science and technology in this country must grow to be part of a national discussion on our future - and a presidential debate on the…
January 16, 2008
A dragonfly at Bako National Park, Borneo where there are 275 named species recorded and many more yet to be discovered. Forty percent are endemic to the region.
~ Nicolas Devos, Biologist and Wildlife Photographer
In the latest issue of Seed magazine, our scibling Jonah Lehrer postulates 'The…
January 15, 2008
Remember when I questioned my faith...
Well MacBook Air has arrived and I'm 'Saved'.
Hallelujah!
Cool, eh? What do readers think?
January 15, 2008
Readers may have noticed that we've gotten a bit of a slow start to blogging in 2008. Sure, Sheril's been traveling and Chris has been, well...slacking, but we weren't actually being lazy. We've been plotting and scheming and setting an agenda for this blog in the new year and beyond! One that…
January 14, 2008
Snow: A type of precipitation consisting of agglomerates of snow crystals. Most snowflakes are less than one-half inch across with an open, soft structure although certain conditions can result in unusual formations. It reflects sunlight and even changes the way sound travels. It's fun to eat,…
January 14, 2008
Dive into Carnival of the Blue 8 live at I'm a chordata, urochordata:
'For the inaugural edition of 2008 we've got a number of great articles for your consumption on food, sex, death, and more!'
January 12, 2008
A partial list of signers is now up...
Join us!
January 11, 2008
At 2pm, listen in to NPR's Science Friday with Ira Flatow on the Call for a Science Debate:
Friday, January 11th, 2008
Hour One- 2pm EDT
The Call for A Science Debate
Should the presidential candidates participate in a debate focusing on science, technology, and the environment? A group of voters…
January 10, 2008
I told you It's Gettin HOT In Herre!
2008's already burning up with the primaries making headlines everywhere... These are exciting times as the candidates are taking a stand on arguably the most important issues in our planetary adolescence. We've reached a boiling point, quite literally, and…
January 10, 2008
The Bush administration's final budget rollout will be paper-free and expects to save nearly 20 tons of paper and about $1 million over five years. Paper copies are no longer free, even for the Appropriations committees.
After nearly 50 years in office, West Virginia Senate Appropriations Chairman…
January 4, 2008
They call it the City of Angels, but for me, Los Angeles is the City of Co-Bloggers. Yesterday, Chris and I had a blast getting ready for The Intersection in 2008 and now I'm hanging out at the Correlations Compound with the Wired Science crew.
You know, in such good company, I just might stay…
January 4, 2008
There is another aspect of our educational system that merits attention. Institutions of higher learning have served as the nation's research and development labs. These institutions train the innovators of the future. Here too, our policies have been moving in the wrong direction. Each month,…
January 3, 2008
[The Intersection in LA, plotting world domination.]
Well what better way for two cobloggers to ring in the new year than from the same coast and time zone? We're blogging together from L.A.--catching up on framing science, sea cucumbers, hurricanes--and plans for The Intersection. We've got…