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
Let's keep moving down the alphabet. Let me know what is missing from this list...
Galactic Interactions
The Geek Counterpoint
Gene Expression
Genesalive - another science blog
Genetics and Health
The Geomblog
German Joys
Get Busy Livin', or Get Busy Bloggin'
Getting Real (Over Coffee)
Getting…
You know that I think that Wallace Arthur is one of the sharpest writers on evolution today and that his Biased Embryos and Evolution is one of the best books I've read recently on the topic. I just saw that he has a new book out, Creatures of Accident. Has anyone read it yet? Is it good? Just…
Pot may be good and bad, researchers propose:
The truth about marijuana might be more complex than either its opponents or its champions suggest, some scientists argue.
We're more genetically diverse than thought:
Research has found that at least one in 10 human genes vary in the number of copies…
Srbija najbolja na Astronomskoj olimpijadi (my translation):
Serbia, whose most modern telescope was built at the beginning of the 20th century and was brought to Belgrade as part of WWI war reparations, won two gold and two bronze medals at the 11th World Astronomy Olympiad in Bombay earlier this…
As always, let me know in the comments if I missed a good blog...
Fact-esque
Faded Flowers
Fafblog
Fanatical Apathy
Father Dan
Faux Real Tho!
FemaleCSGradStudent
FemaleScienceProfessor
Feministe
Feministing
Feminist Law Professors
Feral Scholar
Festival of the Trees
Fetch me my axe
Fido the Yak…
I admire actors who completely immerse themselves in the characters they play. But nobody has reached the hights of dedication as much as Keisha Castle-Hughes, a 16-year old actress playing Virgin Mary in an upcoming movie - she is pregnant!
Forget the money she'll earn doing he movie - she can…
Pew Internet and American Life Project just issued a new report: The Internet as a Resource for News and Information about Science (pdf). It states that:
Fully 87% of online users have at one time used the internet to carry out research on a scientific topic or concept and 40 million adults use…
On poverty, personal, national and global, and why it makes sense not to have a bank account when you are poor (October 04, 2005). Espcially in light of recent news about the way big banks rip off people by depositing big checks first - placing accounts into the red - then depositing multiple…
I am still sleepy from all that tryptophan in turkey meat and the Evolution wine, so I don't think I have the energy to write a big post now - I'll leave much of my thoughts on the matter for a post-weekend post reviewing Dawkins' The God Delusion.
But I have to chime in briefly by sending you to…
In the past we had to make sure to remember to tell the kids not to make fun of their cousins (and adults) for saying a prayer before the Thanksgivings dinner. We tried to give a personal example by holding hands with other family members, bowing our heads and supressing laughter for the duration…
Continuing with my BIO101 lecture notes (May 08, 2006). As always, please correct my errors and make suggestions in the comments.
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BIO101 - Bora Zivkovic - Lecture 1 - Part 4
Cell-cell interactions
Cells do not exist in complete isolation. For a…
Al Gore's big issue is the environment. He says he is not running for President. Maybe he will, maybe he won't. But no matter what happens, it is obvious that the environment is Gore's passion and that he will spend the rest of his life fighting for it. His passion is what drives so many people…
At the Blogger MeetUp the other night, among many other topics we covered, someone (I think it was Anton) asked if we ever blogged about our homes, houses, childhood memories of home...
Now that John Edwards is travelling around the country promoting his new book - Home: The Blueprints of Our…
My son wants Wii for Hannukkah and he will get it. According to Jonah, it's good for you in more ways than just training in spatial orientation. You get a physical workout and you get drawn deeper into the game which will, presumably, make violence, aggression, injuries and death more realistic…
Who is going to blog serious stuff over the holidays? It's time to eat and drink and be merry. So, a silly meme is in order. Seen on Cyberspace Rendezvous (and a couple of other science blogs) (under the fold):
1. In two words, explain what ended your last relationship?
I moved 13000 miles away…
Dick Armey on NPR on Friday:
"Dialogues are what Democrats do, not what Republicans do. Only liberals think that if you've had a dialogue about something, you've done something."
Bill Hooker responds:
No matter how sure I am, no matter how careful I've been, no matter how smart I like to think I…
"A Poet Laureate is a poet officially appointed by a government and often expected to compose poems for state occasions and other government events." What would be the scientific equivalent, a Science Laureate? A scientist officially appointed by a government and often expected to perform…
Brian says that College Leaders should blog, commenting on this NYT article.
Sure, there are pros and cons, a steep learning curve and the potentially huge benefits along with the risk. But in the 21st century, it just has to be done. A leader who does not embrace online technology to foster a…
I am assuming that many bloggers will ease up on posting over the holiday break, but there is still plenty of good stuff to read - just browse the latest carnivals:
Tangled Bank #67: Giving thanks for science - now up on Newton's Binomium
The 48th meeting of the Skeptics' Circle: last will and…
Well, it's Thanksgiving tomorrow night so it's time to republish this post from last year, just in time for the ageless debate: does eating turkey meat make you sleepy? Some people say Yes, some people say No, and the debate can escalate into a big fight. The truth is - we do not know.
But for…
