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gregladen | September 18, 2009The Japanese run everything (does that scare you or delight you?). iTechnology is controlled with eyeMice. Everything he says about human evolution is VERY VERY wrong, just so you know. (E.g. "Mammoths" probably evolved after language. Native Americans do not descend from people who lived in caves in Siberia. Language did not emerge during the last ice age. And so on and so forth.)
gregladen | September 18, 2009I'm pretty sure Amanda and I were abducted by aliens this morning. This is not the first time, for me. I was abducted with two others about 20 years ago in Southern Maine while looking for antiques, back when you could still get them cheap even in antique stores (inexpensive antiques, not aliens). You can tell about the abduction because one moment it is a certain time and the next moment is it much later in time and you have no memory whatsoever of he ensuing time. Since that is essentially impossible, alien abduction is pretty much the best possible explanation. Back in Maine, it…
grrlscientist | September 18, 2009
Image: wemidji (Jacques Marcoux).
Nam et ipsa scientia potestas est (And thus knowledge itself is power)
-- Sir Francis Bacon.
Scientia Pro Publica (Science for the People) is a blog carnival that celebrates the best science, nature and medical writing targeted specifically to the public that has been published in the blogosphere within the past 60 days. To send your submissions to Scientia Pro Publica, either use this automated submission form or use the cute little widget on the right (sometimes that widget doesn't upload when the mother site is sick). Be sure to include the URL or "…
grrlscientist | September 18, 2009Everyone loves free books, right? Well, I know I do, and since I've got a huge stack of books in my apartment that are seeking a loving home, I want to share them with you. These books are duplicates of review copies, advance reading copies and uncorrected proofs as well as some books that I purchased or somehow obtained. All books are in excellent (like new) shape, unless otherwise noted. I am offering them to you several times per week for the next few months, free of charge, although I will ask you to pay the cost of the shipping envelope and postage for mailing each book to you. Below the…
grrlscientist | September 18, 2009
Image: courtesy of Bob O'Hara, author of Deep Thoughts and Silliness.
Vote for me here.
gregladen | September 18, 2009Scienceblogs.com appears to be back in working order again...
If you continue to experience problems, please refresh your browser. If the problems persist, let me know.
The problem was correctly identified by Commenter Dan!!!
apalazzo | September 18, 2009Hello everyone,
It's been quite a while since I've even looked at my blog. Much has happened since I last posted. I said goodbye to all my friends in Boston, moved back to my native country, started up a lab, hired my first employee, gone to a few scientific conferences, assigned projects to eager undergrads, dealt with the bureaucracy of a major University from a whole different level, written my first grant as a PI, and seen my young son pass through several developmental stages.
And here I am, reviving my long neglected blog. In honour* of this resurrection (or is it a metamorphosis), I…
cwilcox | September 18, 2009Wow, I can't believe it - it's my first blogiversary! One year ago today, I posted my very first blog about why it's Obeservations of a "Nerd". I can't believe a whole year has gone by... it seems like just yesterday!
The blog growing up so fast. In just one year, I've already had my first political post, my first published post, and my first troll. The moments just seem to be flying by!
Well, since it's my blogiversary, I'm going to go do what I want to... have some drinks and celebrate! You should all join me in a toast with your favorite alcoholic beverage. Cheers to another wonderful…
grrlscientist | September 17, 2009
Image: Sneer Review.
The current Antarctic Trip Vote count is as follows; 6763 - 3075 - 1988 - 1944 - 1262 out of 615 candidates registered. With less than 2 weeks remaining, things are heating up and voting is changing rapidly as previous voters reassign their votes and new voters cast theirs for the first time. [Yes, you can change who you voted for, even if you voted weeks or months ago! All you have to do is log in using the account you created to cast your original vote, a process that takes only seconds] Already, two of my fellow competitors are appealing to their supporters to…
tlambert | September 17, 2009Quark Expeditions is running a contest to become the official blogger on a an Antarctic voyage. ScienceBlog's GrrlScientist (Devorah Bennu) wants to go. I think her writing is better and more interesting than the other leading contenders, so I'm asking you to vote for her. (Voting requires you to register an email address. I did this a while ago and they did not spam me.)
Many other people think she's the best choice as well.
gregladen | September 17, 2009A while ago I pointed you to Ginny Hughes blog where she was conducting an informal survey as prep for a conference she is attending. She has some comments on the results here.
The most interesting result to me is that people in the "autism community" seem to have higher fertility than scientists.
grrlscientist | September 17, 2009
Image: wemidji (Jacques Marcoux).
Nam et ipsa scientia potestas est (And thus knowledge itself is power)
-- Sir Francis Bacon.
Scientia Pro Publica (Science for the People) is a blog carnival that celebrates the best science, nature and medical writing targeted specifically to the public that has been published in the blogosphere within the past 60 days. To send your submissions to Scientia Pro Publica, either use this automated submission form or use the cute little widget on the right (sometimes that widget doesn't upload when the mother site is sick). Be sure to include the URL or "…
gregladen | September 17, 2009A baby weighing 9 lps, 9 oz, a 9 minutes after 0 on 9/9/09 was born ... in LaCrosse Wisconsin.
Clearly, this is the Dolly Llama.
Or, maybe it's the Beatles's Baby. Number 9, Number 9, Number 9 ....
Or maybe ... No, wait, wait, if this baby had been weighed using the Metric System, it would be 4.337 kilograms.
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Never mind...
gregladen | September 17, 2009We appear to be having technical difficulties with commenting. Technicians have been scrambled. But this site is based on the perl language, so the technicians were probably already scrambled.
Actually, I'm thinking it is a problem in the interface between the sql server and the apache server. If you think I'm wrong, go ahead and leave a comment!!!!
HAHAHAHA!!!!!
But seriously, maybe this would be a good evening to get to bed early. I know that works for me, I have a long day planned for tomorrow.
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see you on Facebook!!!!
gregladen | September 17, 2009Tell me if this is a good nomination. It's a two-fer. The incident ended in death, so this is the real thing, not some sort of honorable mention.
Two men from Illinois were run over and killed on a highway in southern Wisconsin (about an hour out from Madison).
They had been passengers in a car and started to argue. The driver of the car pulled over to the side of the road, the men jumped out and started to fight, and a drunk driver ran them both over. Fatally.
source
gregladen | September 17, 2009Since there appears to be a lack of general cultural knowledge of Henry Gibson and Laugh In, some foggy memories (not least being my own) and deep time historical knowledge of comedians Arte Johnson, the early form of Goldie Hawn, Rowan and Martin themselves, Ruth Buzzi, Jo Anne Worley, and Lily Tomlin 1.0, here's some material for you.
See how many celebrities you can spot (Henry Gibson is in the very long blooper scene at the end of the first video, at about 8 minutes into the second video with Greer Garson , and elsewhere). Even more interesting, see how may prenumberations you can…
gregladen | September 17, 2009Details here.
Adam Savage, co-host of Myth Busters will be on to discuss skepticism, celebrity advocacy, and of course, the wildly popular MythBusters and it's role in skepticism.
and
Derek Bartholomaus, creator of The Jenny McCarthy Body Count will discuss anti-vaccination advocates, the recent rise in treatable illnesses, and why some people really hate science.