My scientific specialty is chronobiology (circadian rhythms and photoperiodism), with additional interests in comparative physiology, animal behavior and evolution. I am not an MD so I cannot diagnose and treat your sleep problems. As well as writing this blog, I am also the Online Discussion Expert for PLoS. This is a personal blog and opinions within it in no way reflect the policies of PLoS. You can contact me at: Coturnix@gmail.com
The best challah I ever tasted, baked by my daughter.:
Super-secret recipe and special braiding technique: the mother-daughter team produced a work of art tonight
There are 27 new articles in PLoS ONE today. As always, you should rate the articles, post notes and comments and send trackbacks when you blog about the papers. You can now also easily place articles on various social services (CiteULike, Mendeley, Connotea, Stumbleupon, Facebook and Digg) with…
Good stuff to keep you occupied over the next couple of days:
Systemic issues in science journalism - the reinforcing cycle of niche reporting
Investigative science journalism
The Bias of Veteran Journalists
Dangerous DNA: The truth about the 'warrior gene'
The Language of Science - it's 'just a…
Next American Scientist Pizza Lunch:
It's not often that we get to dive a little deeper into a topic encountered at a recent pizza lunch talk. But we will this month. In March, Geoff Ginsburg from Duke briefed us well on the current science regarding genomic (or personalized) medicine and its…
Writing for more than glory: Proposals and Pitches that Pay - Rebecca Skloot with guests
Saturday, January 16 - 4:40 - 5:45pm
Description: What is a sellable idea? How do you develop one? Is your idea enough for a book, is there more you can do to develop it, or should it just be a magazine article…
Continuing with the tradition from last two years, I will occasionally post interviews with some of the participants of the ScienceOnline2010 conference that was held in the Research Triangle Park, NC back in January. See all the interviews in this series here. You can check out previous years'…
There are 22 new articles in PLoS ONE today. I think these are the most interesting (to me) and perhaps most bloggable:
High Natality Rates of Endangered Steller Sea Lions in Kenai Fjords, Alaska and Perceptions of Population Status in the Gulf of Alaska:
Steller sea lions experienced a dramatic…
David Bradley read the book and liked it.
Perhaps you'll like it, too. If you use the code "SHOWERS" in April during check-out you will get 10% off. Just go here right now and click on "Buy now" ;-)
Under the fold - OpenLab2010 entries so far, and the submission buttons…
Writing for more than glory: Proposals and Pitches that Pay - Rebecca Skloot with guests
Saturday, January 16 - 4:40 - 5:45pm
Description: What is a sellable idea? How do you develop one? Is your idea enough for a book, is there more you can do to develop it, or should it just be a magazine article…
You have it easily in your power to increase the sum total of this world's happiness now. How? By giving a few words of sincere appreciation to someone who is lonely or discouraged. Perhaps you will forget tomorrow the kind words you say today, but the recipient may cherish them over a lifetime…
PLoS recently started two new thematic collections of articles: RECOMB Regulatory Genomics and Systems Biology 2009 and the Rabies Collection. Check them out.
US seeks to make science free for all by Declan Butler:
The push to open up scientific knowledge to all looks set to go into overdrive. Over the past decade, the accessibility offered by the Internet has transformed science publishing. Several efforts have already tried to harness the web's power…
There are 20 new articles in PLoS ONE today and several are, IMHO, very bloggable:
Why Do African Elephants (Loxodonta africana) Simulate Oestrus? An Analysis of Longitudinal Data:
Female African elephants signal oestrus via chemicals in their urine, but they also exhibit characteristic changes to…
Continuing with the tradition from last two years, I will occasionally post interviews with some of the participants of the ScienceOnline2010 conference that was held in the Research Triangle Park, NC back in January. See all the interviews in this series here. You can check out previous years'…
Writing for more than glory: Proposals and Pitches that Pay - Rebecca Skloot with guests
Saturday, January 16 - 4:40 - 5:45pm
Description: What is a sellable idea? How do you develop one? Is your idea enough for a book, is there more you can do to develop it, or should it just be a magazine article…
I myself have never been able to find out precisely what feminism is. I only know that people call me a feminist when I express sentiments that differentiate me from a doormat or a prostitute.
- Rebecca West
At World Science - listen to the podcast and join the online discussion:
Our guest in this Science Forum is economist Scott Barrett of Columbia University's Earth Institute. Chat with Barrett about the science and politics of geoengineering, the emerging field of science aimed at cooling the planet…
Still getting used to the new publication schedule. Yup, new papers just got published in four out of seven PLoS journals. As always, you should rate the articles, post notes and comments and send trackbacks when you blog about the papers. You can now also easily place articles on various social…
Circus of the Spineless #49 is up on Xenogere
There are two editions of Scientia Pro Publica today. One on Southern Fried Science and the other one on 360 Degree Skeptic.
Grand Rounds - Nutrition and Fitness edition - is up on The Daily Monthly
Continuing with the tradition from last two years, I will occasionally post interviews with some of the participants of the ScienceOnline2010 conference that was held in the Research Triangle Park, NC back in January. See all the interviews in this series here. You can check out previous years'…
Writing for more than glory: Proposals and Pitches that Pay - Rebecca Skloot with guests
Saturday, January 16 - 4:40 - 5:45pm
Description: What is a sellable idea? How do you develop one? Is your idea enough for a book, is there more you can do to develop it, or should it just be a magazine article…
News from NESCent - Craig MccLain of the Deep Sea News fame just had a paper published. This is the video that explains what that is all about:
Also read the press release. And the reference is:
McClain, C. and J. P. Barry (2010). "Habitat heterogeneity, biogenic disturbance, and resource…
