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
Remember Amanda Doerty, the so-called Hot Abercrombie Chick? Just one of many bloggers to be shown to be a hoax?
Now, do you think that this Rachel Brenc is real? I'd rather believe that this is a man in disguise. I hope no young woman really thinks the way she does. Zuska, Janet and John…
First - great news! Jennifer and Sean are getting married! They found each other online, blogging physics. Now, I know they are not the first people to find each other online and get married, but, to my knowledge, this is the highest-profile pair of bloggers to do so. And the first I know in the…
Have you ever read a paper in your field and wondered "how'd they done it?!" You read the "Materials and Methods" closely, again and again, and still have no idea how exactly was the procedure done. You want to replicate the experiment, or use the same technique for your own questions, but have no…
Another one on psychology of political ideology (form April 08, 2005):
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Ezra Klein, Majikthise and Revere of Effect Measure are having another round of discussion of the Lakoff's scheme.
One of the problems in this discussion, I think, is the confusion…
Congogirl (yup, I know her real name but am not telling) is coming to the 2007 North Carolina Science Blogging Conference. Are you?
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Here is the third BIO101 lecture (from May 08, 2006). Again, I'd appreciate comments on the correctness as well as suggestions for improvement.
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BIO101 - Bora Zivkovic - Lecture 1 - Part 3
The DNA code
DNA is a long double-stranded molecule…
The 2006 Weblog Awards are now taking nominations in a variety of categories, including science blogs, medical blogs, liberal blogs, etc. Go make some nominations. This is a warm-up for Koufaxes next month!
There is a new carnival in town: Carnival of Citizens:
The public sphere is in disarray. Dominated by demagoguery, mudslinging, and dogmatic regurgitation of partisan talking points, there's scant room left for fair-minded deliberation about the issues we care about. The Carnival of Citizens is a…
For instance, you can work as a campaign manager and use your knowledge and insight to help a complete unknown win a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives (and yes, I watched that Dean press conference in which he could not even remember her name).
An oldie but goodie (June 12, 2005) debunking one of the rare Creationist claims that encroaches onto my territory.
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I got homework to do. PZ Myers alerted me to an incredible argument that the existence of circadian rhythms denies evolution!…
Back in 2003, John Edwards announced his presidential candidacy on The Daily Show with John Stewart. Well, he'll be there again tonight - watch it! Will he do the same thing again?
Update: No, he didn't. But he said to watch his website over the next few weeks.
Update 2: Apparently, the…
Yikes! This was here in my neighborhood, in Winston-Salem, NC! Poor guy - did he get an education! What does he think about America now?
My Half-Year of Hell With Christian Fundamentalists:
When Polish student Michael Gromek, 19, went to America on a student exchange, he found himself trapped in…
Home: The Blueprints of Our Lives, new book by Sen.John Edwards hit the bookstores today (I can't afford it right now but it is on my wish list for later). You can read an excerpt here, check the dates and places for his booksigning tour, see the schedule for his media appearances (lots of them,…
The 2007 North Carolina Science Blogging Conference is now listed on Confabb and the contents there will be filled over the next few days (I think).
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You may have heard about the crazy "discovery" of a pyramid in Bosnia, the scientific nonsense about it and the political heat it provoked. I have covered the story last winter and spring in a lot of detail (see my posts from December 07, 2005, January 30, 2006, April 17, 2006, April 22, 2006,…
* Cleansing nuclear fallout from the body:
A U.S. government scientist envisions purging the body of fallout with a compound from crab shells.
* Gay men likelier to gamble addictively, study suggests:
A small study may fuel a charged debate over why homosexuals, as growing evidence suggests, suffer…
This post is a relatively recent (May 24, 2006) critique of a PLoS paper.
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There is a new study on PLoS - Biology that is getting some traction in the media and which caught my attention because it was supposed to be about circadian rhythms. So…
Pam, Lindsay, Scott, Glen and Melissa and all of their commenters passionatelly discuss the effects of Feingold's decision not to run. I suggest you read what Neil wrote (as well as some of his commenters). I only had a couple of words about it (and my commenters as well) here and here.
On The Media is one of my favourite NPR shows and today I was lucky to be in the car for almost the entire show. Today's show was very "bloggy". First, they had a report of the election and mentioned the positive impact of the netroots as well as the way Internet was ahead of CNN et al. in posting…
