carnivals
pharyngula | April 3, 2008
The latest edition of the Tangled Bank is now available at Further Thoughts.
Sarah Silverman? How'd she get in there?
clock | April 2, 2008Tangled Bank #102 is up on Further thoughts
The new Circus of the Spineless is up on From Archaea to Zeaxanthol
Grand Rounds 4:28 are up on GruntDoc
clock | April 1, 2008April Scientiae is up on Women in Science blog
The 118th Carnival of Homeschooling is up on Why Homeschool
neurophilosophy | April 1, 2008My broadband connection was down for the whole day yesterday, so I was unable to link to the latest edition of Encephalon, which is now up at Of Two Minds and is, apparently, hosted by none other than Paris Hilton.
As usual, this edition includes some fantastic entries from some of the best neuroscience and psychology blogs on the web. I especially like the Neurocritic's short discussion about the practice in eastern countries of using the odour of smelly shoes to control epileptic seizures, and Jennifer's post about Rita Levi-Montalchini's discovery of nerve growth factor (NGF) and the role…
clock | March 31, 2008The latest edition of Encephalon is up on Of Two Minds
Carnival of the Green #121 is up on Conserve Plastic Bags
pharyngula | March 31, 2008The latest edition of Encephalon, the carnival of neuroscience, is using Paris Hilton as a theme, I think because the contrast is so great. It still hurts to read it.
I did find Jennifer Ouellette's pocket biography of Ramon y Cajal an excellent corrective, at least — balance the photos of a 21st century airhead with the tale of a 19th century genius of neuroanatomy.
pharyngula | March 29, 2008
The next Tangled Bank will be at Further Thoughts on 2 April — it's time to send those links in to me or host@tangledbank.net.
Meanwhile, get inspired to write some Tangled Bank-worthy posts by reading these fine carnivals.
The Carnival of the Cities
I and the Bird #71
Carnival of the Liberals #61
Friday Ark #184
I'm off at this conference, so my time is a little tight right now. But I will mention that I had a nice panel discussion yesterday with Aaron Barlow and Barbara Fister, organized by the great minds at Free Exchange.
clock | March 28, 2008Gene Genie #24 is up on Greg Laden's blog.
Carnival of the Liberals #61 is up on Last Left Turn Before Hooterville.
Friday Ark #184 is up on Modulator.
clock | March 26, 2008The Four Stone Hearth #37 - The Pulp SciFi Edition - is up on Hot Cup Of Joe
The Skeptic's Circle - Every One Of You Is Expelled! - is up on Mike's Weekly Skeptic Rant
Grand Rounds Volume 4 No. 27 are up on monash medical student
165 Carnival of Education-Teachers Gone Wild Spring Break Edition - is up on Bellringers
The 117th Carnival of Homeschooling is up on Phat Mommy
clock | March 24, 2008Accretionary Wedge #7 is up on Magma Cum Laude
Carnival of the Green #120 is up on Victoria E
clock | March 20, 2008I And The Bird #71 is up on The House & other Arctic Musings
Change of Shift, Vol. 2, Number 19 is up on Emergiblog
clock | March 19, 2008Tangled Bank #101 is up on Tangled Up in Blue Guy
Carnival of Education #163 is up on So You Want To Teach?
clock | March 18, 2008Grand Rounds Vol. 4 No. 26 are up on Polite Dissent
The Gene Genie Blog Carnival is up on DNADirect Talk
The 116th Carnival of Homeschooling is up on Janice Campbell's blog
clock | March 17, 2008Encephalon #41 is up on Pure Pedantry
Carnival of the Green #119 is up on Natural Collection
purepedantry | March 17, 2008Encephalon has a particularly good crop of brainy goodness this issue, so let's get started.
Mind Hacks looks at a fascinating case of a man with unstoppable hiccups because he has Parkinson's disease.
Neuroscientifically Challenged looks at the possibility of using a nanopolymer from sea cucumbers as electrodes for recording or stimulating in the brain. (I work in a lab that makes these kinds of electrodes, and let me just tell you if there were a way to make them better that would be super-useful.)
Not Exactly Rocket Science discusses research that uses an fMRI scanner to tell what you…
pharyngula | March 15, 2008Well, I'm facing the consequences of my little fall yesterday — all day and night yesterday I could feel every little muscle in my back slowly knotting up in protest at the unkind treatment they have received. On top of that, I really have to finish my Seed column today (And I will! I am determined! It Shall Be Done!), and I have to spend some time working with the humane society this afternoon, which means I am tired, cranky, and under pressure … so go read these carnivals for a while, or talk about something else. I'm either going to stew for a while and explode in an ornery rant about…
denialism | March 13, 2008Check it out, the genesis of the Skeptics' Circle.
In particular I admire PalMD's willingness to read JPANDS for the sake of the cause. Yes, it's as bad as you thought.
clock | March 13, 2008The new Carnival of Space is up on Observations from Missy's Window
The 82nd Skeptics' Circle is up on Happy Jihad's House of Pancakes