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Month: August 2011

Women are getting sexier… on the page.

31 August 2011 grant b 0

PhysOrg reveals a one-sided increase in sexual imagery. Men are as manly now as in years past, but women are getting more “pornified” than ever:

Erin Hatton, PhD, and Mary Nell

… Read the rest “Women are getting sexier… on the page.”

Science in Hollywood

30 August 2011 grant b 0

PhysOrg rolls out the red carpet for researchers with an invitation from screenwriters to scientists:

Producers and writers for some of television’s most popular medical, crime, science

… Read the rest “Science in Hollywood”

Food riots in five…four…three…

29 August 2011 grant b 0

We’ve got until August 2013. All of us. Technology Review is teaching us how we can count down to the food riots:

… Marco Lagi and buddies at the New England Complex Systems Institute

… Read the rest “Food riots in five…four…three…”

Science Art: Locusta Indica (from Insecten-Belustigang by A.J. Rösel von Rosenhof)

28 August 2011 grant b 0


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As far as I can tell, the name of the volume from which this illustration came means “The Joy of Insects.”

I’m not making that up.

A.J. Rösel von Rosenhof… Read the rest “Science Art: Locusta Indica (from Insecten-Belustigang by A.J. Rösel von Rosenhof)”

“Watasenia Scintillans Addresses the New Graduates” by Squid Pro Crow.

24 August 2011 grant b 0

So.

If you’ve noticed me referring obliquely to a “special project” lately, or to “having… Read the rest ““Watasenia Scintillans Addresses the New Graduates” by Squid Pro Crow.”

SONG: One In Ten

23 August 2011 grant b 0

SONG: “One In Ten.” (To download: double right-click & “Save As”)

ARTIST: grant.

SOURCE: Based on “Minority Rules: Scientists Discover Tipping… Read the rest “SONG: One In Ten”

X leads to cancer cure.

22 August 2011 grant b 0

BBC covers the latest cure to come from recreational drugs:

Ecstasy is known to kill some cancer cells, but scientists have increased its effectiveness 100-fold, they said in Investigational

… Read the rest “X leads to cancer cure.”

Science Art: Misc Pollen, by Dartmouth Electron Microscope Facility.

21 August 2011 grant b 0


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A bouquet of flowers, and one of the deadliest poisons known to humankind.

From the image’s Wikimedia Commons page:

Pollen from a variety of common plants: sunflower

… Read the rest “Science Art: Misc Pollen, by Dartmouth Electron Microscope Facility.”

Coral killer: It’s sewage.

19 August 2011 grant b 0

Science reveals the cause of the shoreline-threatening epidemic of coral decline. It’s simple – the reefs are sick to death of our crap:

Nine years ago, a research team led

… Read the rest “Coral killer: It’s sewage.”

Preventing Alzheimer’s

18 August 2011 grant b 0

It’s a terrible disease, but it doesn’t have to be as terrible as it is. Science Daily recently ran some research on simple ways to keep Alzheimer’s at bay:

Analyzing

… Read the rest “Preventing Alzheimer’s”

Tattoo circuits

17 August 2011 grant b 0

They’re temporary, sure, but these tattoos in Ars Technica are still powerful. Literally. They’re monitors made from tattooed circuits on your skin:

All of the necessary

… Read the rest “Tattoo circuits”

SONG: Evert 1 Pipkin (penitential Man or Astro-Man? cover)

15 August 2011 grant b 0

SONG: “Evert 1 Pipkin”.

ARTIST: grant. Originally by Man or Astro-Man?

SOURCE: This is a penitential cover. It’s not from any specific scientific study… although… Read the rest “SONG: Evert 1 Pipkin (penitential Man or Astro-Man? cover)”

Science Art: Dissection of it all by D.E. Eastman

14 August 2011 grant b 0


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A portrait of a tattoo of an anatomical engraving, each of which is beautiful enough on its own….

From D.E. Eastman, via Scientific Illustration.

Mind over Milkshakes

12 August 2011 grant b 0

The latest Bottom Line Health newsletter had the skinny on this amazing study on how our bodies react to “low-calorie” packaging. That label leaves you less satisfied –… Read the rest “Mind over Milkshakes”

Research opportunity: Magic mushrooms, cancer patients.

11 August 2011 grant b 0

If you know anyone who’s battling cancer, Johns Hopkins would like to see if psilocybin will help:

We are seeking volunteers with a diagnosis of cancer to participate in a scientific

… Read the rest “Research opportunity: Magic mushrooms, cancer patients.”

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