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The Age of Giant Penguins. After the Age of Dinosaurs, before the Age of Giant Mammals.

13 December 2017 grant 0

So, yes, I’ve already written an OK song about giant penguins before, but this is a new and different thing. NPR is reporting on a Nature study about a 220-pound penguin that was something… Read the rest “The Age of Giant Penguins. After the Age of Dinosaurs, before the Age of Giant Mammals.”

Acupuncture seems to work to ease cancer pain.

11 December 2017 grant 0

Nature steps into the alternative-medicine fray with research showing that acupuncture significantly reduces pain for female breast-cancer patients:

Oncologists who conducted a

… Read the rest “Acupuncture seems to work to ease cancer pain.”

Science Art: Red laser through irregular glass mj1, by Mariojan Photo, 2007

10 December 2017 grant 0

from: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Red_Laser_through_irregular_glass_mj1.jpgClick to embiggen vastly

A red laser pointer. A chunk of “bad” glass. A blank wall. And here, a remarkable thing.

From the Wikimedia Commons description:

A red laser beam passes

… Read the rest “Science Art: Red laser through irregular glass mj1, by Mariojan Photo, 2007”

Falcon Heavy will carry Elon Musk’s car to Mars next month.

7 December 2017 grant 0

Ever the showman, Elon Musk has announced his plans (via Agence France-Presse) to not only launch one of the largest rockets ever into Mars orbit next month, but to have it carrying his own… Read the rest “Falcon Heavy will carry Elon Musk’s car to Mars next month.”

A living tattoo that’s also a computer.

6 December 2017 grant 0

Science Daily reveals how MIT researchers used 3D printing to create the world’s first temporary tattoo made from living cells that act as sensors or circuits:

The cells are engineered

… Read the rest “A living tattoo that’s also a computer.”

We found some runes by the railway….

5 December 2017 grant 0

LiveScience reports on Norwegian railway construction workers who found a whetstone carved with a (relatively rare) runic inscription:

Runic writing was used in Norway and other parts

… Read the rest “We found some runes by the railway….”

Science Art: The Great Telescope, Melbourne Observatory

3 December 2017 grant 0

from https://www.flickr.com/photos/britishlibrary/albums/72157638850077096 Click to embiggen

Look up!

I’m not sure exactly what the story is behind this image, because it’s part of the bewildering-but-great (and partially mechanically curated) … Read the rest “Science Art: The Great Telescope, Melbourne Observatory”

Pterodactyl treasure trove.

1 December 2017 grant 0

The Guardian takes us to Xinjiang, where paleontologists have opened a new window onto the past by unearthing an amazing trove of fossilized pterodactyl eggs:

Scientists said on Thursday

… Read the rest “Pterodactyl treasure trove.”

Ancient women had strong arms, say bone studies.

29 November 2017 grant 0

Science News demonstrates how the prehistoric agricultural revolution was fueled by women with mighty arm muscles:

In the early stages of farming more than 7,000 years ago, women engaged

… Read the rest “Ancient women had strong arms, say bone studies.”

Ketamine fights depression in mice – when a *male researcher* administers it.

28 November 2017 grant 0

Nature dives into some pretty weird sex-based results in pharmacological studies of ketamine:

The findings, presented on 14 November at the Society for Neuroscience (SfN) meeting in

… Read the rest “Ketamine fights depression in mice – when a *male researcher* administers it.”

Antibiotic switches on with the lights.

27 November 2017 grant 0

Nature reports on a new class of germ-fighting drugs that are light-sensitive, so they become active when the lights go on:

A drug that can be easily turned on and off could provide targeted

… Read the rest “Antibiotic switches on with the lights.”

Science Art: De XII Afbeelding (Banana) by Maria Sibylla Merian

26 November 2017 grant 0

from  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/129308#page/45/mode/1up Click to embiggen

At the end of the 17th century, this was some weird and wild stuff – a fruit that in the Americas, they call “banana” (if I’m reading the Dutch text… Read the rest “Science Art: De XII Afbeelding (Banana) by Maria Sibylla Merian”

Thanksgiving Theremin: Handel’s “As When the Dove,” by Peter Pringle

24 November 2017 grant 0

Pringle’s dedication is absolutely admirable.

From his description:

There is a lot of very fast fingering and some extended baroque trills in this piece which are hard to see because

… Read the rest “Thanksgiving Theremin: Handel’s “As When the Dove,” by Peter Pringle”

Thanksgiving Theremin: Ennio Morricone’s “The Ecstasy of Gold,” by Carolina Eyck.

23 November 2017 grant 0

We’ve had Eyck on here before, but not like this:

No song today.

23 November 2017 grant 0

Or at least, no original. I’ve got a bass line and a smattering of lyrics, but still haven’t replaced the laptop, so recording has been impossible. So it goes.

There will, however,… Read the rest “No song today.”

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