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Month: January 2009

Love is… mosquitoes buzzing in harmony.

13 January 2009 grant b 0

The BBC has video up of romancing mosquitoes creating their high, keening love songs:

Males and females each have their own characteristic flight tone – which they create by beating

… Read the rest “Love is… mosquitoes buzzing in harmony.”

Hard Decision? Don’t think about it.

12 January 2009 grant b 0

This seems natural to me, but also seems like the kind of thing that drives more literally minded thinkers out of their heads. A University of Rochester neuroscientist has just found that… Read the rest “Hard Decision? Don’t think about it.”

Science Art: Early Stages of Hubble Construction, 1980.

11 January 2009 grant b 0



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Taken at the Lockheed facility, the image shows “the optical metering truss and secondary baffle.”

And important-looking people in orange jumpsuits, … Read the rest “Science Art: Early Stages of Hubble Construction, 1980.”

The Mirror-eyes of the Spookfish.

9 January 2009 grant b 0

New Scientist sheds light on a deep-sea mystery – a bizarre fish eye that mirrors rather than lenses:

The most important source of light at that depth is other creatures, as 80% emit

… Read the rest “The Mirror-eyes of the Spookfish.”

“Charlie” by Chumbawumba. A Darwinian folk song.

8 January 2009 grant b 0

Chumbawumba are, of course, best known for that inexplicable “I Get Knocked Down” song. They’re actually a keenly politically aware group of protest poets, about … Read the rest ““Charlie” by Chumbawumba. A Darwinian folk song.”

Pink Iguana!

7 January 2009 grant b 1

PopSci believes that pink iguanas are real. Because, as it turns out, pink iguanas are real!

Even after the first pink iguana sighting came in 1986, no scientists bothered to actually examine

… Read the rest “Pink Iguana!”

Trophy Heads of Nazca.

6 January 2009 grant b 0

The same mysterious civilization that left us the lines and inspirational giant pyramids also left puzzling piles of human heads… and PhysOrg.com reports that the more we learn … Read the rest “Trophy Heads of Nazca.”

Be Boring.

5 January 2009 grant b 0

No! Say it ain’t so! The Overcoming Bias blog has this study from the Journal of Experimental Psychology that shows that interesting details interfere with learning:

In both experiments,

… Read the rest “Be Boring.”

Science Art: Allosaurus, by Charles R. Knight

4 January 2009 grant b 1



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Charles R. Knight is a scientific illustrator more people need to know about. A paleoartist, even.

He brought dinosaurs (and other things) to life.

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