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Month: May 2010

Anderson & Reed make dog music.

31 May 2010 grant b 0

Fixing the BBC’s headline here (and wife??) while celebrating a new, high frequency project by Laurie Anderson and Lou Reed, dog musicians:

US rock star Lou Reed and his artist wife

… Read the rest “Anderson & Reed make dog music.”

Science Art: Lunar eclipse March 2007

30 May 2010 grant b 1



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A montage of photos taken from the USS Boxer (LHD 4) while the ship was on maneuvers in the Persian Gulf. The earth’s shadow stood between the sun and the moon… Read the rest “Science Art: Lunar eclipse March 2007”

Blue light smells like bananas.

28 May 2010 grant b 0

That’s how Science Daily says life is like for fruit flies who’ve had their smell gene connected to the light gene:

Normally animals avoid light. However, blue light simulates

… Read the rest “Blue light smells like bananas.”

Testosterone, the fact-checking hormone.

27 May 2010 grant b 0

BBC reports on what appears to be (oversimplifying here) a hormonal link between skepticism and aggression:

To test the impact of testosterone on trust, the study authors from Utrecht

… Read the rest “Testosterone, the fact-checking hormone.”

Look! It’s a… Hey-a WHAT-ee?

26 May 2010 grant b 0

UPenn paleontologists have named a whole new kind of dinosaur:

The dinosaur, whose name translates to mean “grinding-mouth, wrinkle-eye,” was most likely an herbivore that ate the ferns

… Read the rest “Look! It’s a… Hey-a WHAT-ee?”

Zeppelin ready to take wing. Or, uh, airbag.

24 May 2010 grant b 0

The Christian Science Monitor (a surprisingly good source for tech news) is carrying a report on the newest advances in old flying technology – the world’s largest inflatable… Read the rest “Zeppelin ready to take wing. Or, uh, airbag.”

SONG: Golden Record

23 May 2010 grant b 1

SONG: “Golden Record”. (To download: double right-click & “Save As”)

ARTIST: grant.

SOURCE: Partially based on “Have aliens hijacked Voyager… Read the rest “SONG: Golden Record”

It’s ALIVE!

21 May 2010 grant b 0

BBC (among other outlets) has gotten all excited over the world’s first artificial life form:

The team was led by Dr Craig Venter of the J Craig Venter Institute (JCVI) in Maryland

… Read the rest “It’s ALIVE!”

Monkeys pay for porn.

20 May 2010 grant b 0

Nature says it’s true: Rhesus monkeys will trade items of value – in this case, juice – in return for sexy monkey booty shots:

The researchers gave captive male rhesus

… Read the rest “Monkeys pay for porn.”

Computers get the joke.

19 May 2010 grant b 0

PopSci releases the terrifying news that computers can decode our humor now. We can’t tell jokes over their little silicon heads any more – they’ve got an algorithm … Read the rest “Computers get the joke.”

Bat sex: Dirty enough to make trouble.

18 May 2010 grant b 0

New Scientist uncorks a biological scandal involving research into the naughty things bats do after dark:

University College Cork in Ireland is coming under international pressure to

… Read the rest “Bat sex: Dirty enough to make trouble.”

Aw, the widdew scientist want to tawk aww gwown up!

17 May 2010 grant b 0

Yep. Science Daily says it’s a good idea to talk to children using grown-up language:

Academic language is characterised by difficult, abstract words and complex sentence structures.

… Read the rest “Aw, the widdew scientist want to tawk aww gwown up!”

Science Art: Barnard’s Star, by Kate Horowitz.

16 May 2010 grant b 1

after Ann Druyan

I send for you my heartbeat,
the rhythms of my latest dream.
You are just now finding the frozen clicks
of muscles, cooling like just-parked cars.
Through endless fields

… Read the rest “Science Art: Barnard’s Star, by Kate Horowitz.”

10 limbs for hugging!

14 May 2010 grant b 0

The Christian Science Monitor (reprinting LiveScience) has published the greatest science headline I think I’ve ever read:

School-bus sized squid actually quite friendly, study

… Read the rest “10 limbs for hugging!”

I**AM**V-GER***

13 May 2010 grant b 1

That’s what Sydney’s Daily Telegraph wants me to hear when they tell me about a strange malfunction affecting the Voyager 2 space probe:

But now the spacecraft is sending back

… Read the rest “I**AM**V-GER***”

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