Blog Carnivals
grrlscientist | November 17, 2008... and what I did to make it a success..
NOTE: this is reposted here from my original blogger site at the urging of my friend and colleague, Bora. Thanks Bora for noticing and remembering this piece!
When I hosted the 23rd issue of the Tangled Bank (TB23) on 9 March 2005, I didn't know what to expect because I had never hosted a blog carnival before and in fact, I had only recently figured out what a blog carnival actually is. Nevertheless, my primary goals were to have fun and to avoid the pitfalls experienced by previous hosts. One of the worst problems that recent issues of TB…
grrlscientist | November 16, 2008Here's the latest carnivalia for you to read and enjoy;
Oekologie is undergoing a revival after a near-extinction event, so please be sure to go there to read it, then link to it from your blog and also be sure to consider sending your own blog entries to this carnival.
On Giant's Shoulders, issue #5. This blog carnival focuses on how our current knowledge is built upon previous research.
Friday Ark, issue 217. This weekly blog carnival links to images of animals!
Just Write, 14 November 2008 edition.
sb admin | November 16, 2008
Population biologists often want to infer the demographic history of the species they study. This includes identifying population subdivision, expansion, and bottlenecks. Genetic data sampled from multiple individuals can often be applied to study population structure. When phylogenetic methods are used to link evolutionary relationships to geography, the approaches fall under the guise of phylogeography.
The past decade has seen the rise in popularity of a particular phylogeographical approach for intra-specific data: nested clade analysis (Templeton et al. 1995; Templeton 2004). Many of…
grrlscientist | November 11, 2008Here's the most recent carnivalia for you to enjoy;
All Things Eco blog carnival, number 24. Okay, I admit it, there is one story there that has particularly piqued my interest based on its title alone; "Dumpster Diving for Charity."
Festival of Frugality, Veteran's Day Edition. This is all about frugal living -- something that the current economic situation demands from all of us. And no, by frugality, I do not mean reducing the number of pedicures you get from once per week to once every two weeks.
Review Bloggers carnival, 30th edition. This is a collection of reviews of just about…
grrlscientist | November 9, 2008Just in time for Sunday, the day where people who should be resting up for a week of kissing their boss's ass, they instead are indulging their overactive fantasy lives by worshiping Lord Voldemort The Authority god, we have the Carnival of the Godless, issue 104 -- now re-named as the Carnival of the Chimbley, issue number one.
Ah, and here's another blog carnival, one that I'd forgotten I'd ever contributed to is the Molecular and Cell Biology Carnival, issue 4. This blog carnival focuses on what molecular and cell biology can reveal to us.
The fourth edition of the Book Review carnival,…
grrlscientist | November 8, 2008Here's the latest carnivalia for you to enjoy;
Linnaeus's Legacy, which celebrates biodiversity.
The most recent edition of Brain Blogging, 41st edition. This edition discusses the likelihood of bipolar children becoming bipolar adults, problems with learning during multi-tasking, how magnets can improve your mood (ahem, where's the skeptics in the crowd?), and more.
grrlscientist | November 7, 2008The latest carnivalia is now available for you to enjoy;
Carnival of the Blue, issue #18. This blog carnival focuses on marine life.
Carnival of Economics, 14 October 2008 edition. This carnival included something I wrote -- about birds! To read what birds can teach us about human economics, along with mountains of other interesting essays about economics, you have to read this blog carnival.
The blogosphere's answer to Friday Cat Blogging is the Friday Ark, a collection of links to images of animals and animals only.
And the most recent edition of the Carnival of Travelers, November…
grrlscientist | November 4, 2008Here's the latest carnivalia for you to enjoy;
Europe Travel Carnival, 3 November 2008 issue.
The Carnival of the Conservatives, 3 November 2008 edition. Hrm, I'll bet you can guess what this one is all about.
Carnival of Aloha! is all about .. Hawai'i! And the host seemed to be rather excited about my contribution, too, so that makes me happy, of course.
evolgen | November 2, 2008After a few months off, here's the return of Mendel's Garden.
Blast from the past: rENNISance woman gives us a post on viral genetics.
Figuring out DNA looping with unbelievably advanced technology: Greg Laden reviews a paper on the structure of nucleic acids.
In the fly, delayed reproduction also delays aging: Ouroboros describes research on senescence in Drosophila.
