“Any entity – no matter how many tentacles it has – has a soul.” – Papal astronomer Guy Consolmagno, SJ, speaking with Guardian before appearing at the British Science… Read the rest “A word from the Vatican Observatory….”
The New York Times has perspective on what a “really crappy job” looks like:
… Read the rest “Science Jobs: Collect Monkey Dung!”Collecting poop is our way of doing invasive research without being invasive. We cannot just collect
No, I mean this is the link.
Worth reading it is, too.
I’m a tarot enthusiast. I take the same approach to the cards as do the folks behind this deck – as a good way to create meaningful stories about your life (which is a good way to … Read the rest “Science Art: 5 of Wands – Fusion, by Janelle Schneider (from Science Tarot).”
SONG: “The Imperial Worm”. (To download: double right-click & “Save As”)
ARTIST: grant.
SOURCE: Based on “Warrior Worms Swallow Enemies Whole”… Read the rest “SONG: The Imperial Worm”
This hasn’t been a week for lyrics. September’s song will be completely shortly, followed by another penitential cover.
You want a child who’s smart, calm and caring? Science Daily recommends doing it like the Neanderthals:
… Read the rest “Compassionate kids, caveman kids.”Three new studies led by Notre Dame Psychology Professor Darcia Narvaez show
New Scientist is considerably cheerier about another transgenic thing coming out of the sub-continent – a new generation of high-protein potatoes:
… Read the rest “Do not fear the super-spud.”Subra Chakraborty and colleagues
Wired is feeling… apprehensive… about the latest progress made by the “Indian superbug” gene:
… Read the rest “Fear the superbug. Fear it.”This week, I’m at ICAAC (the annual Interscience Conference
Image from PHIL, the Public Health Image Library of the Centers for Disease Control.
It’s an old-fashioned fridge, as recommended by the Minnesota Board of Health in 1929 as a means… Read the rest “Science Art: 8655 (cut-away view of a “barrel”-type milk and cream cooler)”
It’s not just ants and naked mole rats that organize into eerily intelligent colonies, Discovery News says. Worms are getting in on the action, too:
… Read the rest “Worms, organize!”The study, published in the latest
Researchers at Glasgow Caledonian University are using music (and audio engineering) to treat pain and depression – by mapping out emotional terrain in pop songs:
… Read the rest “Prescription pop.”Each volunteer
This is so going to trigger spam filters, but I don’t care. Science News has reported breaking news… that male ducks grow bigger penises when they’re around other males… Read the rest “Duck penis competition.”
Hurricane Igor, from the International Space Station.
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It’s happening now, the CS Monitor writes. The entire Lake Michigan ecosystem is collapsing:
… Read the rest “The Michigan extinction event.”The quagga [mussel] is found in all of the Great Lakes; the invasive species was introduced
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