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
Continuing down the alphabet, under the fold. Please add suggestions in the comments.
The Early Days of a Better Nation
Early Modern Notes
Easily Distracted
East Ethnia
Easternblot
The eBay atheist
ECHIDNE OF THE SNAKES
Eco-Chick
Ed Cone
Edge
The Education Wonks
Educe Me
Effect Measure (old)…
Two years ago, there was quite a brouhaha in the media when Serbian minister for education decided to kick Darwin out of schools. The whole affair lasted only a few days - the public outrage was swift and loud and the minister was forced to resign immediately. I blogged about it profusely back…
Mahablog has two excellent posts analyzing (and linking to other good analyses) of the changes the Left and Right blogosphere experienced over the last several years and explains why the Right blogs were more powerful in the beginning and why the Left is much more effective today:
Under the Radar…
This is a Pinto that has evolved by natural (and a little bit of artificial) selection:
This is a Pinto that was intelligently designed:
Casey Luskin does not understand the difference.
Although, apparently, even the designed Pinto is always evolving:
The snake and the apple tree. The benevolent dictatorship and the tyranny of peer pressure. A floating library and a deadly fungus. The saga of the Baudelaire triplets has come to The End. Some loose ends are tied. Some mysteries remain. The atmosphere is not as treacherous, dangerous and…
Often a press release inflates the meaning of a research paper. Here is one example of it (from May 23, 2006):
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From Afarensis, I got a new paper about circadian rhythms in primates: Twenty-four hour rhythmic gene expression in the rhesus macaque adrenal…
Children's Sleep Difficulties: Reports Differ From Children To Parents:
Elementary-school-aged children commonly experience sleep problems, but little research has addressed the reasons behind this phenomenon. A new study finds that children of this age say they have sleep difficulties much more…
As John said right after the last election:
Besides picking our candidates and races, I think the most valuable thing most of could do is to help shape the conventional wisdom. We blog, we write letters to the editor, we talk up our relatives, neighbors, and co-workers. We should try to take down…
Here (below the fold) are some blogs whose titles start with D. As always, let me know if I am missing an important/good blog, or if yours starts with D (or one of the previous letters), or if you have any questions (e.g., why on Earth did I include that horrible blog you hate!)....
DailyKos -…
Brummell continues to review the last issue of Seed Magazine. Part III is here and Part IV is here. You can read most of the articles online now - just go to the very bottom of my blog and click on the links on the bottom bar.
Imagine an ecosystem in which all the players are groups defined by their religion: fundies, liberal believers, apathetics, atheists, etc. Then, use the ecological and evolutionary priniciples, e.g., competitive exclusion, niche-construction, arms-races, parasitism, camouflage, symbiosis, etc. to…
Of all the coverage of the Murtha-Hoyer duel and what it means for Pelosi, the only one that put into words the way I felt about the episode is Mary Beth. Of course the Kewl Kidz of the media got it upside down (but they have their own sinister motivations for it). I am not worried for her at all.
You may have noticed that the posting lately has been reduced mainly to quick links and reposts. I've been busy (in a good way). I will try to produce something longer soon. The review of The God Delusion is forming in my mind and just needs to be spilled onto the virtual paper - perhaps some…
* Monkeys using perfume? Study investigates:
Some wild spider monkeys dab on a chewed-leaf paste that may act as a sort of cologne, researchers say.
* Red wine ingredient found to boost endurance:
A substance earlier linked to long life in animals, also "re-programs" muscle to double endurance, a…
If you are interested in the saga of the Bosnian pyramid, it may be difficult for you to follow it as the members of the Anti-Pyramid Webring write mainly in some version of Serbian-Croatian-Bosnian language. But now, they have started a new, central blog for posts in English - the APWR Central.…