Balancer Chromosomes: Larry Moran describes this marked chromosomal inversions (see also Hermann Muller Invented the Balancer Chromosome).
The Genetics of Voting: From Bayblab, a post on the heritability of filling the…
grrlscientist | October 31, 2008Here's the latest carnivalia that has been published in the blogosphere for you to read and enjoy;
Carnival of the Vanities, the Samhain edition.
Tangled Bank, issue #117. This is the "Carnival of the Vanities" for science and medical blog writers.
I and the Bird, issue #87. This blog carnival is all about wild birds and bird watching.
The Friday Ark #215. This blog carnival links to gorgeous images of animals, some of which are accompanied by a story, most of whicjh are not.
The Just Write blog carnival, 31 October edition. This blog carnival focuses on writing and the writing life.…
grrlscientist | October 28, 2008Hre's the latest Carnivalia for you to enjoy
Carnival of Homeschooling, issue 148, which focuses on all aspects of homeschooling.
evolgen | October 28, 2008
I will be hosting the next edition of Mendel's Garden on Sunday, November 2. If you have written any blog posts about genetics in the past few months, send me a link (evolgen[at]yahoo[dot]com). Also, if you've seen any good genetics posts on other people's blogs, let me know.
For those not in the know, Mendel's Garden is the original genetics blog carnival. On the first Sunday of every month, the carnival plays host to the best genetics blogging of the past month. After a hiatus of a few months, the carnival is back.
grrlscientist | October 26, 2008Here's the latest carnivalia for you to enjoy;
The inaugural issue of the Carnival of Political Humor and Commentary for you to enjoy.
grrlscientist | October 24, 2008Here's the latest carnivalia for you to enjoy;
Carnival of the Vanities, 23 October 2008 edition. This blog carnival focuses on excellent blog writing, regardless of topic. Did you know this blog carnival has been ongoing for six years now?
Carnival of Satire, for those of you who need to read a little snarkiness to start your weekend.
Carnival of Rants, for those of you who take snarkiness a little too far.
grrlscientist | October 22, 2008Unfortunately, my internet access situation is becoming more desperate, rather than less, so I am lucky to be able to write anything to you at all. Anyway, that said, here is today's carnivalia for you to enjoy;
Carnival of the Cities. As its name implies, this blog carnival focuses on cities -- whether you are talking about a city that you live in or you are talking about a city that you are visiting, this is the place to go to read about cities!
grrlscientist | October 20, 2008I lost my wifi access so, after hours of searching, I finally found an alternative free wifi source (but who knows how long this will last?). So I can now share with you the latest carnivalia for your reading pleasure:
All Things Eco, issue 22. This is a blog carnival that focuses on ecology and environment.
grrlscientist | October 17, 2008Friday Ark, issue # 213. The Friday Ark is a wonderful blog carnival that was inspired by Friday Cat Blogging, which is an internet phenomenon that has done more to humanize the blogopshere than any other meme before or since. This blog carnival expands its focus from only housecats to include photographs of all animals.
grrlscientist | October 16, 2008Here's the most recent carnivalia for you to read and enjoy;
Carnival of the Vanities, 16 October 2008 edition. This blog carnival, the grand dame of them all, focuses on the very best writing on any topic in the blogosphere.
Tangled Bank, 116th edition. This is the classic science and medicine blog carnival that has been ongoing for ... erm, more than three years now.
I and the Bird, issue #86. This blog carnival focuses on wild birds and bird watching.
Festival of Frugality, 143rd edition. This is an extraordinarily large blog carnival filled with all sorts of ways to stretch your…
grrlscientist | October 15, 2008Here's the latest carnivalia in the blogosphere;
Carnival of Evolution, 15 October 2008 issue. This is a new blog carnival that focuses on evolution, and there's a lot of material to read there.
And this link is late (my bad!), but better than never: the Carnival of Cities, 8 October 2008 edition. There's plenty of material here to read and enjoy, especially for those of you who like to travel, even if it's only vicariously.
grrlscientist | October 8, 2008Here's the latest carnivalia for you to enjoy!
Cancer research blog carnival, issue #14. This blog caarnival actually includes personal cancer stories in addition to research.
The Health & Fitness carnival. This is a HUGE blog carnival, filled with lots of articles that focus on preserving or improving one's health!
The carnival of the cities, 8 October 2008 issue. This focuses on cities; information, stories, and photographs of cities!