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
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We study the way world works and identify the problems that need fixing.
They cannot fix a broken toilet - they prey to it to fix itself.
We devise solutions, test them over time, tweak them and change them until the problem is fixed…
My SciBling Janet Stemwedel of Adventures in Ethics and Science is coming to the 2007 North Carolina Science Blogging Conference. Are you?
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Big stories of the day:
1 - Democrats sweep the House of Representatives. Many newbies are relatively conservative - we need to start retraining them. Watch out for Lieberman and what he does.
2 - Montana and Missouri races are not over yet, but look good for Dems. Virginia still has to count…
Pam is one of the CNN bloggers tonight. I already saw her on TV a couple of times. Let's see how much time they give them on TV and how much space online.
Last night I went back to my old campus to attend the Dr. Robert Rabb Lecture by Ken Miller. The Stewart Theater was packed. I saw a lof of old friends, but, as it was crowded, only got to spend some time talking to a couple of them.
Oh, there were bloggers there, too, of course. I first met up…
I know, I know, Tuesdays are supposed to be for touchy-feely personal posts or navel-gazing posts about blogging, but today is an election, so I decided to go with provocative, hard-hitting stuff instead (originally posted on June 27, 2005, click on the clock-spiderweb to see the original…
I voted at 9:40am and was voter #299 at our place which is huge! In some years there is less than that whole day.
Even more, earlier today, when I was dropping off my daughter at school around 7:50am, there was a line there with people even standing outside in the cold rain! I have NEVER seen a…
Fossil Is Missing Link In Elephant Lineage:
A pig-sized, tusked creature that roamed the earth some 27 million years ago represents a missing link between the oldest known relatives of elephants and the more recent group from which modern elephants descended, an international team that includes…
If you go to this page and click on the map, you will see where there are election problems and complaints and what they are (click on the state, then use the pull-down menu to choose the county in order to see a list of the actual complaints).
As expected, there are already many problems in Ohio…
Chronic Jet-Lag Conditions Hasten Death in Aged Mice
Researchers at the University of Virginia have found that aged mice undergoing weekly light-cycle shifts - similar to those that humans experience with jet lag or rotating shift work - experienced significantly higher death rates than did old…
If you are in Chapel Hill (Orange County) NC and want to know how to vote on some races you did not pay much attention to, consult Concerned Citizen and Orange Politics. The debates in the comments at OP are quite informative as the candidates themselves tend to show up often.
For the broader…
Bring your cell-phone with you (if you have one). Bring your camera (if you have one). Bring family or friends along to serve as each others' witnesses in case something happens.
And if you notice anything wrong with the way elections are going or your vote is counted? What do you do?
You need…
From today's Quotes of the Day:
Tomorrow is election day in the US. At the table where I read, there is a stack of brochures proclaiming that each and every candidate is intelligent, honest, caring, devoted, hard working, well groomed, and straining at the bit to serve me and my community. Plus a…
Making connections (from January 22, 2006)...
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I love Miss Frizzle from the cartoon "The Magic School Bus". She always says "Make connections, kids, make connections!" Here I'll try to make some tentative connections between two recent papers,…
Fossils Of Ancient Sea Monster Found In Montana:
A complete skull of a long-necked plesiosaur has been discovered in Montana. The 70-million-year-old skull is one of the best specimens of its kind found in North America.
Snow Data Helps Maintain Nation's Largest, Oldest Bison Herd:
NASA satellite…
Welcome to the 10th edition of the Encephalon, the blog carnival of brains, minds, neurons, behavior and cognition. This was a busy week (and weekend) for me, so I decided to give up on the spectacularly difficult idea I had for creative hosting and go with a traditional style. After all, it is…
