So I saw a comment over at Adventures in Ethics and Science (which is, by the way, a killer blog. If you don’t read it, you should). In my experience, it does come down to a choice for parents of which authority to trust. No matter how hard I tried, as a young parent I […]
Before I do anything else, I want to let you know that Not Exactly Rocket Science has posted a really cool article on a robotic starfish! It can adapt to injury and self-assess. And it’s so cute! Anyone want to get me a robotic starfish? Anyone…? And on a sad note: Tetrapod Zoology reports on […]
For those who do not know, I have a Significant Other. Otherwise known as Mr. Scicurious-in-training, (Mr. SiT), he is teh awesome. If you have been stunned by my charisma, charm, and general nerditude, you shall have to compete against him, and I don’t put odds on your success. As one of the many examples […]
I think the best part about this weird Friday is that I don’t have to write it! A good thing too, I have a life outside the blog (crazy, I know), and that life has been nothing short of insane. Today’s is courtesy of my friend Claire, who found it over at Mind Hacks. Portenoy, […]
This is the third option for “things I could present in Journal Club”. Please let me know if you have a strong preference! The Journal Club is, um, tomorrow. So I probably better get my rear in gear. As I’m sure you all know, Alzheimer’s Disease is a serious problem in today’s aging population, affecting […]
So here’s the second in the series of “things I could present for Journal Club”. I figure I’ll blog the top three, and then actually prepare whichever one I want to do the morning before. Procrastination is a mark of genius, and don’t let anyone tell you different. I’m considering this one because the series […]
A good while ago I did a Friday Weird Science which I thought was really cool. Unfortunately, it just wasn’t…weird…enough, and so I put it into poetry, because everything is better in verse. It was on Prairie Voles and monogamy, and was called Prairie Voles in Love: Out on the lonely prairie, gazing at the […]
This past Saturday I got to go to the celebration in NC for the 1,000,000th ScienceBlog comment! All of us lucky enough to be in the area met up as the Asheboro zoo, where we got a fun personal tour, complete with some great information on Animal Behavior. I was very excited to meet so […]
I’m starting to think it must be a LOT of fun to be the editor of the Journal of Medical Hypotheses. First there was the one about groaning and hyperventilation decreasing blood to the cortex and enhancing the sexual experience, and now this (hat tip, my friend Scott, and here’s very much hoping Ike spared […]
Check it out! It’s over at Entertaining science. My post on Parkinson’s got in (obviously, I recommend it), and there’s a cool article from The Big Room on categorizing the fundamental types of living beings. And of course, if you’re interested, I have several posts in previous Giant’s Shoulders from my previous blog, including the […]