It’s been a fabulous week in Chicago my friends, at the greatest show on Earth, the Society for Neuroscience conference. Much science was learnt. Much coffee was consumed. And the Twitter links? The twitter links kept coming!
(Yeah)
But by the end I have to say, I hit peak science. Or peak socialization. One of those.
Someone in the #sfn15 pressroom said I should call it #veggiechipping, when get socialed-out and have to go sit alone with veggie chips…
— Sci Curious (@scicurious) October 21, 2015
…therefore let it be known I shall be #veggiechipping til further notice. You aren’t invited. Don’t worry, I still like you. #sfn15
— Sci Curious (@scicurious) October 21, 2015
Monday:
No, you cannot be addicted to lip balm.http://ow.ly/Ts70U
One does not simply….replicate a scientific study. http://ow.ly/Ts7sm Interesting piece on some of the challenges.
Great points from @roseveleth on writing about disability without making it inspiration porn for able people.http://ow.ly/Ts7My
How a botanist shooting rice from guns changed the face of breakfast.http://ow.ly/Tslsc Snap, crackle, POP. via @playinghookie
You can adopt a bat. I want a bat. Will someone please adopt me a bat.http://ow.ly/TszdE
Our brains still have the circuitry to rotate our ears. It just…doesn’t work anymore. I want it back. http://ow.ly/TuO94
Good stuff from @erikvance about how journos handle conflicts of interest. Something every reader should know too. http://ow.ly/TuOoy
Sexual harassment isn’t just in astronomy. Power structures make it hard to combat in #STEM http://ow.ly/TuOGF
Tuesday:
The people who made Peeple don’t get their social psych, argues @melanietbaum http://ow.ly/TuVMH
TIL there are vampire birds. Vampire. Birds. Adorable little blood-drinking finches.ow.ly/Tv6yZ
New role for inflammation in schizophrenia. From @mocost ow.ly/TwIZ6
Fantastic letter filled with simmering rage. A rage I totally identify with. On Geoff Marcy and academia. ow.ly/TwKSW
“We used to get one life. Now we get two.” by @laurahelmuth an older post but a really good one. ow.ly/TACzA
Sexism in science. What’s new is not that this happens. What’s new is that people are finally being held accountable ow.ly/TACRN
Every week I gather all my twitter links into a post. Full of links. Miss my stuff last week? Get it here! ow.ly/TALb7
It’s #StatsDay15. Even when results look different, make sure to make conclusions cautiously. ow.ly/TD47P
I participated in a #sciwri15 panel on the B word. Branding, that is. Check out the storify of the “unpanel” http://ow.ly/TALgS
Wednesday:
This thing just keeps getting weirder. What happens when scientists email Monsanto.http://ow.ly/TCMjP by @brookeborel
Electric eel science will shock you. “Unless you’re wearing rubber gloves..”http://ow.ly/TDeoX @edyong209‘s here all week folks.
When you’re a frog, chemical weapons come with a high evolutionary cost.http://ow.ly/TDUfK by @nerdychristie
An artificial skin can help prosthetics sense touch. http://ow.ly/TDUuP
How well do syrian hamsters hold their liquor?http://ow.ly/TDUAa About 10 times better than humans.
Does the California drought need beavers?http://ow.ly/TDVyO
Need to escape a horse? Just keep running and running and running… http://ow.ly/TDVPi
If you need some empathy, don’t go to someone experienced for sympathy. Ouch.http://ow.ly/TDYkI
Thursday:
Everything you thought you knew about penguin feathers is wrong. ow.ly/TEAXP by @edyong209 I admit I knew nothing…
How writers structure those long, gloriously fascinating pieces. ow.ly/TGCC5Something to strive for.
A classic from @scicurious Mouth brooding fish have oral sex to improve fertilization
scicurious.scientopia.org/2013/10/11/fri…
This is how dinosaurs pumped it up. Blood, that is. To their heads. ow.ly/TGCQB@Laelaps‘ new column at @smithsonian
Green peppers are unripe red peppers.http://ow.ly/TGO8o by @laurahelmuth I remember when I learned about broccoli and brussels sprouts
There is a research center that studies where your time goes. How do I get in on this study… http://ow.ly/3ylhgb
When computers can write the news, who would still become a journalist? Well, I would. 🙂 http://ow.ly/TIvOk
Invasive species may make great snacks, but bad meals for native predators.http://ow.ly/TIwev by @SarahZielinski
Glow on. In glowworms, the brightest ladies get the most men. http://ow.ly/TIxju
Friday:
Effects of a high fat diet on memory may fade over time. http://ow.ly/TIw7X *phew* (snarfs egg and cheese bagel)
Seeing a happy face in the crowd depends on who you’re looking at.http://ow.ly/TIxRs
A teen decided to find out for himself just how much caffeine was in that coffee. Built a home lab. http://ow.ly/TIAMV
some of the issues with over-sensationalizing science.http://ow.ly/TIBQL
Guy who thinks our hands evolved for punching is back. With cadaver arms and fishing wire. Still not convinced.http://ow.ly/TIDWn
Wild dinosaur inaccuracies demonstrate why scientists are important.http://ow.ly/TIFNE Even brachiosaurus could NOT rock a tank.
The Galapagos tortoises are now officially 2 species. When I saw “new” I admit I was hoping for adorable baby pics.http://ow.ly/TIGMf
Love this. If you met yourself you wouldn’t always agree with yourself.http://ow.ly/TISnr by @neuro_skeptic but would you hate you?
