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
Thanks to the help of twelve wonderful "judges", I have managed to reduce the 218 nominated posts down to a manageable number of 63. And yes, it is 6:30 in the morning! I will have to go to sleep now, but when I get up I will read those 63 posts all over again (the third time in a week) and try…
This magnificient experiment got started exactly a year ago yesterday. It immediatelly caught fire and grew steadily from the initial 14 to the current 54 blogs and is still growing bigger and stronger. Here is a look from the outside.
The Top 100 Science Stories of 2006 by Discover magazine.
Science: BREAKTHROUGH OF THE YEAR and Runners-up.
Did you know there are hundreds of scientists posting on DailyKos? You should check the science tag there every now and then - there is some great stuff! For instance, Mark H of the Biomes…
Under the fold, due to MT malfunction....
New Sucker-footed Bat Discovered In Madagascar:
Scientists have discovered a new species of bat that has large flat adhesive organs, or suckers, attached to its thumbs and hind feet. This is a remarkable find because the new bat belongs to a Family of bats…
In the beginning there was nothing. God said, 'Let there be light!' And there was light. There was still nothing, but you could see it a whole lot better.
Ellen DeGeneres, (attributed)
Here is a post exactly a year old (January 02, 2006)
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There was an interesting discussion a few weeks ago on The Carpetbagger Report about the viability of third parties in the US political system.
Of course, the US system is officially a multi-party system…
The Science Blogging Anthology is in the works. So far, eight out of twelve "judges" have returned their grading sheets to me and I have started comparing their assessments and putting the final list of 50 posts together. This is not going to be easy!!!! If you are one of the chosen authors, I…
New Orleans Termites Dodge Katrina Bullet:
Tales of survival have been trickling out of New Orleans ever since Hurricane Katrina struck in August 2005. But few have focused on what might be considered the city's most tenacious residents--its subterranean termites. Agricultural Research Service (ARS…
Praying Online Helps Cancer Patients, Study Suggests
Breast cancer patients who pray in online support groups can obtain mental health benefits, according to a new study conducted by the University of Wisconsin-Madison Center of Excellence in Cancer Communications Research that was funded by the…
Tenth in the series of mini-lecture notes for the speed-class BIO101 for adults. Find errors. Suggest improvements. (May 21, 2006)
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Ecology
BIO101 - Bora Zivkovic - Lecture 3 - Part 2
Ecology is the study of relationships of organisms with one…
Being added to my blogroll today:
i-Science
Getting Things Done in Academia
Neurevolution
Insurgent American
Feral Scholar
Sicheii Yazhi
The Smirking Chimp
Scobleizer
Altair4 Redux
Jim Buie's Blog
Mark Maynard
Ang's Weird Ideas
The Angry Lab Rat
Vagabondvet's Blog
Trade Street Journal
Random…
Mouse Lemur Species Not Determined By Coat Color:
A team of researchers has found that nocturnal lemurs thought to belong to different species because of their strikingly different coat colors are not only genetically alike, but belong to the same species. The team, which includes Laurie R. Godfrey…
Oy, vey! In Russia, a test of God vs. Darwin:
....She did not attend the first two court hearings and seems far less interested in the outcome than her father, Kirill Shraiber, who spoke to the court on her behalf, and Anton Vuima, a family friend who heads a public relations firm called Spiritual…
