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Well, as I said before, the end of the Conference/Anthology whirlwind is also a return to my Dissertation writing (and a lowering of my output here).
But I had to procrastinate just a little bit more - I just gave a very pleasant 30-minute interview for the Asheville (NC) community radio station…
Dogs May Be Responding To Psychological Seizures, Not Epilepsy Seizures:
Reports of dogs that can predict their owners' epilepsy seizures have been anecdotal and not objectively confirmed by doctors and researchers. Some people obtain service dogs trained specifically for people with seizures. In…
Audio of Dr.Willard's talk is here
Update: for ease of use, here it is cut in two:
Part I: 16.6mb
Part II: 10.72mb
Slides of Dr.Stemwedel's talk are here - apparently the mic got turned off after the first 7 minutes of her talk - we may post those later, but slides (and her own pictures and…
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If you went to the Open Source/Open Notebook session on Saturday or checked the podcast (linked in there) of it, you are probably familiar with some of the ideas revolutionizing the science publishing world.
One of the people on the forefront of thinking about these questions is Bill Hooker who…
Nature: Science blogger Bora Zivkovic
Nature Newsblog: Science blogger Bora Zivkovic
Addendum: The author/interviewer, of course, blogged about it as well: North Carolina Science Blogging Conference-pt 2-how blogging saved one man's science career
Funny, in order to put that picture of me there,…
You may have missed a mild slam of mine I snuck into the middle of this post yesterday (as well as an earlier one), at a guy who thinks he can dictate to a blogger how to blog and what to blog about. He is reviewing all Seed Sciencebloggers without, apparently, digging through anyone's archives to…
In the wake of the conference, I suspect that my blog is getting checked out today by many a science teacher, so I thought this would be a good time to point out all the posts written so far by my science-blogging friends on 'Basics Terms and Concepts' in math and science. Here they are:
Good Math…
I still need from some of you the letters regarding copyright etc., and I need your snail-mail addresses to send to Lulu.com so you can get your free copy shipped to you. Just e-mail me....
As always, comment on the studies and reporting of them in the comments....
Male Fish Turn To Cannibalism When Uncertain Of Paternity:
A study from the February issue of the American Naturalist is the first to demonstrate that male fish are more likely to eat their offspring when they have been…
The great French Marshall Lyautey once asked his gardener to plant a tree. The gardener objected that the tree was slow growing and would not reach maturity for 100 years. The Marshall replied, 'In that case, there is no time to lose; plant it this afternoon!'
John F. Kennedy (1917 - 1963)
Darren Naish started Tetrapod Zoology a year ago. As a systematist, he does everything systematically, including the analysis of his own year in blogging:
Volume I
Volume II
More pictures under the fold (until my batteries died). Again, tell me if I misidentified or non-identified somebody:
Abel PharmBoy
Abel again
Amy Hughes
Bill Hooker
Bill Hooker, Zuska, Janet D. Stemwedel, Dave and Greta Munger
Christina
Lenis Chen (left) of DESTINY (science-teaching bus)…
On Friday night we had dinner at Town Hall Grill - the service and the food were excellent! Yum! [For those of you not local, the John Edwards campaign headquarters are exactly above on the second floor]
Under the fold you'll see the pictures (let me know if I misidentified or non-identified…
It must be hard writing a report on a conference where one of the most frequently voiced opinions is that mainstream media reports always get science stories wrong! But, Kristin Collins did a great job describing what just transpired on UNC campus at the Science Blogging Conference in this article…
Well, I am back from the Science Blogging Conference, exhilarated and exhausted! After months of preparation, and last few days of frantic last-minute work, the Big Day has come and I could finally relax and enjoy myself. And enjoy it I did! I hope the others did as well.
First order of duty:…
Inaugural Edition: Brain Fitness Blog Carnival #1 is up on SharpBrains
There were 21 of us at the dinner tonight and it was grand. I will say more once I have the pictures uploaded. Now I better get my intro for tomorrow in shape and get some sleep before the big event!
I am about to go to the airport to pick up four attendees. Tomorrow for dinner, we'll be joined by US. Rep. Brad Miller! Never too late to sign up for dinners!
The dinner tonight is starting to look like a huge blogger meetup! Who will be there?
Suzanne Franks aka Zuska
Janet D. Stemwedel aka Dr.Free-ride
Anton Zuiker aka Mistersugar
Dave and Greta Munger
Brian Russell
Larry Moran and his daughter Jane
Paul Jones and his son Tucker
Bill Hooker
Cathy…
Bats In Flight Reveal Unexpected Aerodynamics:
The maneuverability of a bat in flight makes even Harry Potter's quidditch performance look downright clumsy. While many people may be content to simply watch these aerial acrobats in wonder, Kenneth Breuer and Sharon Swartz are determined to…
